Manchester City Vs Celtic 3-3
Against the bookmakers predictions(ie bet9ja and co)the home side got off to a dream start in the Group C clash when, with three minutes gone, Scott Sinclair's free
kick was played back across goal and Erik Sviatchenko's header flew in off
Moussa Dembele. City levelled when a deflected shot by Kolarov broke for
Fernandinho and his control and low finish put the visitors on terms with only
12 minutes gone. But Celtic were back in front again
when Kieran Tierney, overlapping on the left, smashed a low effort in off
Sterling as he tried to get back and cover only for Sterling to grab an equalizer
at the other end. Within moments of the start of the
second half, the Scottish champions led for the third time as Dembele steered
an overhead kick past Bravo but City were unbowed and Nolito tied the game up
for a third time after a flowing move.
Arsenal Vs Basel 2-0
Arsenal, fresh from the weekend's
3-0 win at home to Chelsea, and won 2-0 against Basel in
Group A with a dominant display at the Emirates.
The Gunners started brightly and
were rewarded after six minutes when a ball down the left freed Alexis Sanchez,
whose fine cross was headed in by Theo Walcott. And Walcott struck again as a
lovely move involving Mesut Ozil and Sanchez freed him to arrow a low finish in
at the far post, with the Gunners and
particularly Sanchez- spurning numerous chances to add to their tally.
Athletico Vs Bayern Munich 1-0
Last season's
runners-up Atletico Madrid beat Bayern Munich 1-0 in
Spain, but Antoine Griezmann suffered a repeat of his missed penalty in the
final.
Bayern had the first real chance of
the Group D clash when a superb dinked Thiago pass was chested down and
volleyed by Thomas Muller, who saw his effort well saved.
Fernando Torres then hit the post
from close range -- but the home side broke through when Yannick Carrasco broke
through the defence to fire past Manuel Neuer and in off the post. Griezmann
could have doubled their lead but saw his penalty crash back off the woodwork.
Barcelona Vs Monchenglabach 2-1
Barcelona recovered from a goal
down to Win 2-1 at Borussia Monchengladbach and take
another three Group C points. La Liga's champions, who had seen an early Neymar
effort saved, trailed when Thorgan Hazard struck after 21 minutes, converting a
Mahmoud Dahoud pass. They were back on terms soon after the hour when Neymar
chipped into the area and, with the goalkeeper hesitating; Arda Turan thumped a
volley into the roof of the net. And they sealed the points when Gerard Pique
pounced on a rebound after goalkeeper Yann Sommer failed to hold a Suarez
volley.
PSG Vs Ludogrets 3-1
Two goals from Edinson Cavani and a
penalty save by Alphonse Areola helped Paris Saint-Germain to a 3-1 victory at Ludogorets in
Group A. The French champions' uncertain start to the season threatened to
continue as they found themselves behind after 16 minutes when Natanael curled
a free kick through an unconvincing wall and past Areola. But they drew level
thanks to a fine finish from Blaise Matuidi and went ahead after the break when
Cavani glanced home a header. Areola then stopped a Cosmin Moti penalty and the
hosts were made to pay as another Cavani effort was deflected home.
Rostov Vs PSV 2-2
Rostov and PSV shared
four goals in Group D in a 2-2 draw in
Russia.
After a scrappy opening, Rostov took
the lead with their first group stage goal sidefooted home by Dmitry Poloz but
the Dutch side levelled when Davy Propper's deflected effort left goalkeeper
Soslan Dzhanayev stranded. Rostov restored their lead before the break when a
long ball forward was headed down and, from the edge of the area, Poloz sent a
bouncing half-volley into the corner to score his second goal of the game. Luuk
De Jong equalized in scrappy fashion right on half-time, bundling home a header
after a deflected cross had cannoned back off the bar but they missed a golden
chance to take the lead when Propper saw his penalty saved by Soslan Dzhanayev.
Napoli Vs Benfica 4-2
Napoli won 4-2 at
home to Benfica, with the Group B visitors closing the gap after finding
themselves four down before the hour mark. Marek Hamsik opened the scoring
after 20 minutes with a near post header from a corner and after the break
Dries Mertens curled home a free-kick and Milik added his second from the
penalty spot after goalkeeper Julio Cesar had brought down Jose Callejon. A
fourth goal followed within a matter of moments as Mertens also made it two
goals on the night with a close-range finish after the ball rebounded to him
off Milik, but Goncalo Guedes and Eduardo Salvio hit back.
Besiktas Vs Dyanmo Kiev 1-1
Besiktas and Dyanmo
Kiev shared the points in another Group B clash with a 1-1 draw in
Turkey. Besiktas took the lead in style as Ricardo Quaresma whipped a 25-yard
free kick into the top corner top left-hand corner. But midfielder Viktor Tsygankov
equalized when a free kick from the right was allowed to run all the way across
goal and the substitute fired home.
Men of the day: Edson Cavani(PSG) and Theo Walcott(Arsenal)....Both Players scored braces yesterday, for players who haven't been on form in recent seasons,Their new found confidence in front of goal is worthy of some praise...lolz
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