Manchester Metropolis’s woes deepened within the Champions League on Tuesday as Pep Guardiola’s aspect squandered a 3-Zero lead to attract 3-Three with Feyenoord on the Etihad Stadium.
In the meantime, Bayern Munich defeated Paris Saint-Germain, placing the French membership on the point of elimination. Elsewhere, Arsenal, Atletico Madrid, Atalanta, and Bayer Leverkusen claimed dominant wins, whereas Inter Milan climbed to the highest of the standings after 5 matches.
Probably the most dramatic motion unfolded in Manchester, the place Metropolis appeared to be cruising after objectives from Erling Haaland (two, together with a penalty) and Ilkay Gundogan’s deflected strike gave them a 3-Zero benefit by the 57th minute.
Nonetheless, Feyenoord’s comeback started within the 75th minute when Anis Hadj Moussa capitalized on defensive errors to attain. Substitute Santiago Gimenez lowered the deficit additional within the 82nd minute, and the equalizer got here a minute from full-time.
Igor Paixao arrange David Hancko, who headed house to finish a outstanding turnaround.
LEWANDOWSKI CENTURY
Lewandowski notched his 100th aim within the competitors with an early penalty in Barcelona’s 3-Zero house win over French aspect Brest.
Dani Olmo netted halfway via the second half earlier than Lewandowski sealed Barca’s win on the dying, his 101st aim within the Champions League — solely Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have scored extra.
Inter lead the standings with 13 factors, some extent forward of Barcelona and Liverpool, after a 1-Zero win at house to RB Leipzig which implies they’re additionally nonetheless but to concede a aim.
Castello Lukeba’s personal aim made the distinction at San Siro, and Leipzig are one in all solely three groups to have misplaced 5 video games out of 5.
Arsenal romped to a 5-1 victory away to Sporting in Lisbon, because the Portuguese aspect adapt to life with out coach Ruben Amorim, who has departed for Manchester United.
Gabriel Martinelli, Kai Havertz and Gabriel Magalhaes all scored within the first half for Arsenal, earlier than Goncalo Inacio pulled one again shortly after the restart.
Bukayo Saka transformed a penalty on 65 minutes after Martin Odegaard had been introduced down, and Leandro Trossard headed in to seal Arsenal’s win late on.
ATALANTA, ATLETICO HIT SIX
Atalanta romped to a 6-1 win over rock-bottom Younger Boys in Switzerland, with Mateo Retegui and Charles De Ketelaere each scoring braces.
Sead Kolasinac and Lazar Samardzic additionally netted for the Italians, with Silvere Ganvoula getting the hosts’ reply.
Florian Wirtz struck twice, together with a penalty, as Leverkusen crushed Pink Bull Salzburg 5-0, with Alejandro Grimaldo scoring an outstanding free-kick and Patrik Schick and Aleix Garcia additionally netting.
Julian Alvarez and substitute Angel Correa every scored twice and Marcos Llorente and Antoine Griezmann as soon as as Atletico romped to a 6-Zero win away to Sparta Prague.
Christian Pulisic, Rafael Leao and Tammy Abraham had been the scorers in AC Milan’s 3-2 win at Slovan Bratislava, whose objectives got here from Tigran Barseghyan and Nino Marcelli.
Marko Tolic noticed pink on the finish for Slovan, who’re with no level.
OUTSTANDING ARSENAL THUMP SPORTING
Bukayo Saka scored one aim and arrange one other as Arsenal thrashed Portuguese aspect Sporting 5-1 of their Champions League conflict on the Estadio Jose Alvalade on Tuesday, their largest away win within the competitors in 21 years.
Gabriel Martinelli put Arsenal forward early on earlier than Kai Havertz and Brazilian defender Gabriel added two extra objectives earlier than halftime as Arsenal overwhelmed their hosts.
Goncalo Inacio pulled a aim again for Sporting early within the second interval, however Saka restored Arsenal’s three-goal benefit with a penalty and Leandro Trossard acquired a fifth for his or her largest away win within the Champions League since victory by the identical scoreline at Inter Milan in 2003.
Arsenal moved above Sporting to seventh place within the 36-team desk with 10 factors from their 5 video games. The Portuguese aspect have the identical variety of factors however are one place again on goal-difference.
INTER TAKE LEAD WITH NARROW WIN OVER LEIPZIG
Inter Milan took one other step in direction of direct qualification for the final 16 of the Champions League with Tuesday’s 1-Zero win over Leipzig which moved the Italians prime of the desk.
Castello Lukeba’s personal aim halfway via the primary half was sufficient for Inter, who’re the one group but to concede a aim, to win their fourth straight match in Europe’s elite membership competitors.
Italian champions Inter lead Barcelona and Liverpool, who host Actual Madrid on Wednesday, by some extent after a slender win which ought to have completed with a extra emphatic scoreline for the hosts.
Simone Inzaghi’s aspect return to their Serie A title defence at high-flying Fiorentina on Sunday after a routine win at a removed from full San Siro which makes a top-eight end extraordinarily seemingly with three matches remaining.
(With inputs from companies)
