24-10-18 ECL
EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
GROUP A
BRUGE 1-1 MONACO
WICKED WESLEY
Moussa Sylla right footed shot from
the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aleksandr
Golovin.
Wesley header from the centre of the box to
the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hans Vanaken with a cross.
MY OPINION
It was
very interesting that both teams scored their goals so close together in the
first half and that neither side could make the break in the second. I think
both teams needed the win in order to stand any chance of reaching the last 16.
BORICIA DORTMOND 4-0 ATHLETICIO
GURERRIRO GETS GOALS
Axel Witsel right footed shot from
outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi.
Raphael Guerreiro left footed shot
from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Achraf
Hakimi.
Jadon Sancho right footed shot from
very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi.
Raphael Guerreiro left footed shot
from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
MY OPINION
This
was a very easy win for the German side and I think that this shows that they
are always going to be a good outside bet for the competition itself and I
think that this shows that any type of result can happen in the Champions
League
GROUP B
PSV 2-2 SPURS
DE JONG
Son, helped by Dier’s
off-the-ball run, comes infield from the left and hits a low 18-yard shot that
is held by the falling Zoet.
After a patient move, Eriksen plays
a nice pass inside Malen to find Trippier, who gets his head up and cuts the
ball back carefully to find Moura 12 yards from goal
Eriksen combines neatly with
Son on the left before curling a gorgeous cross with his left foot that leaves
Kane with a simple close-range header at the far post.
Eriksen lost the ball near
the halfway line to Pereiro, who slid it forward to find Lozano in a scandalous
amount of space between the two centre backs. Lloris charged out of his area
and sent Lozano flying with a dangerous lunge, which was sufficient for the
referee to send him off.
A long free-kick was half cleared to Rosario on the edge of
the box. He completely mishit his shot, but as the ball bounced up De Jong
reacted smartly to flick it over Vorm from 10 yards.
MY OPINION
Both teams
now have to set their sets on Europa League or nothing as this has made it
almost impossible for either team to reach the last 16. I think that if the
sending off had not happened then Spurs might have come with a win
BARCELONA 2-0 INTER
RUNNING RAFFINHA
Rafinha gets into the area
and pokes home an excellent Luis Suarez cross at the far post.
Messi is beaming now as Alba gets
forward and slots a low shot into the corner to make it 2-0.
MY OPINION
This
should be enough to seal Barcas fate in the last 16 and it also says to me that
someone who does not play well can still have the ability to change a game in
an instant and that to me is what this game is about.
GROUP C
LIVERPOL 4-0 CRVENA ZVEZDA
SLIPPY SALAH
Suddenly there’s more urgency and
that’s followed by an injection of quality from Shaqiri, who slips a brilliant
pass through to Robertson on the left. The left-back cuts the ball back from
the byline, zipping it to Firmino, who sets himself before seeing his shot take
a slight deflection and fly over Borjan.
Gini Wijnaldum starts the move, driving a ball through to Xherdan Shaqiri
on the edge of the Red Star area. It isn’t an easy pass for
Shaqiri to take - not that he’s bothered. He cushions a lovely ball through to
Salah, who uses his right foot to lash a rising shot past Borjan for his second
goal in two games.
Mane darts into the area from
the left and seems to overrun the ball. But Mane falls over when Stojkovic puts
his arm across his chest as he shields the ball out of play. Salah ignores Red Star’s protests and
hammers the penalty down the middle for his second of the evening
Red Star make problems for themselves with a poor attempt to play out
from the back. That gives Sturridge a chance to release
Mane. For a moment it looks like his touch has got away from him but he has the
pace to roll the ball past Borjan for his first goal in seven matches.
MY OPINION
Liverpool
look to be back on track with a win like this and it does make you think that
maybe they can compete against anyone on their day. This was a very good
offensive performance but it will be the away match that will prove crucial.
PSG 2-2 NAPOLI
DI MARIA DREAMS
Lorenzo Insigne right footed shot
from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by José Callejón
with a through ball.
Neymar right footed shot from the
centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Dries Mertens right footed shot
from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
Ángel Di María left footed shot
from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Julian Draxler.
MY OPINION
It has
been very lucky here that PSG got a point in this game and it must make them go
and take a look at what seems to be going wrong at the moment. The Italians
seems to be able tom push forward when they might want. Italians do look like
they could be getting a lot more results in this group.
GROUP D
GALATASARAY 0-0 SHALKE
DEFENSIVE MATCH KEEPS IT
Having turned down Yevhen
Konoplyanka's claims for a spot-kick following a foul by Fernando Muslera early
on, referee Benoit Bastien then ruled Breel Embolo had gone down too easily
under pressure from Galatasaray's goalkeeper four minutes into the second half.
Muslera had shown his quality
with a fine double save from Embolo moments earlier, although his rollercoaster
performance looked to have been capped off by a 58th-minute own goal.
But the offside flag came to
Galatasaray's rescue to further compound Schalke's frustration as Domenico
Tedesco's side had to settle for a point.
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MY OPINION
This
was a game defined by a bit of luck for both sides and in a match like this
sometimes there is very little that can be said so I won’t.
LOCOMOTIV MOSCOW 1-3 PORTO
HAPPY HERRARA
Fernandes before Moussa Marega's
successful spot-kick at the other end handed Sergio Conceicao's side the lead.
Hector Herrera doubled their
advantage with a powerful header, but Lokomotiv's first goal of the campaign
through Anton Miranchuk seven minutes before the interval offered them hope of
reining in the Portuguese champions.
Jesus Manuel Corona put the result
beyond doubt after 47 minutes
MY OPINION
Porto
are still controlling this group and this win shows that they are doing very
well at the moment but I am not that sure how this result to me means that the
best case scenario for Locamotive is finishing in the Europa League
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