Patrick Rahmen’s men, whose coaching position is becoming increasingly unstable, fell back on Saturday in the Super League by losing at home to Grasshopper, after a worrying performance (1-0). To make matters worse, YB lost its captain Loris Benito to injury, having barely returned from a long absence.
Imitate Zakaria and Embolo
The Bernese’s little hope lies in the poor performance of the Blaugrana on Saturday. Hansi Flick’s men lost their unbeaten record in the league by falling to Osasuna (4-2).
But Barça will aim to correct this misstep, especially since they have already burned a cartridge during their entry into European competition in Monaco. Reduced to 10 after ten minutes of play, the Catalans lost 2-1 on the Rock against the team of Denis Zakaria and Breel Embolo.
Shock at the top in Dortmund
Among the nine matches scheduled for Tuesday, only the poster between Borussia Dortmund and Celtic Glasgow pits two teams who won their first match. Nati goalkeeper Gregor Kobel will have to be wary of the Scottish attackers, who struck hard in the opening against Slovan Bratislava (5-1).
Granit Xhaka and Bayer Leverkusen, easy winners of Feyenoord two weeks ago, welcome AC Milan, three days after holding Bayern Munich to a draw in the Bundesliga. The Milanese recovered well in the league after their initial defeat in C1 against Liverpool (3-1).
Another “big” European entered on Tuesday, Manchester City hopes to return to victory in Bratislava after three consecutive draws in all competitions. Paris Saint-Germain, for its part, travels to Arsenal’s pitch in London for the clash of this second day of the Champions League.
