Granit Xhaka’s Bayer Leverkusen won one of the posters for the second day of the Champions League against AC Milan (1-0). For its part, Borussia Dortmund was a success against Celtic Glasgow (7-1).
Dominant, Bayer Leverkusen was patient to force the lock on AC Milan’s defense. After the demonstration in the first period two weeks ago in Rotterdam against Feyenoord (4-0), the reigning German champions this time made the difference in the second half, thanks to their Nigerian center forward Victor Boniface (51st). With six points from two matches, Bayer is at the top of the standings along with two other teams.
Brest continues to surprise
One of them and Gregor Kobel’s Borussia Dortmund, who left Celtic no chance thanks in particular to a hat-trick from Karim Adeyemi. Less expected, the second team with six points is Brest. Edimilson Fernandes and his teammates dominated Salzburg 4-0, two weeks after their initial success against Sturm Graz.
Another shock of the evening, the meeting between Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain in London turned in favor of the Gunners (2-0). Luis Enrique’s team suffered its first defeat of the season and fell into line, 18th out of 36 while awaiting the matches. Manchester City, for their part, easily won on the pitch of Slovan Bratislava (4-0).
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