Real Madrid is in crisis. All the warning signs of a season marked by poor performances were confirmed with a second consecutive defeat at the Santiago Bernabéu. Meanwhile, in other Champions League games, PSV and Liverpool secured impressive victories while Manchester City suffered a heavy defeat.
After losing to Barcelona in the Liga classic and worrying weaknesses, Real Madrid had no chance against a Milan side that exploited the defensive deficiencies of Carlo Ancelotti’s stagnant team. The European champions are currently in 17th place in the new Champions League format.
Milan triumphed at the Santiago Bernabéu with a 3-1 victory thanks to goals from Malick Thiaw in the 12th minute, Álvaro Morata in the 39th and Tijjani Reijnders in the 73rd minute, handing Real Madrid their second defeat in four games had to. Vinícius Júnior scored Real’s only goal from the penalty spot to level the game at 1-1.
In another game, Liverpool, led by Colombian player Luis Díaz, who scored a hat-trick, triumphed with a clear 4-0 victory over Bayer Leverkusen. After victories against Milan, Bologna and RB Leipzig, the “Reds” have now added the current German champions to their list of conquered teams this season.
Sporting Lisbon, coached by Ruben Amorim, who will take over as Manchester United’s new head coach next week, outclassed Manchester City 4-1, further deepening the Citizens’ problems.
The results of the evening were as follows: PSV Eindhoven 4 – Girona 0; Slovan Bratislava 1 – Dinamo Zagreb 4; Real Madrid 1 – Milan 3; Liverpool 4 – Bayer Leverkusen 0; Celtic 3 – Leipzig 1; Bologna 0 – Monaco 1; Lille 1 – Juventus 1; Dortmund 1 – Sturm Graz 0; and Sporting Lisbon 4 – Manchester City 1.
The upcoming games are as follows: FC Brugge vs Aston Villa (2:45 p.m., ESPN); Shakhtar Donetsk vs Young Boys (14:45, ESPN2); Inter vs Arsenal (5:00 p.m., ESPN); Red Star vs Barcelona (5:00 p.m., ESPN2); Sparta Prague vs Brest (5:00 p.m., ESPN3); Feyenoord vs Salzburg (5:00 p.m., ESPN4); Stuttgart vs Atalanta (5:00 p.m., ESPN5); Bayern Munich vs Benfica (5:00 p.m., ESPN6); and Paris SG vs Atletico Madrid (5:00 p.m., ESPN7).
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