Inter hold on against Arsenal
The other shock of the day was the meeting between Inter Milan and Arsenal. From the first seconds of the match, Dumfries, isolated by Zielenski, hit the crossbar. We had to wait until stoppage time in the first period to see the first goal of the match. From the penalty spot, Inter Milan opened the scoring thanks to the cool of Çalhanoğlu. In the second period, the Gunners laid siege to the Milanese rectangle. On several occasions, Mikel Arteta’s men had opportunities to equalize but the leather did not want to enter Sommer’s goal.
Bayern had to be patient
For its part, Vincent Kompany’s Bayern hosted Benfica. The meeting started fifteen minutes late. The entire first period was summed up in outrageous domination by Bayern. Faced with a regrouped Benfica team, the Bavarians were not sharp enough to succeed in breaking through the Portuguese wall.
In the second half, Bayern Munich finally managed to find the fault. On a cross from Sané, Kane put it back towards Musiala, whose header put the Bavarians in control. 1-0. Vincent Kompany’s troops therefore won by the smallest margin. By having dominated the match but without shining in the last meters of the field.
Lewandowski almost a century old
Barca traveled to Red Star Belgrade. The Catalans opened the scoring from a standstill thanks to Inigo Martinez, who headed in a superb cross from Raphinha. But the Catalans were caught in the lead shortly before the hour mark following Silas’s opening goal. Robert Lewandowski was in the right place, at the end of the first period, to put Barça back in control, following Raphinha’s send onto the post. He scored his 98th goal in the Champions League. After a big miss, the Pole was in the right place, at the far post, to push a cross from Koundé into the back of the net and make it 1-3. Lewandowski thus scored his 99th goal in C1. In the process, Raphinha planted a new rose on a second assist from Koundé and brought the numbers to 1-4. Never two without three for Koundé who then served Firmin Lopez, whose point surprised the Red Star Belgrade goalkeeper. 1-5. At the end of the match, Red Star Belgrade reduced the score thanks to a little gem from Milson.
Brest continues to surprise
Feyenoord faced Red Bull Salzburg, who opened the scoring at the end of the first period before making the break in the fourth quarter of an hour (0-2). After being reduced to 10, Feyernoord reduced… the score thanks to a beautiful Hadj Moussa festival. In the process, Salzburg inherited a penalty. Karim Konaté, already the author of a double, took charge of the penalty kick. Unfortunately for his colors, he sent the leather onto the crossbar. Fortunately for him, Guindo was responsible for making the break with a magnificent delivery.
Meanwhile, Brest won at Sparta Prague. The French club led thanks to a goal in the first period (0-1). In the second period, the Bretons managed to increase the score, following a CSC from Kairinen. Sprta Prague reduced the score just before the final three whistles.
Finally, Stuttgart, which faced Atalanta, was surprised at the start of the second half. Freshly introduced to the game, De Ketelaere did some really good work on the right side. He then crossed for Lookman who opened the scoring from the small rectangle. The Italians made the break at the end of the game via Zaniolo.
