Inter Milan secured a hard-fought win against RB Leipzig (1-0) at the San Siro on Tuesday, maintaining their unbeaten streak in the current Champions League season. What’s impressive is that they haven’t conceded a single goal so far and are now, with Liverpool’s permission, at the top of the table and eyeing a place in the knockout rounds.
Arsenal, led by Mikel Arteta and featuring a red-hot Martin Ødegaard, put in an impressive performance to beat Sporting Lisbon (1-5) at the Alvalade. The Portuguese were undefeated in the Champions League to date and were coming off a stunning 4-1 win over Manchester City.
Atalanta, despite conceding their first goal of the Champions League season, took advantage of the numerous weaknesses of their opponents, Young Boys, who have so far failed to score a point. Belgian star Charles de Ketelaere shone with two goals and three assists to lead his team to a comfortable victory, securing their place in the top eight in the continental tournament.
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Even a 3-0 lead couldn’t calm Manchester down. This sentence, attributed to Manchester United just a few weeks ago, now applies directly to Manchester City, who dominated Feyenoord 3-0 before giving away a draw in the final fifteen minutes.
An outstanding performance from Florian Wirtz, probably Bayer Leverkusen’s best player, led to a comfortable 5-0 win over Salzburg, with Wirtz scoring a brace and providing an assist. He received strong support from Spaniards Álex Grimaldo and Aleix García, who were also successful, putting the German team in a strong position with ten points from a possible fifteen in the Champions League group stage.
Meanwhile, Bayern Munich edged PSG with a 1-0 win thanks to a goal from center back Minjae Kim, who capitalized on a blunder by goalkeeper Matveie Safonov during a corner.
A timely response from AC Milan against Slovan Bratislava (2-3) included two goals in just three minutes from Portuguese striker Rafael Leão and English striker Tammy Abraham. This victory allows the Italians to move closer to the direct qualification places for the knockout rounds of the Champions League, while the Slovaks continue to search for their first points.
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