Except that the former Bruges resident did not stop there. He went to score a second goal himself (final score: 1-6) to conclude his dream evening and this obviously unprecedented performance in his career and never seen from a Belgian in the Champions League. Since 2016-2017: Neymar (2016), Serge Gnabry (2021), and Erling Haaland (2023) have also been involved in five goals in C1. And to think that before this Tuesday, he had only been decisive once (1 assist) in this Champions League…
De Ketelaere’s one-man show: the Red Devil offers three assists and scores a double in the Champions League! (VIDEOS)
Mouse Companion
The star of the evening, however, was on the Bavarian side. With an obligatory victory, both for Bayern and PSG, with a view to the top 8, or even the top 16. And it is thanks to a blunder by Matvey Safonov, the Russian goalkeeper preferred over Donnarumma, that Min-jae was able to place his head for 1-0 (38th). Vincent Kompany’s men then dominated the game, even if the second goal never fell and the Bavarian defense had to work.
Open as dehors
Zero out of twelve. This is how to summarize the Leipzig campaign. Beaten by Inter (1-0), Loïs Openda’s team suffered a free kick deflected by Lukeba into his own goals (27th). Coming up in the 70th minute, Arthur Vermeeren was unable to change anything.
Trossard buteur
In Lisbon, Zeno Debast (injured and in the stands) and Leandro Trossard (on the bench) both witnessed the Gunners’ superb first period (0-3) from the sidelines. Obviously with Trossard in a much more comfortable position. He was also able to get on the field without pressure to score the 5th goal (1-5).
KDB and City not recovered
Manchester City’s nightmare continues. After five defeats in a row, here is a victory that flew at home against Feyenoord. They led 3-0 thanks to a double from Haaland, they were caught (3-3) after two balls from Ederson. Kevin De Bruyne (up in the 68th) couldn’t do anything…
Witsel on the bench
He didn’t get up from the bench. Left to rest, Axel Witsel saw his partners having fun on the pitch at Sparta Prague (0-6).
Foot fautif
Let’s also not forget Siemen Voet, the defender of Slovan Bratislava. Starting against AC Milan, the Belgian stood out negatively at the start of the match by losing his duel with Pulisic, who went on to score 0-1. The Slovenes nevertheless showed combativeness to limit the damage (2-3).
