Champions League, matchday 7 results

Oscar Maresca

January 22, 2025 (change at 11.25pm) – MILANO

It’s a spectacular match at the Parc des Princes. PSG suffers, doesn’t give up and turns it around: from 0-2 to 4-2. In the second half the guests tried to escape with Grealish and Haaland, Luis Enrique’s team reacted by equalizing with Dembélé and Barcola. Then Joao Neves and Gonçalo Ramos handed the victory to the hosts. The French rise to 10 points, Guardiola’s team remains at 8. At the moment the Citizens are outside the 24. Arsenal asphalt Cannavaro’s Dinamo Zagreb, Celtic win against Young Boys. Santiago Gimenez instead makes his Feyenoord fly: 3-0 against Bayern Munich, a brace from the Mexican attacker and a goal from Ueda. Real’s Manita against Salzburg: Ancelotti’s team gains access to the playoffs. In the afternoon matches, Shakhtar defeats Brest 2-0. Leipzig beat Sporting Lisbon 2-1 to gain their first success in the competition.

Psg-Manchester City 4-2

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Luis Enrique and Guardiola hug before kick-off, Kvara is in the stands. De Bruyne saved the first chance of the match from Donnarumma. In the 26th minute Gvardiol performed a miracle and saved Fabian Ruiz’s shot off the line. It’s a high intensity game. Vitinha doesn’t see the goal from outside. Before the break the PSG goalkeeper intervenes on Savinho. In the 45th minute it was Hakimi who completed an excellent move by the French, but the referee disallowed the goal due to Mendes being offside. At the start of the second half, Guardiola sent Grealish onto the field in place of Savinho and it was the English winger who broke the deadlock after a pinball of rebounds in the area. In the 53rd minute the guests double the lead with Haaland: sixth goal in the Champions League for the Norwegian. The hosts responded with Dembélé’s winning tap-in after the second half. And in the 61st minute they equalized with Barcola after Doué’s cross. In the 78th minute, PSG turned the game around with Joao Neves’ header from a free kick taken by Vitinha. In the 96th minute – in full injury time – Gonçalo Ramos closes the game: 4-2, goal validated after the VAR check. Luis Enrique’s team overtakes the Citizens and rises to 10.

Arsenal-Dinamo Zagabria 3-0

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Absolute debut in the Champions League for Fabio Cannavaro on the bench of Dinamo Zagreb. But it’s a very complicated match for him, two minutes are enough for the Gunners to break the deadlock with Declan Rice: good at sending the ball into the goal on Havertz’s side. Arteta’s team dominated the match and in the 65th minute Havertz made it 2-0 with a header from Martinelli’s cross. In the final there was also time for Odegaard’s goal. Arsenal confirms third place with 16 points.

Real Madrid-Salzburg 5-1

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Rodrygo gave his team the lead with his first shot on goal: the Brazilian cut in on the right and placed the ball in the corner. The former Santos player also scored the second in the 34th minute with a beautiful curling shot. Second goal in this Champions League for the 2001 class. At the start of the second half Mbappé stole the ball from the Blaswich goalkeeper and made it 3-0. Then Real spreads with Vinicius who also scores a brace and scores the 5-0. In the final, Bidstrup scored the guests’ only goal.

Celtic-Young Boys 1-0

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Brendan Rodgers’ team starts very strong, but is also unlucky. In the first half the referee actually annulled three goals for the Scots, all scored by Furuhashi. Then in the 39th minute Males brought down Taylor in the area: it was a penalty. Engels shoots from eleven meters but is saved by Keller. In the second half the Swiss showed up front with Males. The result did not change until the 86th minute, when an own goal from Benito gave Celtic the victory. Rodgers’ men, left with ten men due to Maeda’s red card at the end, thus gained qualification for the playoffs.

Feyenoord-Bayern Monaco 3-0

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Santiago Gimenez scored the goal that broke the deadlock. The Mexican striker, Milan’s transfer target, takes advantage of Smal’s cross very well and finds his third goal in this Champions League campaign. Before the break the Feyenoord goalkeeper had to save from Kane’s close range touch. In the ninth minute of added time in the first half, Gimenez made it 2-0 from a penalty: Neuer could do nothing. Now there are four goals in the competition for the 2001 class. In full injury time Ueda scores and it’s 3-0. Priske’s men confirm a place in the top 24, Bayern also secures passage to at least the playoffs.

Shakhtar Donetsk-Brest 2-0

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Shakhtar immediately picks up the pace, Marlon comes close to scoring the lead with his heel. In the 17th minute, Kevin takes care of making it 1-0 by stealing the ball from Chardonnet: the Brazilian starts off very quickly on the counterattack and makes no mistakes in front of Bizot. Second goal in a row in the Champions League for the winger born in 2003. In the 37th minute the Brest defense fell asleep again, Sudakov entered the area very well and the French goalkeeper brought him down: it was a penalty. The number 10 goes on the spot and displaces Bizot with his spoon. The Ukrainians continue to attack in the second half, Sudakov is always dangerous. Roy’s team, confident of a place in the round of 16 or in the playoffs, did not succeed. In the 95th minute – in full injury time – Shakhtar make it 3-0, but the referee cancels it due to a foul by Zubkov. Second victory in this Champions League for Pusic’s men.

Leipzig-Sporting Lisbon 2-1

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Rui Borges makes his Champions League debut at the helm of the Portuguese. The coach leaves Gyokeres on the bench at the start and focuses on Trincao and Harder. In the 19th minute it is the usual Sesko who puts Rose’s men forward: a winning tap-in on Raum’s low cross. Fourth goal of the championship for the Slovenian striker. In the 32nd minute Raum also doubled the lead, but the referee was called to the VAR and canceled it due to Openda’s offside who got in the way of the opposing defender. At the start of the second half the home team doubled their lead through Xavi Simons. Then in the 55th minute Borges sent Gyokeres onto the pitch in place of Harder. It is the Swede who equalizes the score in the 75th minute, the opposing defenders can’t hold him and he makes it 1-1 with his left foot. That’s six goals in the competition for the class of ’98. Immediately afterwards, however, the visitors’ defense gets everything wrong, Poulsen takes advantage and doubles the score. It ends like this, Leipzig wakes up late, already arithmetically eliminated. Sporting will compete for access to the playoffs on the last day.