OneFootball
Padraig Whelan·1 October 2019
OneFootball
Padraig Whelan·1 October 2019
Bayern Munich produced a phenomenal performance in the Champions League as they thrashed Tottenham 7-2 in London.
The star of the show was undoubtedly Serge Gnabry, with the ex-Arsenal man scoring four.
This one lived up to its billing as the game of the night as Bayern, and Serge Gnabry in particular, produced a masterclass in finishing to put Tottenham with a phenomenal 7-2 win.
Spurs took the lead when Corentin Tolisso’s error was punished by Heung-min Son before a classy curler into the corner from Joshua Kimmich swiftly levelled matters.
The red-hot Lewandowski then produced a moment of magic before the break to stretch his scoring streak to 10 straight games for Bayern.
An outrageous flick over Jan Vertonghen began a move that ended with the Pole finding the corner with a clinical low drive.
Former Arsenal man Serge Gnabry took centre stage in the second half with four expert strikes completely stunning the home support.
Lewandowski grabbed the other after the break, while Harry Kane’s thunderous penalty mattered little in the end.
Raheem Sterling and Phil Foden had to be sprung from the bench to inspire Manchester City to a narrow win over a stubborn Dinamo Zagreb outfit.
The Croatians arrived to defend but their resistance was almost broken by İlkay Gündoğan in the first half, only for his strike to clatter the crossbar.
Pep Guardiola had to resort to bringing Sterling in to finally open the door for City and it worked.
He got himself on the end of a Riyad Mahrez pass across the area to find the roof of the net before fellow substitute Phil Foden struck in injury time for the second.
Juventus warmed up for their massive Derby d’Italia clash with a comfortable win over Bayer Leverkusen, who have now lost two on the bounce in Europe.
A misjudged header from Jonathan Tah allowed Gonzalo Higuaín to ruthlessly punish with a devastating finish from outside the area to put the Old Lady ahead.
Cristiano Ronaldo passed up a big second half chance to make it two before Higuaín turned provider to deliver the crucial second.
His cut-back was missed by an Ronaldo, allowing Federico Bernardeschi to pounce and beat Lukáš Hrádecký to wrap up the win, with Ronaldo adding some late extras with his first in this season’s competition.
A first goal in Paris Saint-Germain colours for Mauro Icardi fired his side to a narrow win in Istanbul.
Off the back of a drab draw against Fenerbahçe in the Intercontinental Derby, Galatasaray lacked attacking spark yet again in this one.
Fernando Muslera made a fantastic early save to deny Angel Di María a third goal in the competition for the closest attempt of the first half.
Six minutes into the second half, Thomas Tuchel’s men struck when Pablo Sarabia set up new boy Icardi for the simplest of finishes and the only goal of the game.
João Félix became the first teenager to score a Champions League goal for Atlético Madrid as he steered his side to a 2-0 win in Moscow.
The visiting side really should have been ahead on 20 minutes when Félix teed up Diego Costa for an open goal but he skied over from four yards out.
Two minutes after the break, the teenager decided to do it himself and after having his first attempt saved, found the net via his shin with the follow-up.
His vision then produced the second as he picked out Costa with a perfect pass and he in turn set up Thomas Partey, who excelled again, for an easy tap-in.
After surprising Spurs with a fightback on matchday one, Olympiacos were given a taste of their own medicine in Belgrade as they fell to a 3-1 defeat.
A first half of little chances produced a goal of comic value when Red Star goalkeeper Milan Borjan allowed a tame Rúben Semedo strike to squeeze past him at his near post.
Yassine Benzia made life harder on his team-mates with a second half red card and they were ruthlessly punished for it.
Miloš Vlasić came off the bench to level before Nemanja Milunovic and Richmond Boakye struck late for a valuable three points.