in last year’s rematch uefa champions league final, trophy holder real Madrid Made a strong comeback after falling behind by two goals santiago bernabeu stadium In the Spanish capital to stun the German titan borussia dortmund Five consecutive strikes in the second half secured an emphatic 5-2 win.
Real scored three out of five goals vinny jr The Brazilian superstar completed his hat-trick in stoppage time after a daring solo run:
While the marquee contest on Match Day 3 lived up to the hype, most of the eight other games played on Tuesday also did not disappoint.
Here are three quick solutions.
in first place Aston Villa remains perfect
Returning to the planet’s premier club competition for the first time in more than four decades, the Villans are making the most of the opportunity. After being on top of the Italian side bologna Goals scored in the second half in Birmingham on Tuesday John McGinn 1982 European champions Jhon Duran are 3-0 in continental play.
Sitting alone at the top of the Champions League table is a dream scenario for a club that spent 2016–19 in England’s second-tier Championship Division. But it is also what they have earned under Spanish manager Unai Emery, who has been a revelation for a club long considered a sleeping giant domestically.
Of course, there’s still a lot of season left. Emery’s side have been fortunate to play two of their three matches at Villa Park, while theirs have been played away to the Swiss side young boysA trip to Brugge next month and a second home date, against juventusWill not be easy. But after its famous pursuit on 2 October victory was won over the mighty Bayern Munich As with the other three points, long-suffering claret and blue fans certainly prefer their Unai Emery,
The U.S. men’s national team star’s stellar form continued with an uncharacteristic goal on Tuesday.
Pulisic, The Rossoneri’The leading scorer in Serie A and in all competitions this season, scored the 10th Champions League goal of his career directly from a corner kick in Milan’s 3–0 win. club bruges,
The visitors’ defense in the game was not spectacular. great one time experience liverpool keeper simon mignolet Probably believes he should have saved it. But when you’re hot you’re hot, and Pulisic will happily take it – not least because it gave the seven-time Champions League winners a shock win in their first three after starting the 2024-25 campaign with two defeats. Gave marks.
Before the match to be held in London on Tuesday Shakhtar DonetskThe Gunners players and manager Mikel Arteta were facing an unusual amount of pressure. Arsenal, Premier League runners-up the last two seasons, were stunned by Prem Minnow bournemouth last weekend, and a massive return was expected.
The 1-0 win on a first-half own goal may not have eased the diehards’ worries, but it kept the Gunners undefeated in Champions League play, even if it broke their perfect record.
Juventus supporters had no such ray of hope in Turin from Italy The most successful team suffered a shocking injury-time defeat to Stuttgart of Germany. Substitute El Bilal Touré scored the winner about eight minutes after Juve were reduced to 10 men by defender Danio’s second yellow card of the night.
Finally, in France, Paris Saint-Germain and the Dutch champions psv eindhoven Claimed a share of the spoils in a 1-1 draw at the Parc des Princes – one that certainly felt like a loss for the hosts. USMNT midfielder malik tillman The match started for PSV with fullback Richie Ledezma coming off the bench.
Doug McIntyre is a football reporter for Fox Sports. A former staff writer for ESPN and Yahoo Sports, he has covered the U.S. men’s and women’s national teams at the FIFA World Cup on five continents. follow him @By DougMacIntyre,
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