Action in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday, October 23, 2024, was breathtaking, as teams battled for the needed points.
UEFA Champions League: Barcelona 4-1 Bayern Munich
In Catalonia, Barcelona humbled Bayern Munich courtesy of a hat-trick from Raphinha and a solitary goal from Robert Lewandowski.
Bayern Munich got their lone goal through Harry Kane, as they were pummeled by a side tutored by their former boss Hansi Flick.
Manchester City 5-0 Sparta Prague
A brace from Erling Haaland aided Manchester City to a rampant win at the Etihad, with Phil Foden and John Stones also getting their names on the scoresheet.
Matheus Nunes completed the bashing, putting the icing on the cake via a penalty.
The win meant the Cityzens had continued their unbeaten run across all competitions in the 2024/25 season.
Manchester City’s victory also meant they have now surpassed Manchester United’s record for longest unbeaten run in the UEFA Champions League.
Their City rivals record stood at 25 matches but they have surpassed that tally and set theirs currently at (26), having defeated Sparta Prague.
Brest 1-1 Bayer Leverkusen
Ligue 1 side Brest stood firm against Bayer Leverkusen at the Stade du Roudourou in Guingamp, France. In
Pierre Lees-Melou netted their only goal in the 39th minute to get them back on level terms after Florian Wirtz had put Bayer Leverkusen in front 24 minutes into the fixture.
Atalanta 0-0 Celtic
Kasper Schmeichel shun like a million stars in goal for Celtic, producing several saves to snatch a point for Celtic against Atalanta.
Despite many attempts from the hosts, they couldn’t breach the determined Celts, who are tutored by Brendan Rodgers.
RB Leipzig 0-1 Liverpool
Darwin Nunez helped Liverpool continue their winning run in the UEFA Champions League, as they silenced RB Leipzig in Germany.
RB Leipzig had several opportunities to equalize and they also had a goal ruled out for offside in the second period.
Young Boys 0-1 Inter Milan
The Nerazzuri left it late in Bern, Switzerland, with Marcus Thuram netting the match-winner in the 3rd minute of added time.
Both sides had much effort directed towards the goalpost but only a goal could suffice, much to the delight of Inter Milan fans.
Atletico Madrid 1-3 Lille
Diego Simeone’s side were embarrassed at the Metropolitano, as Lille came from behind to secure a precious 3 points.
Julian Alvarez raced Atletico Madrid ahead in the 8th minute before Edon Zhegrova equalized for Lille in the 61st minute.
Jonathan David completed the comeback for the visitors, securing a brace in the 74th and 89th minute.
Red Bull Salzburg 0-2 Dinamo Zagreb
Shockingly, goals from Sandro Kulenovic and Bruno Petkovic for Dinamo Zagreb condemned Red Bull Salzburg to their 3rd defeat after 3 games in the 2024/25 UEFA Champions League season.
SL Benfica 1-3 Feyenoord
Dutch side Feyenoord were flawless against their Wednesday night opponent in Portugal, as a goal from Ayase Ueda and a brace from Antoni Mlambo was enough to secure them the 3 points.
Interestingly, Feyenoord also had 2 of their goals ruled out, with Ueda thinking he had picked up a brace in the 24th minute but seeing his goal chalked off for offside.
Gernot Trauner also saw his goal disallowed for offside 3 minutes before the hour mark.
Benfica got their only goal in the affair through Kerem Akturkoglu in the 66th minute of proceedings.
