UEFA Champions League – Round Four

October 1, 2016

Basel                         1-2                       Paris Saint Germain

Luca Zuffi 76’                                      Blaise Matuidi 43

                                                                Thomas Meunier 90’

Paris Saint-Germain made numerical advantage count and scored a late against Basel to secure a third win in Group A of the UEFA Champions League.

Basel was reduced to 10 men when Serey Die received two second-half yellow cards in a matter of 6 minutes.

Ludogorets Razgrad                 2-3               Arsenal

Jonathan Cafu 12’                                            Granit Xhaka 20’

Claudiu Keseru 15’                                          Olivier Giroud 42’

                                                                            Mesut Ozil 88’

Mesut Ozil solo efforts gave Arsenal the late winning goals against Ludogorets Razgrad.

Arsenal had to come from two goals down to win a third match in Group A.  Both teams went into the halftime break with two goals to their name.

Besiktas                       1-1                                   Napoli

Ricardo Quaresma 79’(pen)                              Marek Hamsik 82’

Each team scored a relatively late goal to prevent a potential goalless draw.  Marek Hamsik scored an equalizer for Napoli just a few minutes after Besiktas took the lead at home.

The draw is enough to keep Napoli at the top in Group B standings.

Benfica                         1-0                               Dynamo Kyiv

Eduardo Salvio 45’+2’

A late goal in the first half was enough to give Benfica their second win in Group B. The win keeps Benfica equal on points with Napoli in Group B

Borussia Monchengladbach                  1-1                    Celtic

Lars Stindl 32’                                                                      Moussa Dembele 76’ (pen)

A second half penalty allowed a winless Celtic team to deny Borussia Monchengladbach the opportunity to get a second win in Group C.  

Manchester City                                  3-1                          Barcelona

Ilkay Gundogan 39’ 74’                                                       Lionel Messi 21’

Kevin de Bruyne 51’

After several tries, Manchester City has been able to defeat Barcelona in a football match.

It was a statement for Manchester City to finally beat a team that is regarded as one of the best in the world.

Atletico Madrid                                  2-1                           Rostov

Antoine Griezmann 29’ 90’+4’                                          Sardar Azmoun 30’

Antoine Griezmann scored a brace to prevent Atletico Madrid from dropping points thaw would have cut their lead in Group D.

Griezmann scored a winner deep into the additional time of the second half to make sure Atletico keep their perfect record in the 2016/17 UEFA Champions League.

PSV Eindhoven                                      1-2                      Bayern Munich

Santiago Arias 14’                                                             Robert Lewandowski 34’(pen), 74’

Robert Lewandowski scored a brace to bring Bayern Munich from a goal down to get an away win against PSV Eindhoven.

October 2,  2016

Monaco                         3-0                  CSKA Moscow

Valere Germain 13’

Radamel Falcao 29’ 41’

Three first half goals and a brace from Radamel Falcao was how Monaco defeated CSKA Moscow and maintained their undefeated run in the Group E.

Tottenham                     0-1                      Bayer Leverkusen

Kevin Kampl 65’

Kevin Kampl scored the only goal of the match to give Bayer Leverkusen an away win against Tottenham Hotspur.

Borussia Dortmund          1-0                 Sporting CP

Adrian Ramos 12’

Adrian Ramos’s goal in the 12th minute gave Borussia Dortmund a home win that sends the team to the top of the table in Group F.

Legia Warsaw                  3-3                Real Madrid

Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe 40’                          Gareth Bale 1’

Miroslav Radovic 58’                            Karim Benzema 35’

Thibault Moulin 83’                               Mateo Kovacic 85’

Real Madrid great start to the match saw them almost losing away to Legia Warsaw.  

Karim Benzema doubled the lead for Real Madrid in the 35th minute after Gareth Bale had given the team a great start by scoring in under a minute from kick-off.

Legia Warsaw came from two goals down to take a lead that only lasted for about two minutes.

As massive as the point was for a winless Legia Warsaw in Group F, this was a match that they would feel to have let slip away.

Copenhagen                     0-0                        Leicester City

A goalless draw against Copenhagen meant that Leicester City became the first team to keep a clean sheet in each of their first four matches in the UEFA Champions League.

Porto                                   1-0                         Club Brugge

Andre Silva 37’

Andre Silva’s goal for Porto in the first half made it four defeats in four matches for Club Brugge in the 2016/17 UEFA Champions League.

Juventus                                 1-1                          Lyon

Gonzalo Higuain 13’(pen)                                   Corentin Tolisso 85’

Lyon was saved by in Turin by Corentin Tolisso’s late goal in an evenly contested match.

Juventus remains undefeated, but the points they dropped against Lyon cost them the chance to potentially top the Group H after four matches.

Sevilla                                  4-0                     Dinamo Zagreb

Luciano Dario Vietto 31’

Sergio Escudero 66’

Steven Nzonzi 80’

Wissam ben Yedder 87’

Sevilla thrashed a ‘10-man’ Dinamo Zagreb team with three goals in the second half to win a third match in the Group H.

The win takes Sevilla to the top of the group after four matches.