The Champions League returned for its second matchday of the season and but once more it served up all of the drama we wanted.
From drama within the early kick offs to scraps in a while within the evening, Tuesday’s video games concerned loads of nice targets and engaging leisure. There was additionally the excessive profile return of a sure Robert Lewandowski to former membership Bayern Munich.
This is the roundup of motion from the night’s play.
Liverpool 2-1 Ajax
There was just one recreation performed in Group A on Tuesday evening, as Rangers’ fixture with Napoli was pushed again a day.
Liverpool went forward in opposition to Ajax by Mohamed Salah however have been pegged again when Mohammed Kudus swept in a flowing transfer from the guests aided by some slack defending.
Nevertheless, Joel Matip popped up within the 89th minute to place the Reds forward and earn their first factors in Europe this season.
Bayer Leverkusen 2-0 Atletico Madrid
Two targets in three late second-half minutes noticed Bayer Leverkusen safe a significant victory over Atletico Madrid.
In a match which noticed Antonio Griezmann subbed on across the 63rd minute mark – once more – the deadock was ultimately damaged as Robert Andrich steered in six minutes from time.
The Bundesliga facet made positive of the victory with one other strike from speedster Moussa Diaby.
Porto 0-4 Membership Brugge
Arguably the largest shock of the night got here in Portugal the place Belgian outfit Membership Brugge ran out 4-0 victors over Porto.
Ferran Jutglà had guests forward with a Fifteenth-minute penalty earlier than the guests took the sport away from the Primeira Liga facet. Kamal Sowah and Andreas Skov Olsen struck inside 5 minutes earlier than Antonio Nusa made the scoreline 4-0 late within the second half.
Brugge are actually prime of Group B with two wins already.
Bayern Munich 2-0 Barcelona
Bayern Munich ultimately swatted Barcelona apart courtesy of strikes from Lucas Hernandez and Leroy Sane.
Robert Lewandowski returned to the Allianz Area after his excessive profile departure from Germany and the Polish striker struggled on his previous turf, lacking a number of wonderful possibilities.
He and Barça have been made to pay for his or her inefficiency as Hernandez headed in from a nook earlier than Sane accomplished a sweeping transfer by ending past Marc-Andre ter Stegen.
Viktoria Plzen 0-2 Inter
Inter bought their first European factors on the board as they comfortably noticed off minnows Viktoria Plzen 2-0.
Edin Dzeko’s opener assisted by Joaquin Correa had the Nerazzurri up and working and so they have been aided by a 61st-minute pink card for house midfielder Pavel Bucha.
Denzel Dumfries made positive of the end result quickly after, ending from Dzeko’s help to finish a simple evening’s work for Inter.
Sporting CP 2-0 Tottenham
Tottenham have been made to rue a poor efficiency in Portugal as two late strikes noticed Sporting CP emerge 2-0 winners.
Spurs struggled for any attacking fluency with each Harry Kane and Son Heung-min off the tempo, and so they ultimately fell behind when substitute Paulinho headed in from a nook.
The disorganisation in Spurs’ ranks was clear to see when Arthur Gomes, solely off the bench for a minute, made it 2-0 by weaving by and ending past Hugo Lloris.
Marseille 0-1 Eintracht Frankfurt
Europa League holders Eintracht Frankfurt bounced again from their opening day defeat to Sporting CP by defeating high-flying Ligue 1 outfit Marseille 1-0.
Jesper Lindstrom’s effort on the stroke of half time was sufficient to separate the 2 sides, with Marseille now needing to overturn a mighty deficit following two defeats from two video games.
