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UEFA Champions League: Barcelona, ​​Man City and Dortmund dominate in Arsenal shock PSG

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New Delhi: The second round of the UEFA Champions League has finally kicked off and we’ve seen some big results tonight, where some of the biggest European clubs go head-to-head. A number of clubs have started their campaigns in impressive fashion in the first round, while others are taking their time to get the ground running. However, the second matchday produced some high scoring games where the teams were relentless on the pitch.

It was no doubt a goalfest in the second round of the Champions League 2024/25 season, where teams such as Manchester City, Dortmund, Barcelona and Inter managed to overcome their opponents, while others such as Arsenal and Leverkusen also managed. To win their fights. Here’s a look at what happened tonight in the Champions League and how things are shaping up.

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Slovan Bratislava 0-4 Manchester City

Manchester City won comfortably against Slovakian team Bratislava. With Slovan Bratislava leading 2-0 at half-time in Slovakia, City produced a thoroughly dominant performance. Eight minutes into the game, Gundogan fired home the first goal to end a string of fierce crosses from City. Gundogan was left with a chance to score, and he lashed home a goal that beat an off-balance Takac and deflected past Savvidis.

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In the fifteenth minute, Foden extended the lead with a neat curling shot into the bottom left corner after Doku’s through ball managed to find him. It added a special touch to Foden’s first start of the season. After the break, City continued to dominate as Sloane found it difficult to get a touch of the ball. A pattern that continued in the second phase was the absence of the Holland effect. Despite only registering six touches in the whole of the first half, he increased the visitors’ lead when he rounded Takac after Luiz had slid him in.

Despite a busy night for the Slovan goalkeeper, he was unable to convert the last four goals scored by McTea, who scored on 15 minutes after a superb Foden dinked ball. Having conceded nine goals in two games, the Slovakian champions have had a rough start to their UCL season.

Arsenal 2-0 PSG

At the Emirates Stadium, Arsenal went into half-time 2-0 up. As Trossard burst into the opposition defence, he floated an inch-perfect cross to the back post, where Havertz slotted the ball past Donnarumma to give the Gunners the lead. 15 minutes after the first goal, Saka’s free kick slipped into the back of the net as Arteta’s side went two goals ahead. Arsenal looked more dangerous in the first half, despite PSG dominating the game in possession.

PSG took control of the game after the break but the Gunners, who slowed their hunt for goals after a furious first half, were determined to defend their lead. The following round of the competition sees Arsenal host Shakhtar Donetsk and PSG host PSV Eindhoven.

Barcelona 5-0 Young Boys

Barcelona secured their first Champions League win of the year as they thrashed the Young Boys 5-0. An impressive first-half performance against Barcelona led to a 3-0 lead. Lewandowski finished off a well-drilled cross from Rafinha to give the home side an early lead with a close-range goal. The hosts got off to a strong start. After taking a short corner, Pedri’s effort was blocked and the Brazilian scored on the rebound to give them a two-goal lead. Moments later, Martinez headed home Pedri’s cross from a corner to give Barca a three-goal advantage and seal the game.

From start to finish, Flick’s side dominated and by halftime, Lewandowski, Rafinha and Martinez had all scored to put the game at ease. The Swiss team struggled to handle players with precise footwork like Yamal and Pedri in the first half and things didn’t get any better after the break. Experienced Pole made it two goals with a close-range header and captain Ali-Kamara’s dreadful own goal late on capped a miserable evening for the reigning Swiss champions.

Dortmund 7-1 Celtic

A ferocious performance from the best of Borussia Dortmund saw Celtic thrashed 7-1 in their first away encounter of the Champions League season, with Ademi scoring a hat-trick to thrill the home crowd. Kane scored an early penalty to put the hosts ahead and Guirassi added two more goals before Nmecha rounded off the scoring. With their opponents’ terrible defense and tactical uncertainty,

The only setbacks for Nuri Sahin came with Celtic’s equalizer and a second-half injury to Ademie, the player who played the best of all before the exit. It won’t be easy for Celtic as the Scottish champions take on Atalanta in Bergamo later this month. BVB next face Real Madrid at the Bernabeu in a fascinating rematch of last season’s final.

Inter Milan 4-0 Red Star Belgrade

Inter beat Red Star 4-0 at the San Siro to earn their first three points in the new league stage of the Champions League. Calhanoglu’s free kick gave Inter the lead early in the first half, but they were unable to extend it until Arnautovic punished the trailing visitors for a mistake in the second half.

Taremi, who had already provided two assists, coolly converted from the spot after Argentina were fouled in the penalty area. Martinez punished another mistake at the back to complete the win. Red Star are still looking for their first Champions League win while playing away from home.

Bayer Leverkusen 1-0 AC Milan

Bayer Leverkusen made it two wins in the Champions League with a 1-0 win over Milan at the BayArena. Nigerian striker Boniface scored the only goal of the game in the second half, but Alonso’s side risked squandering the points after failing to convert clearcut scoring chances.

The German champions dominated the first half as Boniface’s goal in the 21st minute was disallowed for offside after a VAR review. However, six minutes into the second half, the Leverkusen striker scored from close range after Mignon Frimpong parried an effort. After entering the game after the hour mark, Milan’s Morata missed two chances to score before Theo Hernandez hit the crossbar for the Rossoneri, who finished with a strong 17 shots.

PSV Eindhoven 1-1 Sporting CP

After dominating the majority of the game, Sporting were the happier side of the two teams. After ten minutes had passed, the game suddenly moved. PSV used a strong attack to force a corner, from which Skouten received the ball. After setting the ball up with a single touch, the Dutch international fired into the bottom left corner of the net a few yards outside the box. At halftime the score was 1-0 in favor of the home team. At halftime, Sporting had no chance and they didn’t for much of the second half.

PSV had several chances to end the game with clear goals, but notably players like De Jong, Till and Bakayoko were unable to put the ball in the net. With 83 minutes remaining, substitute Araujo sent a cross to Braganca at the near post, allowing them to squander those chances. With a volley, he jumped to meet the ball and drove the outside of his left foot into the goal.

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