Rain of goals in the Champions League! Big surprise for Juventus
The matches of the 5th week were played in groups E, F, G and H of the UEFA Champions League. Football fans saw a total of 33 goals in 8 games. Especially in Group H, 16 goals scored in 2 matches stood out.
Group H was the group with the most scoring games of the night. Benfica beat Juventus 4-3 at home; In the other match, Paris Saint Germain (PSG) managed to defeat Maccabi Haifa at home with a different score of 7-2.
Paris Saint-Germain and Benfica, who reached 11 points in the group, guaranteed exit from the group, while Juventus with 3 points said goodbye to the Champions League early.
PSG’s goals came from Lionel Messi in the 19th and 45th minutes, Kylian Mbappé in the 32nd and 64th minutes, Neymar in the 35th minute, Sean Goldberg (own goal) in the 67th minute and Carlos Soler in the 84th minute. Abdoulaye Seck scored the goals for the Israeli team in the 38th and 50th minutes.
Lionel Messi became the first player to score more than 10 goals and assists in official matches among players playing in Europe’s top 5 leagues this season.
BENFICA WINS AT HOME
In the other group match, Benfica defeated Juventus 4-3 with Antonio Silva in the 17th minute, Joao Mario from a penalty in the 28th minute and Rafa Silva in the 35th and 50th minutes. Juventus’ goals came from Moise Kean in the 21st minute, Arkadiusz Milik in the 77th minute and Weston McKennie in the 79th minute.
CHELSEA GUARANTEED
Chelsea, who faced Salzburg in Group E, came out of the fight with a 2-1 win. In the other group match, Milan hosted Dinamo Zagreb and managed to beat their opponent 4-0.
Milan overcame Dinamo Zagreb, where they were invited, with goals from Matteo Gabbia, Rafael Leao, Olivier Giroud and Robert Ljubicic (own goal) from the penalty spot.
REAL MADRID CANNOT LEAVE GERMANY
Celtic hosted Shakhtar Donetsk at home in Group F. The fight ended 1-1. In the other group match, RB Leipzig hosted Spanish giants Real Madrid at home and managed to defeat their opponent 3-2.
With goals from Josko Gvardiol in the 13th minute, Christopher Nkunku in the 18th and Timo Werner in the 81st, Leipzig defeated Real Madrid, who had previously been assured of leaving the host group. Goals from the representative of Spain, Vinicius Junior in the 44th minute and 90+3. Rodrygo wine (penalty).
In Group G, Sevilla defeated Copenhagen 3-0 at home; Two giant clubs competed in the other group match. The German team Borussia Dortmund received the English team Manchester City at home and the match ended with a 0-0 draw.
Matchday 5 matches of the UEFA Champions League will be completed with the matches that will be played tomorrow in Groups A, B, C and D.
The matches of the night and the results are as follows:
GROUP E
Salzburg–Chelsea: 1-2
Dinamo Zagreb – Milan: 0-4
GROUP F
Celtic – Shakhtar Donetsk: 1-1
RB Leipzig-Real Madrid: 3-2
GROUP G
Seville – Copenhagen: 3-0
Borussia Dortmund-Manchester City: 0-0
GROUP H
Benfica-Juventus: 4-3
PSG-Maccabi Haifa: 7-2