Excitement in the Champions League: different victories for Arsenal and Real Madrid
With the matches played today, the fifth day of the group stage of the 2023-2024 UEFA Champions League season was completed.
In the fifth week of the group stage of the most important organization in European football at club level, 8 matches were played in groups A, B, C and D.
Bayern Munich, which secured the last 16 rounds of Group A, in which Galatasaray also participates, received the Danish team from Copenhagen at home. The match ended 0-0, as neither team was able to turn the score around.
After this result, the leader Bayern Munich increased its points to 13, while Copenhagen equaled its points with Galatasaray (5).
In the Group C match, Real Madrid beat Napoli, whom they received at home, by 4-2. Rodrygo, Jude Bellingham, Nico Paz and Joselu scored the goals for the home team, while Giovanni Simeone and André Zambo Anguissa scored the goals for the visiting team.
Arsenal, who received the French representative Lens at home in Group B, with a different score of 6-0, got their ticket for the last 16 rounds. The London team’s goals were scored by Kai Hevartz, Gabriel Jesus, Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Martinelli, Martin Odegaard and Jorginho.
With Lens’ defeat, second-place PSV Eindhoven also earned the right to advance to the next round.
Inter, which guaranteed the last 16 rounds of Group D, drew 3-3 with Benfica away from home and fell behind 3-0 with goals from Joao Mario in 34 minutes. Marko Arnautovic, Davide Frattesi and Alexis Sánchez contributed the tie to the Italian team.
The results are the following:
- Galatasaray-Manchester United (England): 3-3
- Seville (Spain)-PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands): 2-3
- Bayern Munich (Germany)-Copenhagen (Denmark): 0-0
- Real Madrid (Spain)-Naples (Italy): 4-2
- Real Sociedad (Spain)-Salzburg (Austria): 0-0
- Braga (Portugal)-Unión Berlin (Germany): 1-1
- Arsenal (England)-Lens (France): 6-0
- Benfica (Portugal)-Inter (Italy): 3-3
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