He had a hard time warming up to the Champions League night this Wednesday but when he got his act together there was no time to blink. Vibrant and exciting, there were goals in all the games of a day that began to define positions such as, for example, Brest as the great revelation of the tournament so far after its victory in Prague.
Although if there was a duel that captured the attention, it was the one at Meazza in Milan, where Inter won the game against an Arsenal that persisted until the end without success and had to endure the first defeat of the European season (1-0).
Olatunji, the scorer
A goal from Sparta Prague in the 92nd minute left Brest without second place but did not prevent a new victory for the surprising Frenchmen.
Inter, on the other hand, added their third victory in four days and consolidated themselves among the long-awaited top eight places. Çalhanoglu scored the only goal of the game from a penalty, after a handball from Mikel Merino after a rebound, in the second minute of added time in the first half. After the restart, Arsenal knocked on the ball and locked up the nerazzurri in their area but their lack of goal was evident and they had no way of beating Sommer.
In Prague, Brest wrote a new chapter in their fairy tale in this Champions League and beat Sparta (1-2) for their third victory in four duels. The Czech goal, scored by Olatunji in the last minute, prevented the French from finishing the day in a surprising second place. Right now they are fourth, an honor that all of Brest would have signed.
Another of the great battles of the night took place at the Allianz, where Bayern needed to end their bad streak, after losing in their last two Champions League games, a goal they achieved almost by miracle against an always competitive Benfica. A goal by Musiala with a header midway through the second half ended the Portuguese resistance. It should be noted that the duel began a quarter of an hour late due to problems with access to the Allianz Arena.
Another team that was not in the pools and that quietly continues to rub shoulders with the top spots is Atalanta, the only team in the entire competition that has not yet conceded a goal. Nor could Stutgart score against him, who succumbed 0-2 in the visit of Gasperini’s team. Of course, he has appointments with Real Madrid and Barça before concluding the first phase.
Lookman did not miss his appointment with the goal
As a curious fact that leaves the day, it should be noted that Young Boys, Shakhtar Donetsk and Salzburg finally scored, in their fourth game, their first goals in the competition. Only Bologna remains without having scored among the 36 teams competing in this Champions League.
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