UCL: Man City Collapse, Arsenal Run Riot
27 November, 2024
Man City 3-3 Feyenoord
Manchester City let a three-goal lead slip to end up drawing 3-3 with Feyenoord in UEFA Champions League action on Tuesday night. Nathan Ake, Jack Grealish and Mathues Nunes were recalled to the City line-up after the weekend's big loss to Tottenham Hotspur.
Man City blew a 3-0 lead to draw 3-3 with Feyenoord, Barca cruised past Brest 3-0, Bayern edged PSG 1-0, and Arsenal thrashed Sporting 5-1. Other wins: Atletico 6-0, Atalanta 6-1, AC Milan 3-1, Inter 1-0, Leverkusen 5-0.
The Citizens were afforded a lifeline on the stroke of halftime after being awarded a penalty, which Erling Haaland converted to open the scoring.
The lead was doubled five minutes after the break as Illkay Gundogan volleyed home from the edge of the box, before Haaland added a second goal on 53 minutes after being set up by Nunes.
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Feyenoord did pull two goals back through Anis Hadj-Moussa and Santiago Gimenez to give themselves some hope. The Dutch side got their reward in the 89th minute when David Hancko nodded home a cross from Igor Paixão to seal a famous point.Barcelona 3-0 Brest
FC Barcelona made it four straight wins in the Champions League after defeating Brest 3-0.
The hosts were awarded a penalty after ten minutes, which allowed Robert Lewandowski to step up and convert for the opening goal.
In doing so, Lewandowski brought up his 100th goal in the Champions League, joining Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi as the only players to achieve that feat.
The hosts had to wait until the 66th minute for the second goal, as Dani Olmo got his name on the score-sheet before Robert Lewandowski completed his brace on 92 minutes to wrap up the win.
Bayern Munich 1-0 Paris Saint-Germain
Bayern Munich got back to winning ways in the tournament with a 1-0 triumph over Paris Saint-Germain at the Allianz Arena.
The Bavarians got the breakthrough seven minutes before the halftime break as Kim Min-Jae found the back of the net.
PSG's hopes of a comeback got tougher ten minutes after the break when Ousmane Dembele was sent off after picking up his second yellow card of the game.
Sporting Lisbon 1-5 Arsenal
Arsenal got back to winning ways in the Champions League with a 5-1 thrashing of Sporting Lisbon.
The Gunners made the perfect start after Gabriel Martinelli opened the scoring after seven minutes by turning home a cross from Jurrien Timber.
The lead was doubled in the 22nd minute when Bukayo Saka turned provider to unselfishly tee up the returning Kai Havertz to slot into an empty net, before Gabriel Magalhães added the third on the stroke of halftime.
Sporting did pull one back shortly after the break when Gonçalo Inácio turned home Trincão's corner, however Saka restored the three-goal cushion after converting a penalty after the hour mark.
Second-half substitute Leandro Trossard rounded off the scoring in the final eight minutes by nodding home from close range.
Other results:
Inter Milan 1-0 Leipzig
Slovan 1-3 AC Milan
Sparta Prague 0-6 Atletico Madrid
Bayer Leverkusen 5-0 Salzburg
Young Boys 1-6 Atalanta
Source: www.snl24.com
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