Qualifiers, a record and an injury: the fourth day of the Champions League delivered a first verdict on Tuesday, November 2. If Losc came out on top in Sevilla, Bayern Munich and Juventus stepped forward to clinch their round of 16 tickets, when Ronaldo signed a major brace for Manchester United. Barça, for its part, limits the breakage with a very narrow victory.
Bayern and Juventus first qualified
A draw was enough for them, but they opted for a demonstration. On their lawn at the Allianz Arena, the Bavarians have atomized Benfica (5-2). Lewandowski three times, Gnabry, then Sané scored. Bayern, which had four French holders at kick-off, continues its flawless performance in this first phase of the competition. In the same group, Barça returned to victory.
Sick in the league, Juve is treated in the European Cup. Thanks to a Dybala of great evenings (two goals and an assist), the Old Lady ensures her fourth victory this season in the competition against Zenith Saint Petersburg (4-2). It will be at the rendezvous of the round of 16.
Ronaldo decisive for the third time
Who other than him could deliver the homeland? For the third time this season in the Champions League, Cristiano Ronaldo has played the savior. After Villarreal and the first leg against Bergamo, the Portuguese scored again in the dying moments of the game. Author of a first goal in added time of the first period on a brilliant inspiration from Bruno Fernandes, he repeated the feat at the end of the match. The five-time Ballon d’Or allows his people to snatch the point of the draw (2-2). Everything is still possible in this group F, where Atalanta, Villarreal and United stand in two points.
In terms of bad news, the France team could have lost big in this meeting. Two days before the announcement of Didier Deschamps’ list, Raphaël Varane came out injured in the 38th minute.
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☄️ The Portuguese concludes a brilliant move to equalize Manchester United !!#ATAMUN pic.twitter.com/EDEBom3Qkv– beIN SPORTS (@beinsports_FR) November 2, 2021
Fati delivers Barça
It is not the victory of the century but Barcelona will be satisfied with it. After the humiliations against Bayern and Benfica, Barça consoles itself with the Ukrainians of Kiev (0-1). On the lawn of Dynamo, Ansu Fati scored the one and only goal of the meeting. A (short) victory which allows the Catalans to move up to second position in their group. They will play a decisive match against Benfica on Tuesday 23 November at Camp Nou.
Hakim Ziyech joins Marouane Chamakh
It’s his first goal of the season and it’s worth a lot. In addition to allowing the victory to his team on the lawn of Malmö (0-1), Ziyech offers himself a record. Thanks to his eighth achievement in the Champions League, the Chelsea player becomes the top Moroccan scorer in the competition, tied with a certain Marouane Chamakh. The striker passed by Bordeaux and Arsenal had scored eight goals in the queen of European competitions. With this success, Chelsea confirms their good form at the moment and is approaching the round of 16.