Matchday 7 of the UEFA Champions League proved thrilling with a mixture of upsets and emphatic victories as well as statement performances across Europe on Tuesday.
The main talking point was Arsenal’s victory over Inter 3-1 at the San Siro through a head-turning performance by the Gunners, and thus keeping their 100% winning record in the competition. Gabriel Jesus was the main figure in the game with two goals. Inter scored a stunner through Petar Sucic’s equaliser, while Viktor Gyökeres wrapped up the victory with a fine finish after a clever pass from Gabriel Martinelli in the last minutes.
Pep Guardiola’s Man City had a very tough game in Norway as they were beaten by Bodo/Glimt with a score of 3-1. Kasper Høgh was able to score two times in a very fast first half that led to the home team getting the upper hand, and then in the second half, after Rodri was given a red card, Man City had no chance of coming from behind as Bodo/Glimt celebrated a memorable European victory.
Real Madrid defeated Monaco 6-1 at the Santiago Bernabeu. Mbappe netted a brace against his former club, taking his UCL tally to 11 goals. Vinicius Junior and youngster Franco Mastantuono were also on the scoresheet, thus a dominating performance from the 15-time European champions.
In Lisbon, Sporting CP beat holders Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 in a very eventful and dramatic game. Luis Suarez celebrated a double, the last being after Kvaratskhelia had leveled the score for PSG briefly, thus capped a night to remember for the Portuguese side.
At the same time, Tottenham reduced the pressure on their manager Thomas Frank by winning 2-0 at home against Borussia Dortmund, which was greatly facilitated by the visitors’ red card. Olympiacos defeated Bayer Leverkusen 2-0, Ajax narrowly beat Villarreal 2-1 away, Napoli and FC Copenhagen played out a 1-1 draw, while Club Brugge demolished Kairat Almaty 4-1.
After just two game weeks left in the league stage, the competition for qualification spots is becoming more intense as the top teams in Europe continue to fight for the places in the knockouts.
