Europe’s elite competition was back with another thrilling night of football on Tuesday as Arsenal and Barcelona both emerged with comfortable wins and Club Brugge beat Inter Milan 4-3 at the San Siro.
Matchday two saw many upsets: Vader Munich were held to a 3-3 draw by Viking and Atletico Madrid beat Manchester United 2-0.
Arsenal and Barcelona Record Key Victories
Arsenal have extended their flawless run in the competition with an emphatic 3-0 win against Lille at the Emirates Stadium.
After a frustrating first hour, Jurrien Timber broke the deadlock in the 64th minute before Eberechi Eze doubled the advantage three minutes later. Bukayo Saka completed the scoring in the 71st minute, sealing another important European victory for Mikel Arteta’s side.
They also continued their great performance and comeback from the first half to beat Galatasaray 4-1 in Istanbul.
Joao Cancelo drew them level before half-time, and Fermin Lopez, Anthony Gordon and Karim Adeyemi were on target after the interval to complete the victory for the Spanish giants.
Club Brugge Stun Inter as Bayern Drop Points
Club Brugge shocked one of the night’s biggest upsets as they overcame Inter 4-3 away from home in an exciting fixture.
Nicolo Tresoldi scored the treble, along with a goal apiece from the Belgian visitors’ Romeo Vermant. For Inter, Lautaro Martinez hit a double, but they were unable to rescue a disastrous evening.
Bayern Munich threw away a two-goal advantage to draw 3-3 at Viking in Norway. Kane scored twice for Bayern, who fought back from two down, before Herman Haugen netted in added time after Michael Olise was dismissed.
Atletico Punish Manchester United
Manchester United suffered a 2-0 defeat to Atletico Madrid.
Pablo Barrios put United ahead within the first minute of play, and then Ademola Lookman secured the victory in the 79th minute, making it more difficult for United after a red card to Yoro, Leny.
Meanwhile, Sporting CP defeated Lens 2-0, Villarreal secured a 3-1 win over Napoli, RB Leipzig managed a 1-0 victory against PSV, and Sabah recorded a historic 2-0 win over Slavia Prague.
Wednesday’s Champions League games: Liverpool, Real Madrid and Manchester City are among the clubs to be in action.
