Key occasions
GOAL! Sporting 1-3 Arsenal (Inacio 46′)
Oof! Sporting make a dent within the Arsenal lead, and it’s a mushy objective from the guests’ perspective, with Goncalo Inacio free to go house a nook on the close to publish. Recreation on?
Peep!
We’re again and already, there are objectives …
Excellent news for Celtic’s title celebration planners: Aberdeen are a objective down at Hibernian. Joe Newell scored the opener simply earlier than half time; the second half has simply kicked off.
What’s afoot within the Championship? Properly, objectives have been in brief provide – Stoke v Preston, Watford v Bristol Metropolis and Sunderland v West Brom are all goalless – however Burnley have simply taken the lead over Coventry, Jeremy Sarmiento on track.
Elsewhere, Norwich lead Plymouth 2-1, Sheffield United are 2-0 up on Oxford and Sheffield Wednesday lead at Hull because of a Josh Windass penalty.
Half-time scores
Barcelona 1-0 Brest
Bayern Munich 1-0 PSG
Inter 1-0 Leipzig
Leverkusen 3-0 Salzburg
Man Metropolis 1-0 Feyenoord
Sporting 0-3 Arsenal
Younger Boys 1-4 Atalanta
Early kick-off outcomes
Slovan Bratislava 2-3 Milan
Sparta Prague 0-6 Atlético
Half time: Bayern Munich 1-0 PSG
Bayern end the half on high, Joshua Kimmich going shut. They take a deserved lead into the break after a vigorous first half, because of Kim Min-jae’s header from a nook.
Half time: Sporting 0-3 Arsenal
An distinctive first-half show from Arsenal, who’re making very gentle work of a tough-looking sport. Martinelli, Havertz and Gabriel all on track, and the job is nearly completed.
GOAL! Sporting 0-3 Arsenal (Gabriel 45′)
If I let you know this objective was scored by Gabriel Magalhães, are you able to image it? It’s that, mainly. Declan Rice swings in an ideal nook, which is headed house by the onrushing centre-back. He celebrates with what appears to be like like a play on Gyokeres’ celebration, overlaying his eyes together with his arms.
GOAL! Man Metropolis 1-0 Feyenoord (Haaland 44′ pen)
Metropolis take the lead on the finish of a irritating first half, with Erling Haaland smashing house the spot-kick after a protracted outdated VAR examine. Extra on that right here:
GOAL! Younger Boys 1-4 Atalanta (Retegui 39′)
A second objective for Retegui, smashed into the underside nook with curiosity. Beginning to remorse committing to overlaying each objective on this sport, if I’m sincere.
GOAL! Bayern 1-0 PSG (Kim 40′)
And it’s 1-0 to Bayern, though not the scorer anybody anticipated. After backup keeper Safonov flaps at a nook, the ball rebounds to Kim Min-jae, who heads empathically house!
The away followers are making many of the noise in Barcelona – Brest have introduced 5,000-odd supporters with them, whereas a big part of Barça ultras usually are not current tonight after a dispute over a advantageous for offensive chants final season. Nonetheless 1-0 there …
PSG are rising into the sport, with Barcola and Dembele inflicting some issues. When do you assume Harry Kane’s going to attain the opener? I’ll say 56 minutes.
Arsenal virtually get in once more down the fitting aspect, however the cross is poked away from hazard with Saka lurking. On the Etihad, Feyenoord are beginning to make some forays ahead after preserving Metropolis’s attackers at arm’s size.
GOAL! Younger Boys 1-3 Atalanta (Kolasinac 32′)
Who’s that galloping in on objective like a thoroughbred racehorse? Why, it’s Sead Kolasinac, performed clear by by De Ketelaere. He takes a contact and picks his spot, slotting the ball into the underside nook.
GOAL! Leverkusen 3-0 Salzburg (Wirtz 30′)
Wirtz will get his fifth objective within the Champions League this season, and it’s a magnificence, as he picks up the ball broad of objective, cuts previous two defenders and rolls it into the far nook.
GOAL! Younger Boys 1-2 Atalanta (De Ketelaere 29′)
Atalanta retake the lead as Younger Boys keeper David von Ballmoos makes a proper Ballmoos of Charles De Ketelaere’s snap shot, letting the ball squirm in underneath his physique.
GOAL! Inter 1-0 RB Leipzig (Lukeba og 27′)
Inter take the lead, Federico Dimarco’s depraved, curling supply deflecting in off Castello Lukeba for an personal objective.
GOAL! Sporting 0-2 Arsenal (Havertz 21′)
Properly then. It’s all going to plan for Arsenal, who unpick Sporting’s defence once more right here. Partey’s lofted ball finds Saka, who nicks it previous keeper Franco Israel, permitting Kai Havertz to faucet into an empty internet. Not the perfect from the Sporting stopper, who was additionally a bit tentative for the opening objective.
Arsenal have needed to take in a little bit of stress since going forward, however they get upfield once more right here and Partey sends a low shot into the keeper’s arms …
After that flurry, a second of calm – though Bayern are knocking, Sané’s shot saved on the close to publish by Safonov, beginning forward of Donnarumma tonight. On the Etihad, Metropolis hold pouring ahead however with out a lot coherence or conviction simply but.
GOALS! Younger Boys 1-1 Atalanta
Atalanta hot-shot Mateo Retegui firesthe guests in entrance, however earlier than I can kind that out, Silvere Ganvoula smashes in a leveller! That’s the primary objective Atalanta have conceded within the Champions League this season.
GOAL! Leverkusen 2-0 Salzburg (Grimaldo 11′)
Double bother for Salzburg, as Alejandro Grimaldo scores a beautiful free kick to place Leverkusen in management.
GOAL! Barcelona 1-0 Brest (Lewandowski pen 8′)
Robert Lewandowski will get completely clattered by the Brest keeper, incomes a penalty, which he converts with consummate ease. With that objective, he joins Ronaldo and Messi within the Champions League’s unique 100 membership.
GOAL! Leverkusen 1-0 Salzburg (Wirtz pen 9′)
Florian Wirtz buries the spot kick, and there’s one other penalty developing elsewhere …
GOAL! Sporting 0-1 Arsenal (Martinelli 7′)
Now now we have a objective – and it’s gone to Arsenal! A neat passing transfer sees Rice pick Timber on the fitting, and his low cross is prodded house by Martinelli on the far publish.
Arsenal on the entrance foot early in opposition to a compact-looking Sporting defence. No objectives wherever in Europe, though Leverkusen have a penalty, awarded on VAR overview after a type of ricochet handballs …
On the Camp Nou Montjuic, Ajorque places a half-decent likelihood for Brest broad early on. On the Etihad, Gundogan sees his mid-range shot deflected behind.
Peep!
We’re underneath means in Barcelona, Bern, Leverkusen, Lisbon, Milan, Manchester and Munich, the place Bayern v PSG kicked off a few minutes late.
It’s dangerously near go time within the seven 8pm Champions League kick-offs. Within the Championship, Norwich lead Plymouth and Sheffield United are a objective up at house to Oxford.
“That Arsenal workforce wanting very sturdy,” writes Invoice Hargreaves. “The likes of Nwaneri, Jesus and Sterling on the bench. Might see them doing effectively this night and on this competitors.”
Charles Antaki says: “That appears an excellent Arsenal workforce. Declan Rice reinstated, and naturally the silky schemer Martin Ødegaard again and on high kind. After all that inevitably means, for the ever-anxious Arsenal fan, coming house with their tails between their legs. So, a draw.”
“Is the Ibrahimovic on the bench for Bayern associated to Zlatan?” asks Mike Jakeman. Sadly not – however Arijon Ibrahimovic might grow to be a star in his personal proper. The attacking midfielder is certainly one of Bayern’s brightest youth prospects, and is attempting to win a spot in Vincent Kompany’s squad after latest harm.
It’s completed Slovan Bratislava 2-3 Milan, the Slovak aspect staying backside of the pile with no factors from 5 video games. They gave it a very good go right here, although – not like Sparta Prague, who’ve been gubbed 6-0 by Atlético Madrid.
These outcomes imply Atlético and Milan sit ninth and 10th respectively, respiratory down Aston Villa’s necks within the battle for the highest eight.
There are additionally seven Championship video games this night, plus a bumper League One line-up, and Hibs v Aberdeen within the Scottish Premiership. I’ll endeavour to maintain you up to date, however our dwell feed is also at your service.
Milan are taking good care of enterprise in Bratislava, with Rafael Leão placing them 2-1 up earlier than Tammy Abraham pounced on a woeful backpass to make it three. Up the highway in Prague, it’s Sparta 0-4 Atlético, Álvarez (once more) and Griezmann including the second-half objectives.
Extra workforce information, beginning in Catalonia …
Barcelona v Brest
Barcelona (4-3-3): Pena; Kounde, Cubarsi, Martinez, Gerard; Casado, Pedri, Fermin Lopez; Raphinha (c), Lewandowski, Olmo.
Subs: Szczesny, Kochen, Balde, Gavi, Torre, Victor, de Jong, Garcia, Fort, Dominguez, Cuenca, Guille Fernandez.
Brest (4-4-2): Bizot; Lala, Le Cardinal, Chardonnet (c), Haidara; Camara, Fernandes, Magnetti, Doumbia; Sima, Ajorque.
Subs: Coudert, Jauny, Niakhate Ndiaye, Del Castillo, Camblan, Balde, Faivre, Amavi, Pereira Lage, Martin, Salah.
… Whereas at San Siro, Leipzig have simply six gamers on the bench amid an harm disaster …
Inter v RB Leipzig
Internazionale (3-5-2): Sommer; Pavard, de Vrij, Bastoni; Dumfries, Barella, Calhanoglu, Zielinski, Dimarco; Taremi, Lautaro Martinez.
Subs: Di Gennaro, Josep Martinez, Arnautovic, Thuram, Buchanan, Asllani, Mkhitaryan, Carlos Augusto, Bisseck, Darmian, Aidoo.
RB Leipzig (4-4-2): Gulacsi; Geertruida, Orban, Lukeba, Henrichs; Baumgartner, Haidara, Kampl, Nusa; Andre Silva, Openda.
Subs: Vandevoordt, Seiwald, Vermeeren, Ouedraogo, Sesko, Gebel.
Bayern Munich v PSG groups
Bayern Munich (4-2-3-1): Neuer (c); Laimer, Upamecano, Kim, Davies; Kimmich, Goretzka; Sane, Musiala, Coman; Kane.
Subs: Peretz, Schmitt, Gnabry, Dier, Olise, Ibrahimovic, Guerreiro, Boey, Muller, Tel.
Paris Saint-Germain (4-3-3): Safonov; Hakimi, Marquinhos (c), Pacho, Nuno Mendes; Joao Neves, Vitinha, Fabian Ruiz; Zaire Emery, Dembele, Barcola.
Subs: Donnarumma, Tenas, Goncalo Ramos, Asensio, Doue, Lee, Muani, Lucas Beraldo, Skriniar, Zague.
Sporting v Arsenal groups
Sporting CP (3-4-3): Israel; St Juste, Diomande, Inacio; Quenda, Morita, Hjulmand (c), Araujo: Edwards, Gyokeres, Trincao.
Subs: Kovacevic, Callai, Matheus Reis, Tougher, Catamo, Fresneda, Braganca, Ricardo Esgaio, Couto, Alves, Simoes, Brito.
Arsenal (4-3-3): Raya; Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori; Odegaard (c), Partey, Rice; Saka, Havertz, Martinelli.
Subs: Neto, Setford, Tierney, Gabriel Jesus, Kiwior, Zinchenko, Trossard, Jorginho, Merino, Sterling, Lewis-Skelly, Nwaneri.
A notable identify on the Atlético scoresheet: Júlian Álvarez, who left Manchester Metropolis in the summertime however has had a gradual begin to life in Madrid. He’s definitely been missed by Pep Guardiola’s aspect, who’re bidding to finish a run of 5 (!) straight defeats at house to Feyenoord:
It’s half-time within the 5.45pm (GMT) kick-offs, going down in Czechia and Slovakia. Atlético Madrid lead Sparta Prague 2-0, whereas Slovan Bratislava are holding Milan to a 1-1 draw.
Preamble
Arsenal’s final eight away video games in Europe have produced one win, three attracts and 4 defeats; of their final 4 journeys to the continent, they haven’t scored a single objective. As certainly one of their most celebrated alumni would possibly say: Problem!
Massive drawback? Not but. Arsenal have seven factors and sit twelfth within the big Champions League desk; they are going to certainly advance, however this sport will assist resolve whether or not they achieve this by way of the playoffs, incurring extra tough away journeys. As you might need heard, Sporting have misplaced supervisor Ruben Amorim, however they’re nonetheless a free-scoring menace and have earlier. The primary of these eight Arsenal away video games got here in Lisbon, a 2-2 Europa League draw which led to defeat on penalties again on the Emirates.
It might be excessive leisure and comparatively low stakes in Portugal, however Bayern Munich v PSG is a distinct story. The Parisians have been the weakest of Ligue 1’s quartet up to now and sit under the purple line in twenty fifth (!) place with powerful video games nonetheless to return. Bayern aren’t faring a lot better, that opening 9-2 win over Dinamo Zagreb adopted by back-to-back defeats, which means the Croatian aspect are actually above them in mid-table. Oh Vinnie!
However wait, there’s extra. Barcelona host Brest in a top-six battle no person anticipated, whereas Leverkusen look to rediscover their fizz in opposition to Crimson Bull Salzburg. Italian outfits Inter and Atalanta – taking part in to kind by not conceding one objective between them up to now – look to maintain that going in opposition to pointless opponents RB Leipzig and Younger Boys. Kick-off is 8pm in these video games, however two early matches have already began. Eat my objective!
