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The second round of the Champions League group stage continues on Tuesday evening with the match between Oskar Gloch's Salzburg and Real Sociedad. At 22pm, Real Madrid will host Napoli, Bayern Munich and Daniel Perez will try to stay perfect against FC Copenhagen, Manchester United will be hoping for first points against Galatasaray, Lance will host Arsenal and Inter and Benfica will face off in a Champions League quarter-final rematch from last season.
Want to stay perfect. SANA/REUTERS
FC Copenhagen vs Bayern Munich 0:0 (1st half)
The season opener of the eternal German champions in the domestic arena was marked by a lot of instability. The 2-2 draw with RB Leipzig, which continues to make life difficult for Bayern Munich, symbolised Thomas Tuchel's team's difficulty against higher-level teams in Germany and Europe in general, while the 3-4 win over Manchester United in the opening round of the Champions League felt much more like a display of purpose by the Bavarians than the three balls Sven Ulreich took out of the net. Daniel Perez is not among the rafters during the visit to Denmark, but Manuel Neuer's substitute goalkeeper has also struggled to show good enough ability from the start of the season, and the Israeli will continue to be ready to make his Champions League debut. The Bavarians are without Serge Gnabry who broke his hand and the injured Matthijs de Licht, with Jerome Boateng expected to sign soon for the club due to the brake shortage in Tuchel's team and in any case will not be eligible to play in the group stage of the Champions League. It is the first meeting between the clubs ever, in what the Danes will hope will also be their first win after the surprise draw with Galatasaray in the opening round.
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Manchester United vs Galatasaray 1:1 (1 half)
The Red Devils' start to the season in the Premier League is the club's worst in 34 years. With four defeats out of the first seven matches, Erik ten Hag's United are in trouble, as is the manager whose status has begun to deteriorate. If the behind-the-scenes mess with Jadon Sancho and Antony wasn't enough, the FA League Cup holders opened the Champions League group stage with a 4-3 defeat to Bayern Munich, and against the Turkish champions the task is clear - to come away with three points by declaring that at least second place in Group A belongs to them. With only Hakim Ziyech unfit and left out of the line-up, Wilfried Zaha and Mauro Icardi will try to complicate things for the Red Devils, who find the situation more complicated with Lisandro Martinez, Luke Shaw, Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Sergio Reguilon not taking part in the important game. Those who do in the lineup are Hannibal Mejbri at the expense of Facundo Pellistri, as well as Sofiane Amrabat who is again emerging as a left back and Mason Mount who recently returned from injuries. Anthony is on the bench for the first time since the incident. A visitor from Turkey who managed to come back from behind to draw in the opening round last met United in the group stage of the 12/13 season, when it ended 0-1 to each side when it hosted, and with an unbeaten start to the season, the Turkish Stars will be hoping to come away with the points from Old Trafford.
Compare with the ex. Zaha/GettyImages
Gameplay
Minute 17: Goal! Marcus Rashford found Rasmus Hoylund who closely headbutted the Red Devils' 0-1 advantage to Manchester United!
Minute 23: Goal! A long ball sent from the Turks' defence went wide of Andre Onana, Wilfried Zaha took control in front of Diogo Dalot who defended badly and Ax United scored over the goalkeeper and equalised the score - 1:1 at Old Trafford!
Group A
group Games Victories Even Losses Gates Points 1 Bayern Munich
1 1 0 0 3-4 3 2 Galatasaray
1 0 1 0 2-2 1 3 FC Copenhagen
1 0 1 0 2-2 1 4 Manchester United
1 0 0 1 4-3 0
Took advantage of a mistake in defence and scored. Jesus/Reuters
Lance vs Arsenal 1:1 (1 half)
The Gunners returned to the Champions League by storm with a 0-4 win over PSV in the opening round, and with a visit to the French runners-up, they will try to stay perfect and maintain the top of Group B. The hosts had a shocking start to the season in France, and apart from the draw with Sevilla, they had picked up one point in the league until the last two rounds in which they came away with 6 points that gave a breath of fresh air. Arsenal winger duo Bukayo Saka and Leandro Trossard, who were doubtful for the match, moved up in Mikel Arteta's 11 alongside Kai Havertz and Gabriel Jesus up front. In a pair of recent meetings between the clubs in the Champions League, Lance picked up four points to the Gunners' single point.
Gameplay:Minute 14: Goal! Losing a ball in the Lance defence set up Bukayo Saka to pass to Gabriel Jesus. The Brazilian broke free for a kick on the edge of the area and headed into the far corner - 0-1 to Arsenal!
Minute 25: Goal! Losing the ball, this time by the Arsenal defence, left Wahi to cook for Adrian Thomasson who kicked a perfect ball into the corner - Lance equalised at 1-1!
Huge equality. THOMASON/REUTERS
Battle for second place. Dest and Ocampos/GettyImages
PSV Eindhoven vs Sevilla 0:0 (1st half)
Recreating last season's Europa League Round of 32, PSV will host Sevilla, who went all the way to winning their favourite title, in a battle for the runners-up at home. The assumption that Arsenal would finish at the top of Group B left room for the other 3 teams to punch their ticket to the final eight, and it seems that despite the Andalusians' start to the season and a loss to Barcelona in the last round, they have managed to embark on a new path and will hope to continue it with a visit to the Netherlands. On the other hand, the hosts, who suffered a lone defeat from the start of the season, also to Arsenal in London, want to maintain their superb attacking ability and secure a first win this season in the group stage.
Group B
group Games Victories Even Losses Gates Points 1 Arsenal
1 1 0 0 0-4 3 2 Lance
1 0 1 0 1-1 1 3 Seville
1 0 1 0 1-1 1 4 PSV Eindhoven
1 0 0 1 4-0 0
Took advantage of a coffee mistake and gained the advantage. Ostigard and Osimhen/GettyImages, Francesco Pecoraro
Napoli vs Real Madrid 2:1 (1 half)
The main game of the evening brings together the Italian champions with the record holders in the battle for the top of Group C. The chaos in Napoli with Victor Osimhen and the club's TikTok has calmed down, and since then the striker has continued to conquer and calm the crowd that filled the Diego Armando Maradona stadium, and against the Blancos he will hope to continue the streak and take advantage of the shortcomings of the injured Thibaut Courtois, David Alaba and Eder Militao. Real needed a dramatic goal from none other than Jude Bellingham in the opening round against Union Berlin, but it seems that after losing to Atletico in the Spanish capital derby, Carlo Ancelotti's team has embarked on a new path and even beat surprising Girona 0-3 on the way to the top of the table in Spain. In Ancelotti's attack, Rodrigo and Vinicius Junior collaborated, so they were eliminated on the bench. As a left-back, Eduardo Camavinga started and the line-up is of course led by Bellingham, while Luka Modric is again on the bench. Incidentally, the Italians have never beaten the Spaniards in either frame, with Real winning 2017-1 in the eighth of the Champions League final in 3 and going on to win another title at their favourite factory.
Great extension of the Brazilian. Vinicius celebrates with his teammates/Reuters
Gameplay
6th minute: Rodrigo took advantage of a defensive paucity for Napoli, penetrating Alex Meret's wide, but the Italian champions' goalkeeper stopped the Brazilian.
Minute 19: Goal! A particularly bad exit by Kepa who could barely keep out a ball that hit the lintel, Leo Ostigard reached the rebound and rammed powerfully inside - 0:1 to Napoli!
Minute 27: Goal! Jude Bellingham snatched from Giovanni Di Lorenzo, found Vinicius who with a perfect finish equalised - 1:1 at Napoli!
Minute 34: Goal! The turnaround was complete - Bellingham with a spectacular breakthrough from about 40 yards from goal penetrated Meret's wide, went through the entire Napoli defence and kicked perfectly into the far corner to make it 1-2 Real Madrid!
38th minute: Matteo Polteano lifted wide, where Victor Osimhen was waiting to head hard, this time Kepa was spot on and blasted terrific.
Again he is, this time with a goal and an assist. Bellingham/Reuters
Group C
group Games Victories Even Losses Gates Points 1 Naples
1 1 0 0 1-2 3 2 Real Madrid
1 1 0 0 0-1 3 3 Braga
2 1 0 1 4-4 3 4 Union Berlin
2 0 0 2 4-2 0
Recreating the quarterfinals from last season. Bastoni di Maria/Reuters
Inter vs Benfica 0:0 (1 half)
The European runners-up continued the end of last season by storm with 6 wins and a single eulogy that put them at the top of the Italian league, but the opening round of the Champions League started lame with a 1-1 draw at Real Sociedad with only a late goal from Lautaro Martinez securing an important point for the Italian team. The Argentine is in great form and scored a stunning quadruple as a substitute in the 0-4 win over Salernitana in the last round in Italy, and in the home game against Benfica in a reenactment of last season's Champions League quarter-final, he will be hoping to continue his scoring streak and secure a maiden victory this season for the Nerazzurri in Group D. On the other hand, Angel Di Maria secured a prestigious 0-1 win over Porto, which lifted them to second place in the Portuguese league table, but the surprising 2-0 loss to Salzburg in the opening round put the Eagles in a problematic position. Antonio Silva, who was sent off in that game, is of course not available to Benfica, while Juan Cuadrado, who was doubtful, remains on the bench.
Group D
group Games Victories Even Losses Gates Points 1 Real Sociedad
2 1 1 0 1-3 4 2 Red Bull Salzburg
2 1 0 1 2-2 3 3 Inter
1 0 1 0 1-1 1 4 Benfica
1 0 0 1 2-0 0
Wednesday's Champions League matches
Antwerp vs Shakhtar Donetsk
Atletico Madrid vs Feyenoord
Celtic vs Lazio
Red Star Belgrade vs Young Boys
Borussia Dortmund vs AC Milan
FC Porto vs Barcelona
Newcastle United vs Paris Saint-Germain
RB Leipzig vs Manchester City
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