Liverpool – Bologna 2-0, Lille – Real Madrid 1-0 and more: Champions League – how it happened | Champions League

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What an evening at Villa Park (what a shame the tickets for the game were so expensive). Anyway, Ben Fisher was there.

Arne slot: “It wasn’t easy, Bologna made it difficult, they drew human hands everywhere on the pitch. You have to wait for the right moment. The last round could have been better.

“The players and staff I took over were great from the start. It helps that we haven’t changed much, but they’ve really embraced it.

“Overall a good result, but I wouldn’t say I’m pleased.

“I see when we lose the ball, heads go down. That happened a little too often in the first half, but in the second half we pressed better and had more control.”

Who cares that Prince William celebrates Villa goals? An incredible result for the club and supposedly his presence is interesting…

It was really a bad day for Atletico Madrid.

Full time: RB Leipzig – Juventus Turin 2:3

RB Leipzig – Juventus Turin 2:3: In the final phase it’s all about Leipzig, but they don’t manage to equalize. Time for Juventus.

Full-time: Dinamo Zagreb – Monaco 2-2

Andy Hunter’s report from Anfield is already here!

Full time: Benfica – Atlético Madrid 4-0

Full time: Lille – Real Madrid 1-0

Sam Trenery says: “Great result for Liverpool, but we (unfortunately) have to talk about the referee – a series of frankly bizarre decisions that culminated in a yellow penalty for Tsimikas for a really good tackle.” Luckily Liverpool weren’t penalized for that, but I have to sympathize with the Montenegrin teams that have to deal with him every week…”

Full time: Aston Villa 1-0 Bayern Munich

GOAL! Dinamo Zagreb – Monaco 2:2 (Zakaria, penalty, 89.)

Full time: Sturm Graz – Club Brugge 0:1

Full time: Liverpool 2-0 Bologna

Lille – Real Madrid 1-0: Gurler hits the wrong side of the defense, but his header lands directly on the goalkeeper.

Lille – Real Madrid 1-0: OFF THE LINE! Tiago Santos compensates for the loss of the ball by blocking a Rüdiger header on the line.

GOAL! RB Leipzig – Juventus Turin 2:3 (83rd decision)

GOAL! Benfica – Atlético Madrid 4-0 (Kokcu, penalty, 84th)

Emails from Kári Tulinius: “It is premature to come to a conclusion about the new format when matchday two is not yet over, but so far it feels like the super clubs are playing with the intensity of a pre-season friendly while the teams in “The lower ranks deal with it.” Games like cup finals. I wouldn’t be surprised if there were a lot of surprises.”

GOAL! Dinamo Zagreb – Monaco 2:1 (Salisu 74)

GOAL! Aston Villa 1-0 Bayern Munich (Duran 79)

Liverpool – Bologna 2-0: The visitors claim they should be given a penalty after Mac Allister makes a free throw from inside his own penalty area while also kicking a Bologna player. No penalty given.

GOAL! Benfica – Atlético Madrid 3-0 (Bah 75)

GOAL! RB Leipzig – Juventus Turin 2:2 (68. Vlahovic)

“Oh, did you say Cambiasso?” asks Charles Antaki. “That made me sit up and wonder if, like today’s Wojciech Szczęsny, he had revoked his retirement and returned to The Fray. However, I took a closer look and it seems that there is a faulty S in there somewhere, and it’s not the old warhorse at all. Shame.”

Sorry for getting your hopes up.

Liverpool – Bologna 2-0: GOAL! Alexander-Arnold plays a pass to Salah on the right wing. The Egyptian gets involved and aims for the top corner to send the crowd into an uproar.

GOAL! Liverpool – Bologna 2-0 (75th Salah)

GOAL! Dinamo Zagreb – Monaco 2-0 (Baturina 66.)

GOAL! RB Leipzig – Juventus Turin 2:1 (Sesko, penalty, 64.)

RB Leipzig – Juventus Turin 1:1: PENALTY! The resulting free kick hits newly substitute Douglas Luiz on the arm in front of his face. A VAR check revealed a pin. I would argue that it is hard.

Liverpool – Bologna 1-0: More changes for Liverpool with Tsimikas and Gakpo ready to play.

RB Leipzig – Juventus Turin 1:1: RED CARD! Di Gregorio is given his marching orders after handling outside the penalty area. A VAR check is required to be on the safe side. Perin comes off the bench and shoots into the goal of the 10-man Juventus.

Liverpool – Bologna 1-0: Nunez out, Jota on. In other news, Salah shoots wide from the edge of the box.

Lille – Real Madrid 1-0: Ancelotti sends Modric and Mbappe to try and turn things around.

Liverpool – Bologna 1-0: A header from Bologna sends Robertson’s corner just wide. It’s very close to an own goal.