Liverpool scored against Leverkusen. Real fell with AC. Krejčí’s own goal underlined the debacle of Girona

Bayer Leverkusen manager Xabi Alonso will not be fond of returning to Anfield Road, where he celebrated the Champions League triumph as a player and was close to returning as a manager this summer. He left both Czechs Matěj Kovář and Patrik Schick only on the bench, sending the Czech attacker onto the field only at the end, when the decision had practically been made.

In the first half, however, the visitors were closer to a goal: Frimpong got the ball into the net, but he helped himself with his hand while processing the pass. After the change of sides, only the home team shot. The Colombian Díaz celebrated a hat-trick and the Dutchman Gakpo also contributed to the cannonade, whose goal was consecrated by his compatriot Makkelie in the role of referee only after examining the video, as he had originally canceled it for a flagged offside.

Real and Milan, the biggest collectors of the most valuable club trophies, met in the Champions League for the sixteenth time. Both had six victories each, now the bowls tilted in favor of the Italian club. Real didn’t manage the start like in the last round with Dortmund. German defender Thiaw headed into the net after a corner kick and it was his first goal in the Milan jersey.

On the other side, Vinícius Júnior went for the penalty and converted it himself with a deep dive into the center of the goal for his fourth goal in the competition. But Morata, who played for Real for five seasons, pulled the lead back to the visitors’ side. Home coach Ancelotti tried in vain to mature at his former club, with whom he won the Champions League as a player and as a coach. Dutchman Reijnders took away his last hope with the third goal.

Girona already lost to Feyenoord Rotterdam and now they have been trained by another Dutch opponent. After a quarter of an hour, the Flamingo defender jumped on a long free throw and volleyed the ball into the net. The American Tillman, who set up the chance for him, added the second goal himself after an independent action.

In the 55th minute, the visitors’ captain Martínez had to be sent off after a second yellow card, and the Belgian Bakayoko took advantage of the numerical advantage. Another goal was canceled by the video referee, who revealed that the Moroccan Sajbári had fouled Krejčí before his shot. The Czech defender knocked the ball into his own net three minutes before the end, just like in Rotterdam.

Manchester City is not going through a good period due to numerous injuries. After being knocked out of the League Cup and suffering their first Premier League defeat in 11 months on Saturday, he was taught another lesson. The star Norwegian gunner Haaland also had a bad day, as he did not convert the penalty.

At the same time, the match for the guests started excellently. Already in the 4th minute, Foden robbed a hesitant opponent of the ball and finished promptly. At that moment, the visitors might have thought it would go the same way as two years ago when they won 5-0 at the same stadium. But Sporting has Gyökeres, who laid the foundation for a surprisingly high win with a hat-trick.

Unlike Haaland, he took advantage of both penalty kicks. The Swedish striker is in extraordinary scoring form, having already scored 27 goals across competitions since the start of the season.

After a 1:4 home loss against Dinamo Zagreb, Slovan Bratislava remains without a point and last with a score of 2:15. The Slovak champion had a great start to the match and in the 5th minute Strelec finished off a quick break. The joy at Tehelné polí lasted only five minutes before Špikič equalized. At the end of the first half hour, the home team demanded a penalty, but the English referee Taylor, after a long study of the situation on the monitor, did not give them the right. And before they digested the disappointment, they conceded a second time, Sučič punished a mistake in the passing game. After changing sides, Kulenovič completed their fourth defeat with two goals.

Lille footballers, who closed the door to the Champions League against Slavia Prague and defeated both Madrid giants, also tormented Juventus Turin. Canadian David scored his fourth goal in the competition. The “Old Lady” are yet to lose in the Italian league, they were close to their second loss in the Champions League after coming up short at home to Stuttgart in the last round. However, Serbian Vlahovič turned away this threat from the penalty spot after an hour of play.

Bologna continues to remain without a scored goal and, moreover, they did not maintain their home unbeaten streak, which lasted an incredible 28 matches on the European stage. Four minutes before the end, the German defender in the services of Monaco Kehrer ended it.

Last year’s beaten finalists Borussia Dortmund have the most productive attack with 12 goals, but Austrian champions Sturm Graz defied them for a long time in their bid to grab the first point. Only substitute Dutchman Malen broke the goalless balance at the end.

Leipzig flew to the stadium of Celtic Glasgow for the fourth defeat. In the season before last, they won both matches against each other and this time too they led thanks to the Austrian Baumgartner. Kühn, who played in the junior league in Leipzig in his youth, took care of the turnaround against his compatriots with two goals. The Scottish team’s win was completed by the Japanese Hatate.