UEFA Champions League 2018: Key Results From Matchweek 1
Matchday 1 of the champions league Highlights:
- 10 men Juventus defeated Valencia 2-0 with the help of two Pjanic penalties
- Ronaldo was given a straight red in the match
- Manchester City was defeated 2-1 by Lyon at home
- Liverpool beat PSG 3-2 with a late winner from Firmino
- Tottenham slumped to a 2-1 win against Inter Milan
- Real Madrid began their defense with a 3-0 trouncing of Roma
Matchday 1 of the champions league threw some tantalizing and unexpected results our way. While defending champions Real Madrid began their campaign in perfect style with an emphatic 3-0 win over Roma without Mr. champions league Ronaldo, Ronaldo, on the other hand, was given a straight red card in his first appearance in the champions league for new side Juventus. In other shockwave making results, English side Manchester City and Tottenham were doomed to 2-1 defeats against Lyon and Inter Milan respectively.
Football’s biggest international club tournament began with Inter coming from behind to stun Tottenham. Wiping out a Christian Eriksen opener, Inter hit back to condemn Tottenham to their third straight defeat with two goals in the final 10 minutes.
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Liverpool V. PSG followed up that thriller with an entertaining match of their own. A 5 goal fest match saw Liverpool just edge past their French opponents with a late winner from striker Roberto Firmino. Finding themselves back on level terms after leading 2-0 in the match, Liverpool finally took home the three points with a delicious goal from substitute Firmino who started the match on the bench owing to an eye injury. Dribbling his way into PSG’s box, Firmino latched onto a perfect shot to find the left corner of the net as Anfield erupted into wild celebrations.
The talking point of the matchday has to be Cristiano Ronaldo’s debut for Juventus. The striker, who has dominated the champions league over the years, helping his old club Real Madrid to three consecutive titles, was given a questionable straight red in the opening moments of the first half. A disbelieving Ronaldo was left shattered as he walked off shattered, the tears pouring down his face incessantly to show the kind of hunger he possesses for the tournament. Despite the red, Juventus went home comfortable winners after they were awarded three penalties on the night against Valencia, with Pjanic converting two of them to help his side win 2-0.
In another stunning result, Lyon silenced the Etihad with their superb counter-attacking football that rooted Manchester City to a 2-1 defeat. The loss meant that City has for the first time in their history lost four back to back champions league matches, all with a scoreline of 2-1.
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