Here we are for UCL Rewind: Chelsea needed a dramatic winner on Saturday to hand Graham. Potter had his first win as a manager, but the Blues cruised to a home win on Wednesday. As the scene shifted to UEFA Champions League action.
Wesley Fofana, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Reece James scored as Chelsea cruised to a 3-0 group stage win over visiting AC Milan at Stamford Bridge. It was Chelsea’s first win in the group stage, moving them into second place behind leaders Red Bull Salzburg.
Fofana celebrated his first Chelsea goal in the 24th minute, ending an attack that AC Milan had struggled to cope with. Thiago Silva’s header was saved by Milan keeper Ciprian Tatarusana. But Fofana eventually parried his effort for Chelsea’s breakthrough goal.
After AC Milan failed to equalize by half-time, Chelsea doubled their lead in the 56th minute with Aubameyang’s second goal in as many games. The Gabon international headed home James’ assist from the right wing after former Chelsea defender Fukayo Tomori failed to clear the cross.
James called his own number for Chelsea’s third and final goal of the night when he slotted past Tatarusanu in the 61st minute. Raheem Sterling held off a pass for James to pounce on and watched as his fellow England man capped off a Man of the Match performance.
Chelsea hosts Wolves in a Premier League match on Saturday, while AC Milan welcome Juventus to the San Siro on the same day.
Here’s a closer look at the best results from Champions League action:
UCL Rewind: Inter Milan 1, Barcelona 0 (Hakan Calhanoglu 45+2′)
Barcelona suffered their second straight Champions League defeat as Inter Milan cruised to a 1-0 home victory over the La Liga visitors.
Hakan Calhanoglu gave Inter Milan the opening goal on the stroke of half-time, placing a powerful shot into the bottom corner of Marc Andre Ter Stegen’s goal. Inter Milan’s early penalty claim was waived by VAR. But the Turkish midfielder stepped up and scored a fine goal to put Inter in front.
Barcelona began to increase the pressure in the second half and thought they would score just after the hour mark. Pedri’s header from Ousmane Dembele’s cross looked to have got away for Barcelona, but VAR disallowed a goal in the box from Ansu Fatih.
VAR was called into action for the third time. Again giving up a key decision for Barcelona. Denzel Dumfries was charged with a handball in the booth in stoppage time, but VAR dropped the penalty shout and Inter Milan walked away with the three points.
Both teams finished with two shots on goal as Inter leapfrogged Barcelona into second place behind Bayern Munich.
UCL Rewind: Club Brugge 2, Atlético Madrid 0 (Kamal Sowah 36′, Ferran Jutgla 62′)
Club Brugge’s impressive start to the group stage continued on Tuesday as the Belgian side beat La Liga visitors Atlético Madrid 2-0 at home.
It was Club Brugge’s third straight win in the group stage after beating FC Porto and Bayer Leverkusen earlier in the tournament. Simon Mignolet made two key saves in the first half for Club. Brugge before watching his teammates score the opening goal of the game.
Kamal Sowah’s superb finish in the 36th minute put Club Brugge 1-0 up after Ferran Jutgla had created an opportunity. Jungle danced his way into the Atlético box before setting up Sowah for a one-time shot.
Judge extended Club Brugge’s advantage to 2-0 in the 62nd. Minute when she finished off a pass from Canadian international Taejon Buchanan. Buchanan’s delaying play allowed Jutgl to get into position before the duo combined for an important insurance goal.
Antoine Griezmann missed his penalty opportunity in the 76th minute. Rattling the crossbar to continue a disappointing day for Diego Simeone’s side. Mignolet finished the game with five strikes, giving Club Brugge one of their most impressive victories in the competition.
Benfica 1, Paris Saint-Germain 1 (Danilo Own goal 41′) – (Lionel Messi 22′)
UCL Rewind: Paris Saint-Germain grabbed an early lead on the road in Portugal but failed to take all three points against Benfica.
Lionel Messi’s first-half goal was cancelled out by Danilo’s own goal. Before half-time, Benfica and PSG drew 1-1 at the Estadio do Sport.
Benfica forced Gianluigi Donnarumma into three early saves before PSG called on Messi to score the game’s opening goal. Messi finished off a smart attack by PSG’s forwards and curled a shot into the top corner of Odysseus. Vlachodimos’ net gave PSG a 1-0 lead.
Benfica’s continued pressure paid off when Enzo Fernandez’s. Cross was headed in at PSG’s back post by former Porto defender Danilo.
Both goalkeepers struggled in the second half, making several crucial saves to keep the score 1-1. Nicolas Otamendi was denied by Donnarumma in the early stages of the second half. While Neymar hit the crossbar with a fine own effort.
Vlacodimos finished with six saves for Benfica, while Donnarumma made five saves for PSG.
PSG top the group with seven points and are ahead of Benfica in goals scored. Both are four points ahead of third-placed Juventus. Follow the sports category The info is from this tweet.
