The seventh round superchallenge in the Champions League between Inter and Arsenal ended 1-3 for the Londoners. The “Gunners” were the first to find the advantage in the 10th minute. After a model action, Jurrien Timber’s shot is deflected by Gabriel Jeus and ends up in Yann Sommer’s goal. Petar Sucic equalized for the Blues in the 18th minute with a powerful shot on the edge of the penalty area. In the 31st minute, after a corner kick from Bukayo Saka, Leandro Trossard assists with a header, Gabriel Jesus heads past Sommer, for the second time. The first half ends 0-1 for Arsenal.
Viktor Gyokeres, introduced in the second half, sealed the victory for the Londoners with his goal in the 83rd minute. The Swede scored after a quick counterattack, thanks to a powerful shot from the edge of the penalty area.
In London, Tottenham won 2-0 against Dortmund. Cristian Romero scored for the home team in the 15th minute, the defender being accurate with a low shot inside the area. The Giallorossi were left with a man down from the 24th minute, due to Daniel Svensson's red card for a serious foul on Odobert.
In the 38th minute, Dominic Solanke scored the second goal for the Londoners. The striker scored with a feint, after an assist from Odobert. The score did not change until the end. Tottenham won 2-0 and currently ranks fifth, Dortmund in 11th place.
The surprise of the evening came in Lisbon, where Sporting beat reigning European champions PSG 2-1. The hosts took the lead through Luis Javier Suarez in the 74th minute. The Parisians responded immediately, equalising through Khvicha Kvaratskhelia in the 78th minute, the Georgian scoring a stunning goal with a classy strike. Luis Suarez scored again in stoppage time to give the Portuguese a big win.
Napoli are in big trouble in the Champions League, after a 1-1 draw against Copenhagen. The usual Scott McTominay scored for the Italians in the 39th minute, the Scot was accurate in his header after a corner. The hosts played with one less player since the 35th minute, Delaney was punished with a red card for a dangerous tackle on the opponent. The hosts equalized in the 72nd minute with Jordan Larsson, who after making a mistake from the penalty spot, corrected the mistake directly, sending the ball into the net after being deflected by goalkeeper Milinkovic-Savic. The penalty was caused by a wrong tackle in the area by Alessandro Buongiorno against Mohamed Elyounoussi. The final score, 1-1. Both teams are currently sharing 23rd and 24th place, putting them in a big risk for the play-offs.
Olympiacos also picked up a crucial win in their race to secure a play-off spot. The Greeks won 2-0 against Leverkusen. Costinha headed home in the second minute from a corner kick. Taremi doubled the lead late in the first half.
Real Madrid convinces at the “Santiago Bernabeu”, after the 6-1 victory over Monaco, in the penultimate match for this stage in the Champions League. The French were punished by their former striker, Kylian Mbappe, in the 5th minute, who scored after an assist from Federico Valverde. Mbappe asked for “sorry” to the Monaco fans present in the stadium, for his goal. In the 26th minute, a model action by the Madrid players, Arda Guler passes to Vinicius Junior, the Brazilian to Mbappe, the Frenchman scores his second personal goal and the second of the meeting. The first half ends 2-0 for the Madrid players.
Real Madrid also started the second half well. In the 51st minute, after a beautiful assist from Vinicius Junior, the second of this match for the Brazilian, Franco Mastantuono sent the ball into the net. A goal of liberation for the Argentine, after a difficult period that he has been going through recently.
4 minutes later, Vinicius Junior again becomes the protagonist, where the ball introduced by the Brazilian in the area, is deflected into his own goal by Thilo Kehrer. In the 63rd minute, it was Vinicius Junior's turn to score. The Brazilian who shone tonight, scored after an assist from Arda Guler and a beautiful action of his in the area and then a powerful shot that ended in the box.
In the 72nd minute, Monaco scored the consolation goal with Jordan Teze, after a blunder in the area by Dani Ceballos. In the 81st minute it was Jude Bellingham's turn to find the net. Final score 6-1. In the last match, Ajax won 1-2 away against Villarreal.