He Aston Villa of Englandwith Emiliano “Dibu” Martínez as a starter, beat Bologna of Italy 2-0 on the third day of the Champions League and finished at the top of the table.
The Birmingham team’s conversions came thanks to good finishes from midfielder John McGinn and center forward Jhon Durán.
Argentine goalkeeper “Dibu” Martínez participated from the start of the international match. The man from Mar del Plata put in an impressive performance between the three sticks, which was a fundamental factor in achieving the victory.
Martínez demonstrated his ability to put on the gloves from the start, with impressive blocks on shots that were part of clear scoring chances for the team led by coach Vincenzo Italiano.
With this victory, the team led by the Spanish Unai Emery took first place in the Champions League standings with nine points. In addition, they achieved their third undefeated match, with three consecutive victories, in the European competition.
Girona, with the goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga Playing as a starter, he won 2-0 against Slovan Bratislava at the Montilivi Municipal Stadium.
In this way, the local team achieved its first victory in the Champions League.
It was the Catalan team who dominated the match by dominating the ball. He also had the clearest chances of the game.
It was not until the 42nd minute that Spaniard Miguel Gutiérrez put Girona ahead after a great run down the left wing by striker Arnaut Danjuma, which later ended in the midfielder’s goal.
In the second half, the Spanish defender Juanpe, after a foul, scored a great goal that ended up sealing the match and making it 2-0 in favor of the Catalan team.
The advantage could have been greater, but Uruguayan striker Cristhian Stuani could not convert a penalty that ended up in the hands of Slovakian goalkeeper Dominik Takac.
With this victory, Girona added its first three points and placed itself twentieth in the table.
The PSV of the Netherlands, with Walter Benitez From the start, they tied 1-1 with PSG. The goals were scored by the Dutch left winger Noa Lang and the Moroccan right back Achraf Hakimi.
The Chaco goalkeeper had a remarkable performance on the field of play, with an important presence to ruin PSG’s offensives.
However, ten minutes into the second half, the San Martin native was surprised by the powerful shot of the France team’s star Achraf Hakimi and had no chance to prevent the tying goal.
Furthermore, at 45+6 of the match, the South American received a yellow card for protesting an alleged penalty in favor of the Parisian team to the main referee, Glenn Nyberg.
With this result, the Netherlands team was placed in 27th place in the UEFA Champions League standings, with two points. One step above Bologna in Italy, and one place below Club Brugge in Belgium.
The outstanding mark of the day was given by real Madrid of Spain, which turned the game around and defeated Borussia Dortmund of Germany 5-2 today in an overwhelming way.
The “Merengue” conversions were scored by central defender Antonio Rüdiger, left winger Vinícius Júnior, who scored a hat-trick, and right back Lucas Vázquez, all from the 60th minute onwards.
On the other hand, the Germans scored through forward Donyell Malen and left winger Jamie Bynoe-Gittens.
With this overwhelming victory, Ancelotti’s Real Madrid moved into ninth place in the table, with six points. One place below Bayer Leverkusen in Germany, and one step above Liverpool in England.
Source: Ambito
