Champions League debutants!
International Desk, Sep 10 (EFE).-
Champions League debutants Calcio Como pulled off a historic upset over RB Leipzig on Thursday, stealing the spotlight on a night when European giants Bayern Munich and Manchester United also achieved high-scoring victories.
Cesc Fà bregas’ Como celebrated a fairytale Champions League debut with an emphatic 4-1 victory over German mainstays RB Leipzig.
Martin Baturina scored Como’s first-ever Champions League goal in the 14th minute.
Anastasios Douvikas and Assane Diao capitalized on brilliant setups from playmaker Nico Paz to extend the lead.
Leipzig’s Andrija Maksimović pulled one back with a brilliant left-footed strike, but Máximo Perrone sealed the victory for the Italians with a 90th-minute goal.
Bayern Munich thrashed Bodø/Glimt 5-0 after a stellar second-half performance.
Jamal Musiala broke the deadlock in the 47th minute, and soon after, Harry Kane and Alphonso Davies added two more.
Michael Olise set the grand finale with a late double in stoppage time.
The Red Devils put on a flawless opening performance at Old Trafford, securing a comfortable 4-0 victory over Sabah with goals from Matheus Cunha, Bruno Fernandes, Benjamin Å eÅ¡ko, and Lisandro MartÃnez.
José Mourinho’s Fenerbahçe held AS Roma to a hard-fought 1-1 draw.
A dramatic, back-and-forth five-goal thriller ended with Lens snatching all three points from Slavia Prague with a 3-2 victory.
PSV Eindhoven and Shakhtar Donetsk traded blows but ultimately split the points in a 1-1 tactical stalemate. EFEmcd
