Champions League First Round!
Sports Desk, Sep 17 (EFE).-
In the first round of the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday, Bayern Munich crushed Dinamo Zagreb 9-2, Liverpool defeated Milan 3-1, and Real Madrid beat Stuttgart 3-1.
Bayern dominated the first half to take a 3-0 lead. The second half began with five deadly minutes for Dynamo, who almost equalized at 3-2.
However, the Bavarians settled down and scored six more goals. Harry Kane was the star with four goals in a European competition game, a record held by few.
Meanwhile, Liverpool faced AC Milan at the San Siro. The Reds suffered a setback when Christian Pulisic scored for the locals AC Milan sending the home fans into a frenzy.
However, Liverpool gradually took control and equalized in the 23rd minute when Ibrahima Konate headed in Trent Alexander-Arnold’s left-wing free-kick before Van Dijk added a second in the 41st minute from Kostas Tsimikas’ right-wing corner.
Dominik Szoboszlai sealed the victory 23 minutes before the end when he headed home Cody Gakpo’s cutback.
Finally, Real Madrid defeated Stuttgart thanks to second-half goals from France’s Kylian Mbappé, Germany’s Antonio Rüdiger, and Brazil’s Endrick Moreira.
The white team took the lead through Kylian Mbappé, assisted by Brazilian Rodrygo Goes, and the German team equalized in the 68th minute through Deniz Undav’s header from a corner.
In the 83rd minute, Rüdiger headed in the second goal from a Luka Modric corner from the left after beating his defender.
In stoppage time, Endrick scored the third goal with a shot from the edge of the area after a counterattack. EFE
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