Champions League: Cristiano Ronaldo fails to score in huge win for Real Madrid
– Leicester City recorded another win in the Champions League
– Crisitiano Ronaldo didn’t score as Real Madrid hit Legia for five
– Porto scored two late goals in the final 15 mins to win at Club Brugge
– Buffon saved a penalty as ten man Juventus defeated Lyon away
Match day three of the Champions League began with Real Madrid recording a huge win while Leicester won their third consecutive match and no goals conceded in the Champions League yet.
Real Madrid defeated Legia 5 – 1 at the Santiago Bernabeu. Gareth Bale opened the scored with Marcelo adding a second when his attempt was deflected into the net.
Radovic scored a penalty a minute after Marcelo’s goal and there was no stopping Madrid from then on with Asencio, Vazquez and Morata adding the final goals.
Gianluigi Buffon put in a superman display as ten man Juventus defeated Lyon. In what was a great tactical battle in the first half, Buffon saved a penalty from Lacazette then thwarted two other glorious attempts.
Lemina was sent off just after the first half but that did not deter Juve as substitute Juan Cuadrado scored in the 76th minute.
Dortmund defeated Sporting 2 – 1 away to secure three vital points. Aubameyang opened the scoring with Julian Weigl scoring his first ever senior goal. Bruno Caeser however shortened the scorline late in the second half.
AS Monaco snatched a at CSKA Moscow. Lacina Traore had given the Russians the lead against the run of play but Bernardo Silva
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Below LIVE update of the Champions League games to by played tonight
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FT: Here are your final scorelines
Bayer Leverkusen 0 – 0 Tottenham Hotspur
CSKA Moscow 1 – 2 Monaco
Real Madrid 5 – 1 Legia Warszawa
Sporting CP 1 – 2 Borussia Dortmund
Club Brugge 1 – 1 FC Porto
Leicester City 1 – 0 FC Koebenhavn
Dinamo Zagreb 0 – 1 Sevilla
Lyon 0 – 1 Juventus
90′ GOOOOOAAAAAALLLLL!!!! Andre Silva scores a winner
CSKA Moscow 1 – 2 AS Monaco
86′ GOOOOOOAAALLLL!!!!! Bernerdo Silva equalizes for AS Monaco
CSKA Moscow 1 – 1 AS Monaco
84′ GOOOOOAAALLLLL!!!!! Alvaro Morata scores
Real Madrid 5 – 1 Legia Warsaw
76′ GOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!! Despite being a man down since the beginning of the second half, Juventus take the lead through substitute Juan Cuadrado
Lyon 0 – 1 Juventus
74′ A swift attack frees Layún down the right, he fires a thunderbolt into the top corner from outside the penalty area
70′ GOOOOAAAAALLLLL!!! Club Brugge 1-1 Porto…Layún equalizes for the Portuguese side
70′ GOOOOOAAAALLLLL!!!! Bruno Ceaser shorten’s Dortmund’s lead against Sporting
Sporting 1 – 2 Dortmund
69′ GOOOOOAAAALLLLL!!!! Substitute Lucas Vazquez scores a fourth for Madrid
Real Madrid 4 – 1 Legia Warsaw
A long punt downfield from Navas finds Morata who bursts down the wing and sends in a great ball for fellow substitute Vazquez to fire the ball under the keeper on the volley
68′ YELLOW CARD! Lacazette (who has already missed a penalty) is shown a card for a foul on Sami Khedira
Still Lyon 0 – 0 Juventus
66′ SUB: Alvaro Morata comes on for Gareth Bale
65′ SUB: Real Madrid’s Vazquez is on for Rodriguez, who has been quiet and was not involved much in his team’s attacks
62′ YELLOW CARD! Ronaldo booked for a late challenge, he accepts his card but says its his first offence
55′ Massive opportunity here for Lyon, and one they absolutely must seize if they want to be taken seriously in Group H
54′ Red card! Juventus midfielder Lemina receives a second yellow card and is sent off
50′ YELLOW CARD!
48′ GOOD SAVE! Kucharczyk gets his hands stung by Benzema’s fierce drive, that was a smart stop
46′ Second half begins…
HT: Here at the half-time scores at this time
Bayer Leverkusen 0 – 0 Tottenham Hotspur
CSKA Moscow 1 – 0 Monaco
Real Madrid 3 – 1 Legia Warszawa
Sporting CP 0 – 2 Borussia Dortmund
Club Brugge 1 – 0 FC Porto
Leicester City 1 – 0 FC Koebenhavn
Dinamo Zagreb 0 – 1 Sevilla
Lyon 0 – 0 Juventus
44′ GOOOOOOAAAALLLLL!!!! Julian Weigl scores a second for Dortmund
Sporting 0 – 2 Dortmund
40′ GOAL! Leicester 1-0 København
Riyad Mahrez scores
A deep left wing cross is headed back into the danger area by Slimani and Mahrez does the rest with a lovely finish
Riyad Mahrez celebrates his goal with Jamie vardy
38′ GOOOOOAAAAALLLLLLL!!!! Samir Nasri scores
Dinam0 0 – 1 Sevilla
37′ GOOOOAAALLLLL!!!! Marco Asencio scores a third for Madrid
Real Madrid 3 – 1 Legia
34′ GOOOOOOOAAAALLLLLL!!!! Traore scores
CSKA Moscow 0 – 1 AS Monaco
31′ Penalty for Lyon! Lacazette takes and Buffon saves
30′ In the Lyon vs Juventus match, a first sight of goal for Higuain who gets on the end of a tidy ball through from Alves, but lashes a shot a whisker wide of the far post from a tight angle.
30′ SAVED! Ronaldo’s freekick is parry behind for a corner
23′ CLOSE! Bereszynski’s inviting cross to the back post is put behind by Danilo. The set piece is cleared
22′ GOOOOOOAAAALLLLLLLL!!!!! Radovic scores a penalty for Legia
Real Madrid 2 – 1 Legia Warsaw
19′ Another Real Madrid goal… A lovely cross-field pass from Asensio finds Benzema deep down the left flank, and the striker cuts inside before picking out Marcelo. The full-back is in a pocket of space and quickly unleashes a shot
14′ GOOOOAALLLLL!!! Gareth Bale meets Danilo’s pass to score with a left footed curled shot
Real Madrid 1 – 0 Legia
Marcelo celebrates his goal for Real Madrid
13′ Odjidja-Ofoe hits the post with a shot taken from just outside of the Real penalty area
12′ GOOOOOAAALLLLL!!!! Football manager wonder Jelle Vossen scores
Club Brugge 1 – 0 FC Porto
11′ CHANCE! Ronaldo does well to cross from the left but Bale cannot send the ball into the net.
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9′ GOOOOOAAALLLLL!!!! Aubameyang scores.
Sporting 0 – 1 Dortmund
7′ Ronaldois fouled in the middle of the pitch, resulting in a free-kick 35 yards away from the Legia goal. The Portuguese unleashes a thumping shot that hits the wall…clears for a corner which is also cleared
4′ Leicester City have twice had to clear balls into their box from Copenhagen who are bossing the early exchanges
2′ Kroos picks up the ball on the halfway line and quickly tries to set up Danilo. The Brazilian embarks on a marauding run down the right flank as he tries to latch on to the ball, but, despite his best efforts, he’s unable to keep it in play.
1′ Kick off
Sporting XI vs. Dortmund: Patricio; Schelotto, Coates, Semedo, Marvin; Carvalho, Elias; Martins, Ruiz, Markovic; Dost
Dortmund XI vs. Sporting: Bürki; Ginter, Sokratis, Bartra, Passlack; Weigl; Kagawa, Götze, Pulisic, Dembélé; Aubameyang
Leverkusen XI vs. Spurs: Leno; Bender, Tah, Toprak, Henrichs; Kampl, Aranguiz, Mehmedi, Calhanoglu; Hernandez, Kiessling
Spurs XI vs. Leverkusen: Lloris; Trippier, Dier, Vertonghen, Rose; Wanyama, Alli; Lamela, Eriksen, Son; Janssen
Copenhagen XI vs. Leicester: Olsen; Ankersen, Jorgensen, Johansson, Augustinsson; Kvist, Delaney, Verbic, Toutouh; Santander, Cornelius
Monaco XI vs. CSKA: Subasic; Sidibé, Jemerson, Glik, Raggi; Fabinho, Bakayoko, Moutinho; Silva, Lemar, Germain
CSKA XI vs. Monaco: Akinfeev; Fernandes, Ignashevich, V Berezutskiy, Shchennikov; Wernbloom, Natcho; Tosic, Ionov, Golovin; Traore
Leicester XI vs. Copenhagen: Schmeichel; Simpson, Morgan, Huth, Fuchs; Drinkwater, King, Albrighton, Mahrez; Vardy, Slimani
Sevilla XI vs. Zagreb: Rico; Rami, Escudero, Mercado; Mariano, N’Zonzi, Nasri, Pareja; Vitolo, Vasquez, Vietto
Porto XI vs. Brugge: Casillas; Layun, Felipe, Marcano, Telles; Danilo, Herrera; Otavio, Torres, Jota; Silva
Brugge XI vs. Porto: Butelle; van Rhijn, Poulain, Desnwil; Vormer, Claudemir, Simons, Vanaken; Vossen, Limbombe
Real Madrid XI vs. Legia: Navas; Danilo, Pepe, Varane, Marcelo; Kroos, Rodriguez, Asensio; Bale, Ronaldo, Benzema
Juventus XI vs. Lyon: Buffon; Barzagli, Bonucci, Evra; Dani Alves, Khedira, Lemina, Pjanic, Alex Sandro; Dybala, Higuain
Lyon XI vs. Juventus: Lopes; Yanga-Mbiwa, Nkoulou, Diakhaby; Rafael, Darder, Gonalons, Tolisso, Morel; Fekir, Lacazette
Below is a preview of the Champions League games to by played tonight
The UEFA Champions League continues tonight and we are looking at fixtures – predicting their respective outcomes, relaying injuries and suspension news.
Below are Match Day 3 fixtures of the Champions League to be played on Tuesday, October 18
Group E
Bayer Leverkusen vs Tottenham Hotspur
Spurs have not been entirely convincing in the Champions League this season and Leverkusen have not fared better. On paper, the English side look better but they are missing some crucial players.
Harry Kane, Moussa Dembele, Kyle Walker and Toby Alderweirld are sure absentees while Lars Bender and Karim Bellarabi should be absent for the home side with injuries.
Harry Kane
Predicted scorline: Bayer Leverkusen 1 – 3 Tottenham
CSKA Moscow vs Monaco
Monaco have been one of the best teams in the Champions League this season with a draw and a win from their two games. CSKA meanwhile are flattering to deceive with a draw and a defeat.
CSKA will be missing Alan Dzagoev, Eremenko and Akinfeev while Monaco are without Dirar, Elmany Toure and Radamel Falcao.
Predicted scoreline: CSKA 1 – 2 Monaco
You can follow the day -to-day updates of the UEFA Champions League HERE
Group F
Real Madrid vs Legia Warszawa
These are the kind of games Cristiano Ronaldo loves; just ask the Molde et al. However, Luka Modric, Casemiro and Sergio Ramos are expected to also miss the game due to respective injuries.
Expect goals grom Cristiano Ronaldo when Legia travel to Madrid
Possible line ups:
Real Madrid: Navas; Danilo, Pepe, Varane, Nacho; Kovačić, Kroos, Rodríguez; Bale, Morata, Ronaldo.
Legia: Malarz; Bereszyński, Czerwiński, Rzeźniczak, Hlousek; Radović, Moulin, Jodłowiec, Odjidja, Guilherme; Nikolić.
Predicted scoreline: Real Madrid 8 – 1 Legia (Ronaldo to score four) — You think this is impossible?
Sporting CP vs Borussia Dortmund
Quite a number of Dortmund players have been plagued with series of injuries coming into this game.
The German side will be missing a mammoth eleven players (and three left backs) and this could give Sporting right winger Gelson Martins a free roam. Despite the absentees, Dortmund have a large enough squad to trouble Sporting.
Isco of Real Madrid is closed down by Marco Reus (L) of Borussia Dortmund in a Champions LEague game played earlier this season
Possible line ups
Sporting: Rui Patrício; João Pereira, Coates, Ruben Semedo, Zeegelaar; William Carvalho, Elías, Bruno César, Gelson, Bryan Ruiz; Dost.
Dortmund: Bürki; Piszczek, Bartra, Ginter, Passlack; Weigl; Pulišić, Götze, Kagawa, Dembélé; Aubameyang.
Predicted scoreline: Sporting 2 – 3 Dortmund
Group G
Club Brugge vs FC Porto
Porto come into this game knowing they can get the full three points if they convert their chances.
The Portuguese side are too talented for the Belgians who shipped four goals in their last encounter against FC Koebenhavn.
Possible line-ups
Club Brugge: Butelle; Van Rhijn, Poulain, Denswil, Cools; Claudemir, Simons; Vanaken, Vormer, Gedoz; Vossen
Porto: Casillas; Layún, Felipe, Marcano, Alex Telles; Danilo, Herrera, Otávio, Óliver, Diogo Jota; André Silva
Predicted scoreline: Brugge 1 – 4 Porto
Leicester City vs FC Koebenhavn
Leicester might be floundering in the league but there is no stopping them in the Champions League with two wins from two games. FC Koebenhavn just do not posses enough threat despite their 4 – 0 win over Club Brugge last time out.
Okazaki, Mahrez and Vardy of Leicester City
Predicted scoreline: Leicester City 4 – 0 FC Koebenhavn
You can follow the day to day updates of the UEFA Champions League HERE
Group H
Dinamo Zagreb vs Sevilla
On paper Sevilla look too good and a look at the table shows they can progress after posting one win and one draw in two games. Dinamo will miss Goncalo and Leskovic however.
Former Sevilla captain Coke celebrates a goal
Possible line-ups
Dinamo Zagreb: Livaković; Stojanovič, Sigali, Schildenfeld, Pivarić; Machado, Jonas, Soudani, Antolić, Fernandes; Henríquez.
Sevilla: Rico; Mariano, Rami, Mercado, Escudero; Vázquez, Kranevitter, Ganso; Vitolo, Ben Yedder, Sarabia.
Predicted scoreline: Dinamo 0 – 4 Sevilla
Lyon vs Juventus
Juventus are definitely the favourites to win this game but with the likes of Chiellini, Pjaca, Mandzukic, Lichtsteiner, Rugani, Marchisio, Asamoah all out, Lyon could cause a few problems.
The Italian champions should go with a 4-3-1 -2 formation with Paolo Dybala and Gonzalo Higuain upfront, Hernanes behind them in the middle, while Pjanic, Lemina and Sami Khedira complete the midfield.
Gonzalo Higuain celebrates his goal on his debut for Juventus
Predicted scoreline: Lyon 2 – 3 Juventus
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