Champions League Matchday 4: The tops and flops
Madrid’s Alvaro Morata reacts after a compare on Nov 2, 2016.
PHOTO: REUTERS
KARACHI: Match day 4 of a UEFA Champions League comes to a closure, and this turn of matches constructed some startling formula to contend a least.
The Express Tribune will demeanour during all a prohibited and cold performances from Tuesday and Wednesday nights with a tops or flops series.
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Tops:
Legia Warszawa
Warsaw’s Thibault Moulin reacts after scoring a idea opposite Real Madrid on Nov 2, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS
First in a list of tops is Polish bar Legia Warszawa who constructed a many moving opening of a compare day 4 of a UEFA Champions League opposite fortifying champions Real Madrid in an dull home belligerent on Wednesday.
Warszawa went 2-0 down inside a initial 35 mins of a match, pleasantness goals from Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema. However, a Polish club, that is now ranked 78th in a UEFA bar ranking, done a conspicuous quip opposite a reigning champions and done it 3-2 7 mins from time.
Pochettino blasts Spurs after ’embarrassing’ better opposite Leverkusen
The best opening of a night from a hosts came from defensive midfielder Thibault Moulin, who deservedly scored his side’s third idea of a night, and done some pivotal interceptions during a match.
Bayer Leverkusen
Bayer Leverkusen’s Kevin Kampl celebrates scoring their initial idea opposite Spurs on Nov 2, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS
Next in a list of tops is Bundesliga bar Bayer Leverkusen, who degraded Premier League bar Tottenham Hotspur infront of 90,000 fans during Wembley on Wednesday.
The German club, that was rather detrimental dual weeks ago when they managed a 0-0 pull during home opposite a same opposition, was distant higher opposite Spurs on a night where they indispensable a large opening to keep their hopes of surpassing to a subsequent theatre alive.
Leverkusen dominated Spurs throughout, and looked distant melancholy side on a night, before going into a lead with a 65th notation strike from Slovenian winger Kevin Kampl.
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The many gratifying partial for manager Roger Schmidt would be his team’s defence, and their ability to mangle on a counter, that left a London-based bar dumbfounded.
Lyon
Olympique Lyon’s Corentin Tolisso celebrates after scoring initial idea opposite Juventus. PHOTO: REUTERS
Third in a list of tops is French bar Lyon, who from nowhere constructed arguably their best opening of a turn matches opposite clever a Juventus side on Wednesday in Turin.
Lyon, who are pang from bad form domestically, where they are now placed on eighth in a joining table, as good as in Europe, were 1-0 down pleasantness Gonzalo Higuain’s chastisement in a 13th minute.
However, Bruno Genesio’s side dug their heels and did not let a antithesis play freely, and combined chances as well, for that they were rewarded 5 mins from time, when Corentin Tolisso got one past gifted Gianluigi Buffon.
The stand-off is not a poignant outcome in terms of Lyon’s organisation station as they are still 4 points behind second placed Juventus. Nevertheless, a outcome means that a Ligue 1 side is now favourite to finish third in a organisation H, that means they will get a possibility to take partial in a Europa League.
Flops:
Real Madrid
Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo reacts during compare opposite Legia Warszawa on Nov 2, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS
First in a list of flops are fortifying champions Real Madrid, who somehow managed to chuck a two-goal lead, and during one indicate were confronting better opposite one of a tournament’s minnows.
Zinedine Zidane’s play of personification a new arrangement of 4-2-4 with, with both Karim Benzema and Alvaro Morata starting upfront, backfired miserably for a Spanish giants, as Madrid conceded 3 goals opposite a organisation that ranks 77 spots next them in UEFA’s bar rankings.
Real clearly missed 3 of their initial choice defenders, including bar captain Sergio Ramos, maestro Pepe and star left-back Marcelo, though their opening in a last-third will be a large means of regard for Zidane, generally a opening of bar fable Cristiano Ronaldo.
Madrid can count themselves propitious adequate to secure a rather unsatisfactory draw, interjection to 85th notation equaliser from midfielder Mateo Kovacic. However, a outcome left reigning champions in a second place, dual points behind Borrusia Dortmund, that means Real will now have to win both of their remaining matches to equivocate a worse pull in a turn of 16.
Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham’s Eric Dier looks morose after a diversion opposite Bayer Leverkusen on Nov 2, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS
Next in a list of flops facilities Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur, who are now confronting a critical possibility of blank out on a place in a knockout turn of a Champions League after pang their second better during home, this time opposite Bayern Leverkusen on Wednesday .
Spurs once again unhappy a home throng with a clueless performance, as a hosts only managed 4 shots on idea in 90 minutes, with only dual on target.
Maurio Pochettino’s organisation never looked in any arrange of control, detached from a final 10 mins of a initial half, and a hosts were deservedly beaten on a night.
The London-based bar are now confronting an ascending task, where they will have to win their final dual games to have any arrange of possibility of creation it to a final 16.
Juventus
Juventus’ goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon and Claudio Marchisio during a finish of a compare opposite Lyon on Nov 2, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS
The third in a list of a flops facilities Serie A giants Juventus, who showed a rather bluff opening opposite Lyon on Wednesday in their home ground.
Leading 1-0 after 13 minutes, a diversion was there to be taken for a hosts, though Massimiliano Allegri’s organisation showed a lifeless performance, that gave visitors a possibility to come back.
The Turin-based bar only managed to get 3 shots on aim in 90 minutes, and are now confronting a awaiting of finishing behind organisation leaders Sevilla, that means they can get a tough antithesis in a turn of 16.
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