Real Madrid lost at home to AC Milan on Tuesday, November 5, on the fourth day of the Champions League phase. For its part, Manchester City fell heavily on the lawn of Sporting Portugal (4-1). Find all the results of the evening.
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Real Madrid, who had been undefeated at home in the Champions League since April 2022, logically lost 3-1 against AC Milan, their second consecutive loss at home after the spanking received against Barcelona during the Clasico. The goals of the Rossoneri, who are behind Real in the standings (6 points) and are back in the race for qualification, were scored by Malick Thiaw (12th), the former Real, Alvaro Morata (39th), and the Dutchman Tijani Reijnders (73rd). Vinicius equalized at 1-1 on a panenka penalty (23rd). At the Santiago-Bernabeu stadium, the reigning European champions recorded a second setback in four Champions League matches and Carlo Ancelotti still does not seem to have found the key to building a real team since the arrival of Kylian Mbappé, still silent .
Viktor Gyökeres’ good evening with Sporting
Ruben’s Sporting Portugal beat Manchester City (4-1). Phil Foden had given the “Citizens” the advantage from the start (4th minute), but the Greens and Whites came back later, with a hat-trick from their Swedish striker Viktor Gyökeres (38th and penalties in the 49th and 80th) and a goal from the Uruguayan Maxi Araújo (46th). Pep Guardiola’s Citizens, already beaten last Saturday in the Premier League by Bournemouth (2-1), are going through a very bad patch.
Liverpool crushed Bayer Leverkusen to secure a fourth victory in as many Champions League days, the only team so far to achieve a full success (4-0). After a rather lackluster first hour of play at Anfield, Liverpool made the difference thanks to a hat-trick from Luis Diaz (61st, 83rd, 90th+2) and another goal from Cody Gakpo (63rd). Only Aston Villa, another English club, can follow this perfect pace in the event of a fourth victory on Wednesday in Bruges.
Beaten in their last two Ligue 1 matches, Monaco are still undefeated in the Champions League after their 1-0 victory from Bologna on Tuesday, during the 4th day. Defender Thilo Kehrer gave ASM victory on the wire by taking the ball back following a corner (86th). The Monegasques remain at the top of the C1 ranking with ten points (3 wins, 1 draw).
PSV Eindhoven relaunches
Girona lost heavily at PSV Eindhoven, who thus won their first victory in this edition of the biggest European competition (4-0). The Dutch team made the Catalan team a victim thanks to goals from Ryan Flamingo (15), Mark Tillman (32), Johan Bakayoko (82) and an own goal from Czech Ladislav Krekci (87). With this defeat, the second against a team from the Netherlands after losing to Feyenoord 3-2 at its Montilivi stadium, Girona (3 points out of 12 possible) sinks in the standings, while PSV Eindhoven (now at 5 points) is gaining momentum in the quest to qualify for the next round.
Lille and Juventus neutralized each other 1-1 after a balanced match at the Pierre-Mauroy stadium. After two prestigious successes against Real Madrid (1-0) and Atlético Madrid (3-1), Losc had to be content with a draw. Jonathan David opened the scoring for the Mastiffs (27th), his fourth goal of the current campaign, Dusan Vlahovic offered Juve the equalizer on a penalty on the hour mark (60th).
The results:
Slovan Bratislava – Dinamo Zagreb 1-4
PSV Eindhoven – Girona 4-0
Lille – Juventus Turin 1-1
Bologna – Monaco 0-1
Real Madrid – AC Milan 1-3
Liverpool – Bayer Leverkusen 4-0
Sporting Portugal – Manchester City 4-1
Borussia Dortmund – Sturm Graz 1-0
Celtic Glasgow – RB Leipzig 3-1