The incredible Como secured another victory in the Champions League—and in spectacular fashion. Tassos Douvikas’s team (with Douvikas scoring again) defeated a dismal Manchester United 4-1. The Italians earned their second three points in the tournament, having crushed Leipzig (again 4-1) in their opener, while in their second match they lost 3-2 to Feyenoord.
The Italians earned their second “three points” in the tournament, having crushed Leipzig (again 4-1) in their opener, while in their second match they lost 3-2 to Feyenoord.
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The score became 1-0 just two minutes in, with Nikos Pas, who was the standout player for Fàbregas’s team, opening the scoring with a superb finish from the edge of the box. The home team was looking for a second goal; they could have scored it before halftime, but they finally did so in the second half.
In the 49th minute, the Argentine set up Duvica, who made no mistake from a shooting position, beating the opposing goalkeeper and bringing his tally to three goals in as many Champions League matches. Como didn’t let up and ran roughshod over United. In the 57th minute, Pas pressed and stole the ball, cutting across half the field and beating Lamens. The icing on the cake: With United’s defense in disarray, Ramón scored with a powerful header to make it 4-0 in the 76th minute. In stoppage time, Zirkzee pulled one back to make it 4-1.
Galatasaray got off to an impressive start against Lille. Just two minutes in, Akgün’s powerful shot put the visitors up 1-0, but the home team turned the game around. Just seven minutes in, Diawune found the back of the net after rounding the opposing goalkeeper, and he scored again from close range in the 39th minute.
Batrakov equalized with a header in the 44th minute, while in the 52nd minute, Ozer scored an own goal, turning the comeback into a comeback of a comeback! A beautiful shot by Osimen in the 61st minute sealed the comeback.
*photo source: Como_1907
