The two most expensive squads in world football; PSG and Real Madrid face-off while Ahmed Musa’s CSKA Moscow welcomes Manchester United.
Manchester United’s group is peculiar in that the four teams; PSV, United, CSKA and Wolfsburg are all on three points having lost one and won one of their first two matches. The next two matches could be critical in who progresses to the knock-out stages of the Champions League.
Depay celebrates his first goal for United alongside Mata and Rooney
Elsewhere Raheem Sterling and Wilfried Bony will lead Man City against Sevilla which is sure to be a cracker while Alvaro Morata will hope to score in his six consecutive champions league game against Mochenglabach.
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FACTS: Manchester City have lost five of their last six Champions League games against Spanish opposition (D1)
Manchester United lost only three of their last 30 Champions League away games under Sir Alex Ferguson
Manchester United have won only one of their last eight CL away games and have lost the last three in a row
Antonio Valencia has scored in both of Manchester United’s previous two CL games versus CSKA Moscow & starts tonight
PSG & Real Madrid are the only sides yet to concede a Champions League goal this term. That should change tonight
LINE UPS:
Man United XI vs. CSKA: De Gea; Valencia, Smalling, Jones, Rojo; Schneiderlin, Schweinsteiger; Herrera, Lingard, Rooney; Martial
CSKA XI vs. Man Utd: Akinfeev; Mario Fernandes, Ignashevic, V. Beretuzski, Schennikov; Wernbloom, Eremenko, Tosic, Musa; Dzagoev; Doumbia.
Real Madrid XI vs. PSG: Navas; Danilo, Ramos, Varane, Marcelo; Casemiro, Kroos, Isco; Lucas Vazquez, Jese, Cristiano Ronaldo
PSG XI vs. Real Madrid: Trapp; Aurier, Thiago Silva, Marquinhos, Maxwell; Thiago Motta, Matuidi, Verratti; Di Maria, Cavani, Ibrahimovic.
Manchester City XI vs. Sevilla: Hart; Zabaleta, Otamendi, Mangala, Sagna; Toure, Fernandinho; Navas, De Bruyne, Sterling; Bony
Sevilla XI vs Manchester City: Rico; Tremoulinas, Rami, Andreolli, Coke; N’Zonzi, Krychowiak; Vitolo, Banega, Konoplyanka; Gameiro
Borrusia Mochengladbach XI vs. Juventus: Sommer; Johnson, Christensen, Dominguez, Wendt; Stindl, Korb, Xhaka; Traore, Dahoud, Raffael
Juventus XI vs. Borrusia Mochengladbach: Buffon; Barzagli, Bonucci, Chiellini, Alex Sandro; Khedira, Marchisio, Pogba, Cuadrado; Mandzukic, Morata
25′ WHAT A SAVE BY KEVIN TRAPP!!! Kroos finds Jese on the right and the youngster shoots one time by Kevin Trapp is up to the task. The following cross into the box by Carvajal is cleared away by Aurier
23′ GOOOOOAAAAALLLLLL!!!!! Seluk Inan equalizes for Galatasary against Benfica. 1 – 1.
23′ GOOOOOOAAAAALLLLL!!!!! Saul Niguez score. Atletico Madrid 1 – 0 Astana
19′ GOOOOOOAAAAALLLLL!!!!!! Markus Rosenberg makes it Malmo 1 – 0 Shakhtar Donetsk
16′ GOOOOOAAAAALLLLLL!!!!! Seydou Dombia breaks Manchester United fan hearts. Martial handles the ball in the box, penalty given. Eremenko’s spot-kick is saved by De Gea by Doumbia quickly gets a rebound
15′ Ibrahimovic clips Sergio Ramos but the referee ticks him off…no card
14′ Keylor Navas watches a Thiago Silva header go over the bar
13′ Zoran Tosic of CSKA Moscow cuts inside from the right flank and drives a shot wide of the target.
11′ PSG are having better clearer chances in that game
10′ SHOT!!! Matuidi dribbles Kroos and takes a cracking shot from outside the box bt Keylor Navas handles well
8′ Real Madrid have a freekick at the edge of the box…Ronaldo takes it but its disappointing
7′ Ibrahimovic is found with a beautiful ball but the referee says offside
6′ Ibrahimovic threatens in attack, earning PSG their first corner kick of the match
3′ GOOOOOOAAAAAAALLLLLL!!!! Nicolas Gaitan makes it Galatasary 0 – 1 Benfica
3′ Marcelo with a long-range effort that sails wide of Kevin Trapp’s goal
2′ Verratti expertly stops a Madrid attack…the PSG vs Real Madrid match looking like a classic already
1′ Kick off
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