SAUL NIGUEZ MAGIC TOUCH FOR ATHLETICO MADRID, HAALAND’S BRACE SINKS PSG: UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE DAY 1
Athletico Madrid 1-0 Liverpool
An early strike from Saul Niguez gave Athletico Madrid a win over Champion, Liverpool in Tuesday night champions league first leg of the round of sixteen.
Liverpool are unbeaten in the English premier league this season, but, the champions league has proven to be a different game entirely. Athletico Madrid opened the scoring 4 minutes into the match with an early strike from a corner kick through Saul niguez.
However, Liverpool can be grateful they only conceded one goal with Alvaro morata missing clear cut chances in the first half of the game. Liverpool star Salah was also guilty of missed chances as he failed to convert after an error from Jan Oblak.
The Defending champion had no single shot on target throughout the entire game.
Haaland can’t stop scoring
Erling Haaland scored his ninth and tenth champions league goals of the season to give Borrusia Dortmund a win over Paris Saint-Germain.
Haaland had given Borussia Dortmund the lead in the 69th minute. The was only but a while as Neymar Equalized for PSG by scoring an important away goal.
The 19- year- old Norwegian striker restored the lead for Borrusia Dortmund with a long-range left-footed shot from outside the box 18 in the 77th minute with an assist from Giovanni Reyna.
Haaland becomes only the second-youngest player to score 10 goals in the champions league after Kylian Mbappe.