Nigerian soccer stars Ademola Lookman and Emmanuel Ayaosi made their mark on Tuesday’s UEFA Champions League motion, offering assists as Atlético Madrid and Slavia Prague secured attracts. At the identical time, Paris Saint-Germain ended Barcelona’s winning run.
Lookman got here on at half-time and assisted Atlético Madrid’s equaliser in a 1-1 draw away to Stuttgart, serving to the Spanish facet earn a degree regardless of ending with 10 males.
Stuttgart had taken the lead via Jamie Leweling earlier than Julián Álvarez levelled for Atlético. The guests have been later lowered to 10 males following a reckless problem by Morten Hjulmand, however held on to disclaim the German facet a victory.
In one other late comeback, Ayaosi assisted Slavia Prague’s Ninetieth-minute equaliser in a 2-2 draw towards Fenerbahçe. David Moses, Mubarak Suleiman and Samuel Isife additionally featured for the Czech champions, who recovered from a two-goal deficit however stay with no Champions League win this season.
The evening’s greatest consequence got here in Paris, the place Paris Saint-Germain beat Barcelona 4-2 to end their 11-match winning streak and transfer to the highest of the Champions League standings.
Barcelona fought again to degree at 2-2, with Lamine Yamal producing a second of particular person brilliance to attain from a good angle. However, Vitinha restored PSG’s lead earlier than Fabián Ruiz added one other to seal the guests’ victory.
PSG’s win was tempered by accidents to Ousmane Dembélé and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, who might be unavailable for upcoming fixtures.
Liverpool additionally maintained their good begin, recovering from two targets right down to defeat Villarreal 4-3 in an exhilarating encounter.
Alexis Mac Allister led the comeback, whereas 18-year-old Rio Ngumoha impressed with contributions to targets involving Ronald Araújo, Mac Allister and Florian Wirtz.
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Manchester City responded to their earlier defeat to PSG with a commanding 5-1 victory over AEK Athens. Phil Foden scored a hat-trick, whereas Erling Haaland began on the bench.
Elsewhere, Scott McTominay scored twice as Napoli beat Bodø/Glimt 4-3, Borussia Dortmund defeated Sabah 2-1, PSV edged Porto 1-0, and Roma thrashed Slovan Bratislava 4-0.
With three wins from three matches, PSG and Liverpool emerged as the one groups to keep up good information within the newest spherical of fixtures.
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