⚽ 2022/23 UEFA champions league matchday 3: Preview, Result, Stats, Live Updates and more

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Napoli
Bayern Munich
Manchester City
Club Brugge
Real Madrid

The only teams with a perfect record in the Champions League this season

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Lionel Messi is the only player to score against 40 different teams in the Champions League

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Jude Bellingham, Jack Grealish and Reece James all received Player of the Match awards last night in the Champions League.

A successful evening for this trio of England internationals

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Since joining Borussia Dortmund in January 2020, Erling Haaland has now scored at least two goals in 35 separate league and #UCL matches.

He has at least three more appearances with 2+ goals than any other player (top 5 leagues + #UCL) in that time span.

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Jude Bellingham has now scored more goals in 19 #UCL appearances (5) than he has in his Bundesliga career (4 in 69 apps). Made for the big occasions

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Federico Valverde created 7 goalscoring chances from open play in Real Madrid’s win over Shakhtar Donetsk last night, the most in a #UCL match since March 2021 (Juan Cuadrado vs FC Porto, 8)

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Vinicius Junior registered 17 touches in the Shakhtar Donetsk penalty area last night, the most in a #UCL match since February (Kylian Mbappe vs Real Madrid, 18). Constant threat.

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Bundesliga golden Boys stats in the UCL this season:

Jude Bellingham: 3 games, 3 goals & 1 assist
Jamal Musiala: 3 games, 2 assists

They’re Performing at the Top Level.

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Argentine players yesterday in the Champions League:

Lionel Messi: 1 goal vs. Benfica
Angel Di Maria: 3 assists vs. Maccabi Haifa
Julian Alvarez: 1 goal vs. FC Kobenhavn

Incredible.

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After going 5 games without a goal, Messi has now scored in 6 consecutive matches (8 goals)!

He’s also been the best rated player in the last 7 straight games, and 9 of the last 10 games!

Goat.

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Erling Haaland continues his Incredible form this season.

12 games
19 goals
3 assists
22 goal contributions

What a Striker.

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Only Cristiano Ronaldo has more assists than Angel Di Maria in Champions League history

The most underrated player of his generation?

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The only three players with at least five multi-goal Champions League games by the age of 23: Haaland, Mbappe and Messi

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At 19 years old:

Scholes just turned professional.
Lampard was becoming a regular for West Ham.
Gerrard was playing for Liverpool but later recalled he was out of his depth.

Bellingham is captaining one of the biggest teams in Europe and putting in MOTM performances in the UCL.