The two most expensive squads ever assembled
PSG XI: Donnarumma; Hakimi, Marquinhos, Kimpembe, Nuno Mendes; Ander Herrera, Verratti, Gueye; Messi, Mbappé, Neymar.
Man City XI: Ederson; Walker, Rúben Dias, Laporte, Cancelo; Bernardo Silva, Rodri, De Bruyne; Mahrez, Sterling, Grealish.
Real Madrid XI: Courtois; Nacho, Militao, Alaba, Miguel Gutiérrez; Camavinga, Casemiro, Fede Valverde; Hazard, Benzema, Vinicius.
Sheriff XI: Athanasiadis; Costanza, Arboleda, Dulanto, Cristiano; Thill, Addo; Traoré, Kolovos, Castañeda; Yakhshiboev.
In their last seven matches, Ajax have scored 31 goals and they’ve only conceded once in that time.
Incredible.
The early Group D clash was played in Kyiv, where a meeting between Shakhtar Donetsk and Inter ended goalless.
That means both sides have only one point after two rounds – a disappointing start to their Champions League campaigns.
6 - Lionel Messi has scored six goals in four Champions League games against teams managed by Pep Guardiola (4 vs Manchester City and 2 vs Bayern Munich) – the most of any player in the competition against the current Manchester City boss. Reunion.
Idrissa Gueye gives PSG the lead against Manchester City.
Idrissa Gueye’s last 4 days:
vs Montpellier
vs Manchester City
This is the first time he’s scored in consecutive appearances for PSG since joining them in July 2019!
Mohamed Salah has now scored in 7 of his 8 competitive appearances for Liverpool this season after firing the Reds ahead in Porto
21’ | FC Porto 0-1 Liverpool
Mohamed Salah has played in eight games across all competitions for Liverpool this season:
vs. Norwich
◎ vs. Burnley
vs. Chelsea
vs. Leeds
vs. Milan
vs. Palace
vs. Brentford
vs. Porto
Only Burnley have shut him out so far this campaign.
Only three African players have scored 30+ UCL goals:
Didier Drogba (44)
Samuel Eto’o (30)
Mohamed Salah (30)
Imagine that as a front three.
6 - Mohamed Salah has scored in each of his last six appearances for Liverpool in all competitions; the first time a player has netted in six in a row for the club since April 2018, when Salah himself scored in seven consecutive games. Irrepressible.
FC Sheriff have scored with their first shot on target against Real Madrid.
30 - Mohamed Salah has become only the third African player to score 30 or more goals in the UEFA Champions League, after Didier Drogba (44) and Samuel Eto’o (30).
Rafael Leao has given Milan the lead against Atletico Madrid.
However, Franck Kessie has been sent off just nine minutes later.
Donyell Malen has scored his first goal for Borussia Dortmund since signing for the club.
No Haaland? No problem.