1 - Manchester City have suffered their first UEFA Champions League group stage defeat since September 2018, when they lost 2-1 to Lyon; they had been unbeaten in 18 such games coming into tonight. Halted.
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7 - Lionel Messi has scored more UEFA Champions League goals against Man City (7) than any other player, while his seven goals against sides managed by Pep Guardiola (two vs Bayern Munich, five against Man City with him as manager) are also the most of any player. Haunting.
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Match Events
0’ The match is about to start!
5’ Solomon’s shot inches wide
10’ Injured! Traore is stretchered off
15’ CLOSE! Barella’s shot hits the bar
29’ Offside, Lautaro’s shot wide out
34’ Dzeko’s chance missed
49’ Skriniar makes a important block
55’ Subs! Calhanoglu & Correa subbed in
66’ Lautaro’s shot flies high
80’ Yellow Card! Dumfries booked
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A Donyell Malen goal before the interval was enough for Borussia Dortmund to grab a well-deserved yet narrow 1-0 victory over Sporting CP in the Champions League on Tuesday night.
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Match Report
Dortmund were superior from the off at Signal Iduna Park and pushed for an opener, but Antonio Adan denied Marco Reus 19 minutes in.
Following a smooth move in the middle third, Jude Bellingham set up Malen, who slotted the ball past Adan and into the bottom left corner in the 37th minute.
Reus netted one of his own just after the break but it was ruled out for offside, while Malen scored a second later on, but his goal was overruled by VAR for offside as well.
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Karim Benzema netted Real Madrid’s only goal in their 2-1 loss at home to Sheriff Tiraspol at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on Tuesday night, which means that he has now overtaken Raul Gonzalez to become the fourth top scorer in the history of the Champions League.
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Liverpool star Mohamed Salah has overtaken Barcelona legend Samuel Eto’o in the Uefa Champions League goalscoring chart with his strikes against FC Porto on Tuesday night.
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Messi’s insane record against English clubs
On the back of his latest strike, Messi’s insane record against English sides has been brought up once again.
The South American now has a staggering 27 goals against England’s top-six clubs since 2011/12.
Only three players; Jamie Vardy, Sergio Aguero and Eden Hazard, have scored more in the same period.
What makes Messi’s achievement so special though, is that, unlike the other players on the below list, Messi has never even played in the Premier League.
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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is embracing the pressure and underlined his determination to bring silverware back to Manchester United ahead of Wednesday’s Champions League clash with Villarreal.
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Cristiano Ronaldo is set to play his first Champions League match at Old Trafford since rejoining Manchester United when they host Villarreal on Wednesday.
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Sheriff Tiraspol’s Sebastien Thill has a tattoo that shows him dreaming of playing in the Champions League.
On Tuesday, he scored the winner against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu.
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Sheriff Tiraspol having never previously participated in the UEFA Champions League…
They are the most powerful club in the Transnistria district, which is recognized as part of Moldova but is a non-recognised breakaway state.
They were established in 1997, one year before Real Madrid C.F. won their SEVENTH European Cup.
Their squad is valued at around 12 million euros, which is less than Karim Benzema, Luka Modri, and Thibaut Courtois make in a year. Los Blancos’ team is valued at more than 780 million euros…
Sheriff travelled to the Santiago Bernabeu, the first time European football had visited the renowned venue in almost two years, to play the most important game in their history.
Real Madrid 1-2 Sheriff. 89th minute winner. The greatest upset in the history of European football. 
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This a huge win for FC Sheriff! 
This is the beauty of Champions League where the competition is open to smaller clubs too and reinstate the ethos of football- Football is for everyone and Dare to Dream because Dreams do come True if you Believe.
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Lionel Messi
Karim Benzema
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Manchester United vs Villarreal
Manchester United will be hoping to bounce back from their recent rut and get off the mark in the 2021/22 UEFA Champions League when they play hosts to Villarreal in Group F, in what will be a replay of the Europa League finals from last season.
The past fortnight has been a difficult one for Manchester United, with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer & co. losing three of their last four games across all competitions, including their Champions League opener against Young Boys, leaving them rooted to the bottom of Group F. The Red Devils lost each of their last two games, both at home and will be desperate to set things right as pressure mounts on the manager.
Villarreal, meanwhile, are unbeaten in the new season following their UEFA Super Cup penalty loss to Chelsea. However, wins have been hard to come by for Unai Emery’s side, who have picked up just one victory in six league outings, drawing five, with the latest coming against Real Madrid. Their Champions League opener also ended in a 2-2 draw against Atalanta.
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Manchester United vs Villarreal team news
The home side will be without the services of Marcus Rashford, Amad Diallo and Harry Maguire due to injuries. Aaron Wan Bissaka is suspended after picking up a red card in the last Champions League game.
Meanwhile, the visitors will be without Samuel Chukwueze, Gerard Moreno, Dani Raba Yeremi Pino and Francis Coquelin.
Manchester United: De Gea; Dalot, Lindelof, Varane, Telles; McTominay, Fred; Greenwood, Fernandes, Pogba; Ronaldo
Villarreal: Rulli; Foyth, Albiol, Torres, A. Moreno; Parejo, Capoue, Trigueros; Danjuma, Alcacer, Pino
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