Barcelona vs Dortmund, 4-1
Messi scored his 613 goals in 700 appearances for Barca
The referee assistant and VAR disallowed goal by Luis Suarez in the 22nd min, appeared to have fired the home side at Nou Camp, with the trio of Lionel Messi, Suarez and De Jong having to work out a combination that led to goal scoring.
Messi who had passed Suarez the disallowed goal, played him a fine pass which he scored in the 29th min. and in the 33rd min, it was the turn of Suarez to assist Messi with a ball in the 33rd min for the second and then the tjird in the 67th min by French man, Antoine Griezman, who scored his first Champion’s League goal of the season. Sancho struck a stunning kick in the 77th to put the vsisitors back in the game but it was too late.
Barca tops Group F with 11 points followed by Inter Milan with 7 points. Dortmund and Slavia Prague have 7 and 2 points respectively, with Dortmund sharing points with Inter with less goal difference of 2 to Inter’s 4
Liverpool vs Napoli, 1-1.
With an early goal by Mertens in the 20th min, following a long ball from Di Lorenzo, the visiting Napoli took the lead and stretched Liverpool to the limit until the 67th min when Dejan Lovren converted Milner’s corner- kick with header and gave the home team an equalizer.
Liverpool and Inter qualify for the round of 16. Liverpool tops the Group E with 10 points followed by Napoli with 9 points.
Slavia vs Inter Milan, 1-4
Romalu Lukaku is having a field day at Inter, far away from the crowd at Old Trafford. He has found his scoring feat, providing useful assists in Seria A or champions league this season. The opening goal by Lautaro Martinez was a great work from Lukaku when he chased the ball by the byline and roll it back to Martinez who waited for no time to smash the ball into the net.
Slavia who had the statistics in its favour at 60 per cent possession to Inter’s 40, got into the game at the 37th min and pulled one back through Soucek. But that was all.
Inter took control again at the return of play in the second half with a Lukaku goal in the 81st min and then in the 88th, Martinez scored the winning goal.
Genk vs Salzburg. 1-4
It was a Salzburg match, with players bursting with energy on the field: in the 44th min through Szoboszlai in a free-kick that rebounded to him which he volleys towards goal and goalie Coucke punches away but not cleared enough for the waiting Daka to poke into the net. In the 45th min, it was Salzburg again, with a Minamino goal. Youthful striker Haaland finally cracked into the defense and laid the ball for Hwang Hee-Chan who slide it into the net. Genk’s Samatta pulled one back with a header from a close range but Haaland struck againg in the 86th min and sealed the home team’s fate. He had lost possession and regained it and had to neat on rushing goalie, Goucke. Their efforts were however not enough to save them in their Group E standing: Salzburg is 7 points and Genk 1 point. Here Liverpool, which heads the group with 10 points and Napoli with 9 points qualify for the round of 16.
Lille vs Ajax, 0-2.
Ajax tops Group H with 10 points followed by Valencia and Chelsea, each with same 8 points and goal difference of 1.
Leipzig vs Benfica, 2-2.
Leipzig tops Group G with 10 points followed by Zenit which beat Lyon 2-0 and shares points 7 and same goal difference of 1.
Zenit vs Lyon- 2-0
Lyon squares with Zenit with 7 points apiece and 1 goal difference too.
Valencia vs Chelsea, 2-2.
What a finish, which leaves both teams with 8 points each and 1 point goal difference in Group H topped by Ajax with 10n points.
