When I needed it most - Real Madrid.
They knew that with a defeat, the "impossible" could happen - not to be among the 24 teams that will go to the knockout stage of the Champions League, but Carlo Ancelotti's men pulled out the skin in one of the most difficult away games.
Decimated by injuries, and from the 37th minute without another injured player, Klijan Mbappe, the Merengues defeated Atalanta - a team that won 14 of the previous 12 games, with two draws.
After 90 minutes of drama in Bergamo - 3:2 for Real.
Before the injury, Mbappe managed to shake the net, for the 50th time in the Champions League - he finally scored in an important match in a Real jersey, but in stoppage time of the first half, De Ketelar calmly took the penalty and brought the "goddess" back into the game - 1:1.
The recovered Vinicius Junior returned the lead to Real with his left foot, and when Jude Bellingham also scored with his left foot, just three minutes later - in the 59th, it seemed that everything was over.
However, Atalanta did not give up, they quickly reduced the score with a great goal by Lukman, and by the end they might have deserved a point... Real held on and "soared" in the standings - jumping from 24th to 18th place.
Inter suffered their first defeat in the Champions League - falling in Germany to the Bundesliga champions, Bayer Leverkusen (1:0).
The only goal, in the 90th minute, was scored by French striker Nordi Mukiele in the 90th minute.
Not too painful a defeat for "nerazura", who risk not being among the top eight only if they lose the remaining two matches. "Pharmaceutics", on the other hand, after a well-deserved victory, are second in the table.
And it shares second place with them - what a sensation, the French Brest.
The almighty debutant achieved his fourth victory in six rounds, defeating the champion of the Netherlands, PSV (1:0).
Salzburg is clearly too weak this season, and the visit to Mozart's city came at the ideal time for Paris Saint-Germain to get away - Luis Enrique's chosen team celebrated 3:0 and stepped into the last XNUMX after winning only four in the previous five rounds. point.
Bayern visited Shakhtar, but actually they were hosts - they played in Germany, in Gelsenkirchen, and beat the champion of Ukraine with 5:1.
Two goals were scored by Olise, one each by Lajmer, Miller and Musiala.
Sporting continues its black streak after the departure of Ruben Amorim to Manchester United - it suffered its fourth consecutive defeat in all competitions against Club Brugge in Belgium (2:1).
The most unpleasant surprise of the new Champions League format is Leipzig.
The team that not so long ago played in the semi-finals of the Champions League is now at the very bottom, with all six defeats in six matches. Tonight at home they lost to Aston Villa - 3:2, and Ross Barkley's goal in the end decided the decision.
With their victory in Girona, Liverpool previously became the first team to mathematically reach the round of 1 (first eight), while Dinamo in Zagreb, with a draw with Celtic and the eighth point after six rounds, kept their chances of going to the 6/9 finals (from 24 to XNUMX . places).
The results:
ATALANTA - REAL MADRID 2:3
De Ketelar (penal) 45+1, Lukman 65 - Mbape 10, Vinisijus 56, Belingem 59.
BAJER LEVERKUZEN - INTER 1:0
I'm 90 years old.
BREST - PSV 1:0
The Cardinal 43.
CLUB BRUZ - SPORTING 2:1
Kvarežma (own goal) 24, Nielsen 84 - Katamo 3.
LAJPCIG - ASTON VILA 2:3
Openda 27, Baumgartner 62 - Megin 3, Duran 52, Barkley 85.
SHAKHTOR - BAYERN 1:5
Kevin 5 - Lajmer 11, Miler 45, Olise (penalty) 70, 90+3, Musiala 87.
SALZBURG - PARIS SAINT GERMAN 0:3
Ramoš 30, Mendeš 72, Due 85.
GIRONA - LIVERPOOL 0:1
Salah (penalty) 63.
DINAMO Z. - CELTIK 0:0
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