An evening that will be difficult to repeat, and an evening in the highest quality club football competition in the world.
Tuesday brought nine matches in the third round of the Champions League, in which 43 goals were scored, or almost five per match. The results of 2:7, 6:2, 6:1, 4:0 will be remembered for a long time.
The nets were idle for a long time in the derby of the evening, and then Arsenal "torpedoed" Atletico Madrid (4:0) in 13 minutes (from 57th to 70th).
The Gunners, in their own way, started the "colconeros" after the break and a goal by goalkeeper Gabriel, and then they were knocked out by Gabriel Martinelli and Victor Dzekeres with two goals.
The result of the evening was also achieved by PSV, who humiliated Italian champions Napoli in Eindhoven - 6:2.
In a crazy match, with red cards on both sides, European champions Paris Saint-Germain "destroyed" Bayer Leverkusen (7:2).
Convincing victories in this round were also recorded by Barcelona against Olympiacos (6:1), Inter away from home against Belgian Union (4:0), Borussia Dortmund in Copenhagen (4:2), and Newcastle over Benfica (3:0).
The only goalless match was the duel between the least attractive clubs in the Champions League between Kairat and Paphos.
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, 3ND ROUND
Arsenal - Atletico Madrid 4:0
Gabriel Magalhaes 57, Martinelli 64, Dzekeres 67, 70.
Bayer Leverkusen - PSG 2:7
Aleish Garcia (pen) 38, 54 - Paco 7, Due 41, 45+3, Kvarachelia 44, Mendes 50, Dembele 66, Vitinja 90.
Villarreal - M. City 0:2
Haland 17, Silva 40.
Copenhagen - Borussia D. 2:4
Anton (ag) 33, Dadason 90 - Nmeča 20, 76, Bensebaini (pen) 61, Silva 87.
Newcastle - Benfica 3:0
Gordon 32, Barns 71, 83.
PSV - Napoli 6:2
Bunđorno (ag) 35, Saibari 38, Man 54, 80, Pepi 86, Drioš 89 - Mektominej 31, 85.
Union Sen Žiloaz - Inter 0:4
Damfris 41, Lautaro 45+1, Čalhanoglu (pen) 53, Espozito 76.
Barcelona - Olympiakos 6:1
Fermin 7, 39, 76, Jamal 68, Rašford 74, 79 - El Kabi (pen) 54.
Kairat - Paphos 0:0
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, 3ND ROUND
21.00 hrs
Arsenal - Atletico Madrid 4:0
Gabriel Magalhaes 57, Martinelli 64, Dzekeres 67, 70.
Bayer Leverkusen - PSG 2:7
Aleish Garcia (pen) 38, 54 - Paco 7, Due 41, 45+3, Kvarachelia 44, Mendes 50, Dembele 66, Vitinja 90.
Villarreal - M. City 0:2
Haland 17, Silva 40.
Copenhagen - Borussia D. 2:4
Anton (ag) 33, Dadason 90 - Nmeča 20, 76, Bensebaini (pen) 61, Silva 87.
Newcastle - Benfica 3:0
Gordon 32, Barns 71, 83.
PSV - Napoli 6:2
Bunđorno (ag) 35, Saibari 38, Man 54, 80, Pepi 86, Drioš 89 - Mektominej 31, 85.
Union Sen Žiloaz - Inter 0:4
Damfris 41, Lautaro 45+1, Čalhanoglu (pen) 53, Espozito 76.
18.45 hrs
Barcelona - Olympiakos 6:1
Fermin 7, 39, 76, Jamal 68, Rašford 74, 79 - El Kabi (pen) 54.
Kairat - Paphos 0:0
The Champions League night has come to an end, one that will long be remembered for its incredible number of goals - a whopping 43 in nine matches played between 6:45 PM and 9 PM.
89' - What an embarrassment for the Italian champions - PSV leads 6:2 against Napoli. Potop signs Kuhaib Drioš.
83' - Jose Mourinho is also nailed on the Island - another goal from Barnes, Newcastle lead 3:0 against Benfica.
80' - What a game for PSV. Romanian master Denis Mann scored another goal to seal Napoli's defeat (4:1).
71' - Newcastle reach a big 2:0 win against Benfica through Harvey Barnes, while "Golden Ball" winner Ousmane Dembele also scored for PSG in Leverkusen (6:2).
70' - Arsenal continues to "break" Atletico - another goal by Djekeres, the Gunners' fourth in 13 minutes (4:0).
67' - What a 10 minutes for Arsenal, Atletico was "torpedoed" in north London - Viktor Dzekeres also scored for a big 3:0.
57' - The goal arrives in the derby of the evening, Arsenal lead with their strongest weapon - the break.
Declan Rice took a free kick and Gabriel scored.
The Gunners are 1-0 up against Atletico, and even Simeone couldn't stop Arteta's team from making any breakthroughs.
54' - PSV's dance continues against the Italian champions, "Philippines" took a 3:1 lead against Napoli with a goal from Denis Mann.
50' - Paris Saint-Germain's fifth goal arrives in Leverkusen, now Nuno Mendes scored (5:1).
53' - Inter finished the job in Belgium - Hakan Çalhanoglu scored from the penalty spot for 3:0.
51' - The nets aren't shaking in North London yet, but the bars have shaken twice - after Arsenal's first half, Julián Alvarez was now close to a great goal.
The first halves have ended, during which 15 goals were scored in seven matches.
In 45 minutes that will be remembered, after a 1-1 draw and red cards on both sides, PSG filled the net of Bayer Leverkusen (4-1).
PSV turned things around against Napoli (2:1), while Manchester City and Inter have a safe 2:0 away win - the "citizens" against Villarreal, and the "nerazzurri" in the duel with Union.
The only goalless match is the derby of the evening - the super defensive teams Arsenal and Atletico are tied at 0:0.
44' - Fireworks continue across Europe - Inter took a 2-0 lead against Union in Belgium with goals from Dumfries and Lautaro, PSV "turned" Napoli over through Ismael Saibari (2-1), while PSG even reached a 3-1 win against Bayer Leverkusen, with Kvarachelli scoring the goal.
41' - The "madness" continues in Leverkusen, the European champions were not shaken by a red card, a penalty and Bayer's equalizer - Desiree Due scored for 2:1.
38' - So much was happening in the first half at the Bayern Arena.
After Vilijan Pać's goal, Grimaldo missed a penalty, and then first the home team's midfielder Andrih was shown a red card, and very quickly the visitors' stopper Zabarnji was also shown a red card.
The Ukrainian also took a penalty, and this time Aleish Garcia was sure of it from the penalty spot.
Bayer Leverkusen - PSG 1:1.
35' - Copenhagen and PSV tied - the Danish club reached a 1-1 draw against Borussia thanks to an own goal by Anton, like the "Filippo" team against Napoli after Bunđorno shook his own net.
32' - Mourinho's struggles on return to England - his Benfica loses to Newcastle after a goal by Anthony Gordon.
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