Champions League: Arsenal loses surprisingly in Lens – United crisis continues in the Champions League too It was a disastrous Champions League matchday for both Arsenal and Manchester United. [expander_maker id=”1″ ]Meanwhile, Jude Bellingham continues to highlight his outstanding role at Real Madrid. Once again, the unimpressive Kai Havertz suffered a surprising Champions League defeat with Arsenal, while Bayern’s Group opponent, Manchester United, continues to struggle in the prestigious competition.
Arsenal lost to the French underdogs RC Lens 1-2 (1-1). United, on the other hand, was defeated 2-3 (1-1) by Galatasaray Istanbul, who will also face Bayern next.
Meanwhile, favorites Real Madrid secured a 3-2 (2-1) victory against SSC Napoli thanks to the strong performance by Jude Bellingham. Benfica Lisbon and coach Roger Schmidt, however, were disappointed on the second matchday as the Portuguese champions lost 0-1 (0-0) to Inter Milan.
Bellingham scores again for Real
For the Gunners and the substituted Havertz in the 71st minute, the match started well in Lens. Gabriel Jesus (14th minute) gave the visitors the lead, but the French turned the game around on their home turf. Adrien Thomasson (25th minute) and Elye Wahi (69th minute) scored the goals.
There was nothing to celebrate for Manchester United. New signing Rasmus Hojlund (17th/67th minute) gave United the lead twice, but Galatasaray emerged victorious in the end. Wilfried Zaha (23rd minute), Kerem Akturkoglu (71st minute), and Mauro Icardi (81st minute) scored for the Turkish side, who benefited from a red card against United’s Casemiro (77th minute).
On the other hand, Real Madrid is on track after achieving their second victory in the group, defeating Union Berlin. Vinicius Junior (27th minute), Bellingham (34th minute), and an own goal by Napoli goalkeeper Alex Meret (78th minute) secured the win for the Royal club. Leo Ostigard (19th minute) and Piotr Zielinski (54th minute) scored for the hosts.
Benfica, under former Bundesliga coach Schmidt, suffered their second defeat on the second matchday. The former Gladbach player Marcus Thuram (62nd minute) scored the decisive goal for last year’s finalists, Inter Milan.[/expander_maker]