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Knights ready to battle as latest expansion team
MOSCOW: CSKA Moscow’s defender from Russia Sergey Ignashevich (L) and Manchester United’s midfielder from Spain Ander Herrera vie for the ball during the UEFA Champions League Group A football match between PFC CSKA Moscow and Manchester United FC in Moscow yesterday. — AFP
Lukaku, Martial lead Man Utd in CSKA rout
MOSCOW: Romelu Lukaku and Anthony Martial put channel released Martial on the left and he checked CSKA Moscow to the sword as Manchester United took inside before crossing to the back post, where Lukaku control of Champions League Group A with a ruthless 4-1 leapt to direct a strong header past Igor Akinfeev. win yesterday. Lukaku scored twice at Moscow’s VEB Arena, taking his United tally to 10 goals in nine games, Martial made it 2-0 from the penalty spot in the 18th with Martial setting him up twice and netting a penalty minute following a foul on Mkhitaryan by Georgi before Henrikh Mkhitaryan completed victory.
It was United’s first away win in the competition since Berezutksi made a hash of clearing Martial’s low cross and
November 2013 and with Basel thrashing Benfica in the Lukaku turned the ball home. other group game, it left Jose Mourinho’s side three points clear at the top of the pool.
After Akinfeev thwarted Mkhitaryan with his legs,
Cavani, Neymar on target as PSG outclass Bayern
Schennikov. Nine minutes later it was 3-0 as Vasili
PARIS: Edinson Cavani and Neymar both scored as Paris Mbappe and those two combined for the second goal in Saint-Germain claimed a convincing 3-0 victory over a dis- the 31st minute, Mbappe again teeing up Cavani for a appointing Bayern Munich in their heavyweight Champions superb first-time finish high into the net and his 10th League clash in the French capital yesterday. PSG got off to goal this season.
The frustration for CSKA coach Viktor Goncharenko was that his side manged to procure several sights of goal
After grinding out a 1-0 win at Southampton on at the other end, only to find David de Gea an imperme-
Saturday, United were back to their fluid best in the able barrier. The United goalkeeper produced an excelRussian capital, the pace and movement of new strike lent one-handed save to thwart Alan Dzagoev at 1-0 and partners Lukaku and Martial causing CSKA headaches all tipped a powerful shot from Fedor Chalov over the ball at night. Having beaten Benfica in their opening game, 2-0, as well as fielding attempts from Vitinho and CSKA were brought back to earth with a bump, although Dzagoev.
- a dream start as their other Brazilian summer signing
- Bayern were stunned, and a combination of the ‘MCN’
Dani Alves gave them the lead inside 90 seconds at the then almost brought a third, with Neymar laying off
- Parc des Princes and they never looked back.
- Mbappe’s pass for Cavani, whose effort was saved.
- Things did get worse for the visitors in the second
- Cavani’s sweeping first-time strike just after the half-
hour mark made it 2-0 before Neymar completed the half and they conceded again in the 63rd minute, with scoring in the second half as Bayern went down to their Neymar poking home from inside the six-yard box as heaviest defeat since losing to Barcelona by the same Martinez failed to clear following good play by score in the semi-finals of this competition in May 2015. Mbappe. That was Neymar’s sixth goal for PSG and the The result leaves the French club top of Group B with the 18th in total from the ‘MCN’, with the promise of many maximum six points from two games, eight goals scored more to come. — AFP and none conceded. They are on course to win the section-Bayern are level on three points with Celtic, who won at Anderlecht.
- substitute Konstantin Kuchaev gave their fans something
- Akinfeev denied Lukaku his hat-trick early in the sec-
to cheer with a 90th-minute consolation goal. While the ond half before more slipshod defending gifted United hosts had their moments, the encounter rather made a their fourth. Veteran centre-back Sergei Ignashevich giftmockery of United manager Mourinho’s eve-of-match ed the ball straight to Ander Herrera, whose through ball claim that this was the strongest CSKA team he had ever released Martial.
- encountered. Missing Paul Pogba, Marouane Fellaini and
- The Frenchman’s effort was parried by Akinfeev, but
Michael Carrick through injury, Mourinho set United out Mkhitaryan followed in to slot the rebound into the in an unfamiliar 3-4-1-2 system, but the visitors took no net. Akinfeev has now gone 45 games without a clean
- time to find their mark.
- sheet in the competition proper, although his saves
For PSG this was a chance to measure themselves
Paired in a new-look front two, Lukaku and Martial from substitutes Jesse Lingard and Matteo Darmian, clicked instantly, combining to put United ahead in the allied to Kuchaev’s late effort, spared CSKA further fourth minute. Lukaku’s fine pass down the inside-left embarrassment. — AFP against one of the continent’s traditional powers in their biggest European match since their humiliating exit in Barcelona last season.
In that regard the evening was a resounding success for Unai Emery’s team, although the German club were some way short of their usual standards. The match also saw Cavani and Neymar feature together for the first time since their disagreement over who should take a penalty in a league game against Lyon 10 days previously.
Batshuayi hands Chelsea deserved win at Atletico
This time there were no such disputes, and both men could celebrate contributing to the final outcome. Bayern have been among the critics of PSG’s spending policy after a summer which saw them notably spend a worldrecord 222 million euros ($264 million) to sign Neymar from Barcelona.
MADRID: Michy Batshuayi struck a dramatic winner attention after he completed his prolonged return to with the last kick of the game as Chelsea inflicted Atletico from Chelsea on Tuesday.
- Atletico Madrid’s first defeat at their new Wanda
- Despite the Brazilian-born striker’s refusal to train
Metropolitano home yesterday with a hugely impres- with the Premier League champions this season it was sive 2-1 victory. all smiles as he greeted plenty of his former teammates
The Brazilian is reportedly being paid more than three million euros a month in Paris, and Bayern supporters had that in mind as they unfurled a pointed banner prior to kick-off. Complaining about match tickets costing 75 euros, it read: “We are not Neymar. Ticket prices must be reasonable.”
Substitute Batshuayi’s late intervention was just in the tunnel before kick-off. However, Chelsea haven’t rewards for a dominant Chelsea display despite falling missed Costa so far this season as his replacement behind to Antoine Griezmann’s penalty five minutes Morata has now scored seven goals in as many games.
- before half-time. Former Real Madrid striker Alvaro
- Morata, though, hadn’t scored in six previous appear-
Morata came back to haunt Atletico on his return to the ances against Atletico for Juventus and Real and passed Spanish capital by nodding home Eden Hazard’s tempt- up a series of early chances as Chelsea dominated.
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ing cross on the hour mark.
And Batshuayi finished off a patient team move excellent build-up play from the outstanding Hazard. deep into stoppage time by turning home Marcos Hazard was starting for only the second time this
Twice the Spanish international pulled shots wide after
It would have been easier to swallow paying that price if their team had won, but they fell behind in the second minute and never recovered. Neymar was allowed to cut in from the left before picking out Alves, who arrived unmarked in the area to take a touch and finish past Sven Ulreich, standing in for the injured Manuel Neuer in the Bayern goal.
Alonso’s cross at the near post. Victory ensured season after breaking his ankle in June, but showed no Chelsea take a commanding lead at the top of Group C signs of rust early on as he smacked a shot from outside with six points from their opening two games ahead of the box off the post. Morata then finally forced Jan Roma, who moved onto four with a 2-1 win at Oblak into a save as the Slovenian tipped his looping Azerbaijani Champions League newcomers Qarabag header over for a corner.
Javi Martinez came closest to equalising for Carlo
PARIS: Paris Saint-Germain's Brazilian forward Neymar runs with the ball during the UEFA Champions League football match between Paris
Ancelotti’s side with a half-volley from the edge of the area that was tipped over by Alphonse Areola, but the hosts were able to soak up the pressure and hit on the
- earlier in the day.
- Chelsea’s control forced Atletico boss Diego Simeone
Atletico, by contrast, are in trouble after taking just into a tactical reshuffle as he switched from his favoured one point from their opening two games. The presence 4-4-2 to 4-3-3 and was rewarded as the hosts stemmed of Diego Costa dominated much of the pre-match the Chelsea tide. — AFP
break. Cavani shot just wide after being fed by Kylian Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich yesterday— AFP