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Placer heads in Paris, a record Xavi win BATE answer Totti twitter “Manchester City” and a comedy of errors defenders – a review of the first day of the second round of Champions League group stage.

Group E

«Manchester City” (England) – “Roma” (Italy) – 1: 1

On the eve of his meeting with the home ” Roma “is not a joke broke the official twitter” Manchester City “, decided to sneer on his main rival and a living legend and captain Francesco Totti.

British recalled that “Roma” for fourteen visits to England could only take away time from Albion victory in the tenth number itself never failed to score here.

The irony of irony, and the position before the game with the Romans was better than their opponent. Biggest home win over CSKA Moscow was a good start of the group stage for the team Rudy Garcia, while “Man City” lost in Munich “Bavaria».

Reporting match was held in Manchester in a bitter struggle, and the account was opened already in the 4th minute. Followed throw into the penalty on Sergio Aguero, Maicon which literally turned his hands. Penalties realized the victim, coolly beating a young Polish goalkeeper “Roma” Lukas Skorupski.

The “Roma” has been traditionally active Gervinho on his right flank and over again literally tore the Manchester defense. Helped him and Maicon. The defender played for the “City”, wanted to reform and nearly equalized powerful blow hitting the crossbar.

However, Manuel Pellegrini and wards in the rear did not sit acted first number and moments created.

The Italians continued to use the counter-attack, and after 23 minutes one of them led to retaliatory ball. Great quick combination in the middle of the field, and the ball is in transit through Radja Nainggolan was taken to move jerked Totti.

38-year-old captain of “Roma” is easy to run away from defenders, and Joe Hart, who had the opportunity to get ahead of the Italian slipped in his own penalty area, and the output could not run. Totti caught the ball and “shovels” sent into the far corner.

Despite strong football from both teams, the viewer’s head in the game no longer seen and the final whistle Bjorn Kuipers gave a draw is quite natural, which is more in the hands of the “Roma».

Vice-champions Italy may well find such an outcome and victory followed his captain, who scored for the first time in England and became the oldest player to score in the Champions League, to say hello to twitter “Man City ».

Group F

« PSG “(France) -” Barcelona “(Spain) – 3 2

Even trauma Zlatan Ibrahimovic could not spoil the sign Paris Match. Hosts to the same system was needed to triumph, as the kick-off meeting of the tournament against the Dutch “Ajax” at the last minute they lead as lost, having drawn.

Parisians began meeting active, and already at 10 minutes into the great David Luiz handled the ball in the box and the Catalans and sent his second touch the far corner Marc-Andre Ter Stegen, scoring his first goal at the same time for “PSG” and the first ball that “Barcelona” missed led by Luis Enrique.

However, having played the blue- garnet in the next attack – excellent kick failed leader “Barca” Leo Messi, not very long ago featured in the main European Cup.

It took fifteen minutes and Italian playmaker “PSG” Marco Veratti again brought forward the hosts, waylaid mistake the German goalkeeper “Barca”. Vice-champions of Spain again tried to even the score in the second lunge, but this time Messi did not hit the target.

Currency goals rivals repeated early in the second half of the game. First, on 54 minutes, Blaise Matyuidi locked at the far post cross by Gregory van der Ville, and two minutes later a thin shot into the far corner of the congestion caused players caught the ball on the leg Neymar.

As a result of meetings and attacks ended with a score of 3: 2 for “PSG”, became notable not only the first goal of David Louis. “Barcelona” for the first time not only missed, but conceded, respectively led by Luis Enrique. Neymar the first time in the last three years left the field a loser in the game, which scored.

But the main record was released on the field in the 69th minute Xavi. For the midfielder’s appearance was 143rd in the UEFA Champions League, and he beat his compatriot Raul, who played for the “Real” and “Schalke” in the main European Cup 142 times.

APOEL Nicosia (Cyprus) – “Ajax” (Netherlands) – 1: 1

After receiving the group stage rivals “Barcelona” and “PSG”, in “Ajax” and Apoel understand that the chances of reaching the group almost there is no expected to fight for getting into the Europa League with a third place. In the first round of Cypriots very worthy looking at “Camp Nou”, giving it with a minimum score, and “Ajax” and does snatched a draw at home, “PSG».

good football these teams have shown and Cyprus. After 28 minutes, Lucas Andersen amsterdamtsev brought forward, but the advantage lasted only four minutes. The ball bounced in the box and “Ajax” in the chest one of the defenders, but the team of referees, having sustained a slight pause, took the view that there was a game of hand, and Milorad Mazhich pointed to the “point”. Gustavo Manduca penalty implemented, bringing APOEL first point in the Champions League this season.

Group G

«Sporting” (Portugal) – “Chelsea” (England) – 0: 1

were missing two points in the first round match with the “Schalke” in his field of London “Chelsea” has arrived in Lisbon very evil and throughout the game destroyed the defense of “Sporting”, subject explosive “blue” too much space in their half.

Wards Jose Mourinho happy to break into free zones, and if not for Rui Patricio, pulled out a set of points, the victory of “Chelsea” would have been a major.

Most real chance the British were not implemented in the first half when the score was still 0: 0. First released one-on-one with Patricio Diego Costa could not beat the goalkeeper and then Andre Schürrle just missed the far corner after excellent pass Eden Azara.

Tale ended for “Sporting “at the 34th minute when Nemanja Matic won in the penalty position with a guardian and easily knocked the ball head into the far corner on protivohode goalkeeper after a corner.

« Schalke “(Germany ) – “Maribor” (Slovakia) – 1: 1

«Release» two weeks earlier in his field “Sporting” (1: 1) Slovak “Maribor” almost took all three points from Gelsenkirchen. Slovaks played persistently, consistently delivering the German defense problems, and eventually one of the losses Schalke in their half of the field turned on 34 minutes smashing attack, which from center of penalty completed Damjan Bohar.

«Maribor” would surely won if 56 minutes is one of the Slovakian midfielder did a cross in his own half inexplicable blind transfer to line his own penalty, which was Klaas-Jan Huntelar instantly sort out the episode. However, more “Schalke” to achieve this evening was not able to.

Group H

«Shakhtar» (Ukraine) – “Port” (Portugal) – 2 2

hard for both teams and a very bright get-togethers Donetsk “Shakhtar” and Portuguese “Port” in Lviv. Guests generally have enough tangible competitive advantage, although “miners” replied dangerous.

After 35 minutes in the box “Shakhtar” broke Algerian Yacine Brahimi, who was slightly hooked Oleksandr Kucher, which was enough to forward lost his balance. The victim and performed the hit, but Andriy Pyatov in a brilliant cast reflected shock.

Partners thanked goalkeeper early in the second half, when the same coachman provoked error Danilo, for some reason, ran with the ball in the center where his own penalty and lost it under the pressure of “miner”. Transfer of Alex Teixeira, who point-blank shot goal – 1: 0.

When in the 85th minute a great combination of “Shakhtar” led to a goal from Luiz Adriano transfer Bernard thought that the victory of black and orange already do not miss.

And yet, “Porto” showed character. After 89 minutes, the ball hit the keeper “Miner” in the hand protector, and substitute Jackson Martinez from “point” is not missed. He’s already in stoppage time ahead of the defense after lumbago Tello and pulled out for “dragons” draw in a hopeless game.

BATE Borisov (Belarus) – “Athletic” (Spain) – 2: 1

The last qualifying Italian “Napoli” and played in the first round draw with “Shakhtar” Spanish “Athletic” Borisov came to scatter the opponent caps. However, the Basques came under a real “ice rink” angry six unanswered balls in Porto BATE two weeks earlier.

Belarusian team throughout the game literally “drove” the fourth team in Spain last season. This resulted in goals forgotten when the standard in the center of the free-Denis Polyakov for 19 minutes and make fun of the defenders and goalkeeper Alexander KARNITSKAYA 41 minutes. And the hosts could score a lot more.

The ball Aritcio Adurisa right before the break had to return “Athletic” in the game, but in fact no one fracture did not happen, and in the second half borisovtsy also looked better, regularly winning three points.

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