Real Madrid narrowly escaped a defeat against Shakhtar Donetsk and Manchester City conceded a draw against Copenhagen on Tuesday during the 4th day of the Champions League.
The savior: Rüdiger saves Real Madrid
Undefeated for twelve games, Real Madrid long thought they would lose to Ukrainian Shakhtar Donetsk (1-0), a match that took place in Warsaw. A Zubkov goal early in the second half could have tripped up the European champions. But in the fifth minute of added time, Antonio Rüdiger equalized with a header.
The brake: Manchester City sterile in Copenhagen
After a victory (5-0) last week, one could imagine a new XXL performance from Manchester City, but Pep Guardiola’s players were hooked in Copenhagen (0-0). Nothing worked for the English. Rodri had his goal disallowed after a handball by Mahrez and the latter then missed his penalty before his side were reduced to ten after thirty minutes with the sending off of Sergio Gomez.
The flop: Juventus hit rock bottom in Haifa and lose Di Maria
Defensively overwhelmed and non-existent offensively, Juventus Turin lost on the lawn of Maccabi Haifa 2-0 on Tuesday and lost Angel Di Maria, hit in the thigh, strongly compromising their chances of qualifying for the knockout stages of the Champions League . Three days after their defeat at AC Milan (2-0), Massimiliano Allegri’s team again suffered defeat, in line with a very difficult start to the season.
The Frenchman: Tanguy Kouassi’s record
20 years and 126 days, Tanguy Kouassi became the youngest player to score for Sevilla in the Champions League, beating Diego Perotti’s previous record against CSKA Moscow in March 2010 (21 years and 233 days). The ex-Parisian opened the scoring on the lawn of Borussia Dortmund (final score 1-1) with a whim in the 18th minute by taking an off-center free kick from Ivan Rakitic.