“It was an unusual game,” after Bayern Joshua Kimmich, a player of the Munich club, concluded the 9:2 victory over Dinamo Zagreb, evaluating the record achieved by the team. No team had scored nine goals in one game in the Champions League. True, the result could not have been the same if the Croatians did not score two goals in a few minutes at the beginning of the second half, reducing the apparently stable 3-0 advantage of the Bavarians to a minimum and thoroughly infuriating the home team. Harry Kane scored four goals for the winners, becoming the all-time leading English footballer in the Champions League. “Any comparison with Wayne Rooney means that you’re doing something really well,” the forward appreciated overtaking the previous record holder. He scored 33 goals in 45 games in this tournament.
In a much tougher battle, the current title holder Real Madrid started the tournament with a win, with late goals from Antonio Rüdiger and Endrik securing a 3-1 home win against the German vice-champions. Stuttgart. At the age of 18 years and 58 days, the Brazilian Endrik became the youngest ever goalscorer for the Royal club in the Champions League. He overtook the club legend Raul, who in 1995 vs Ferencvaros emerged when 55 days older. “It was a brave move because at the end of the game it was a good opportunity to use the numerical advantage on the counter-attack. He was confident in the goal and was accurate,” Real head coach Carlo Ancelotti did not hide that, in the opposite outcome, he could be angry with the young striker for the chosen solution in the situation.
In a repeat of the two previous finals Liverpool beat AC 3-1 away Milan. With a dominant performance, Juventus and Aston Villa footballers.
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