– Arsenal earned an unexpected draw against PSG in a game they were totally dominated in
– Edison Cavani scored for PSG after just 43 seconds against Arsenal, Alexis Sanchez equalized
– Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick as Barcelona scored seven against Brendan Rodger’s Celtic side
– Bayern Munich scored five against debutantes FC Rostov with Joshua Kimmich scoring twice
Arsenal were lucky to get a draw against a rampant PSG side in match day one of the 2016/2017 Champions League.
Edison Cavani scored after just 43 minutes and the striker had at five other chances to increase the scoreline but Edison Cavani fluffed his lines.
Edison Cavani celebrates his goal against Arsenal
Alexis Sanchez equalized late in the match after nice work by Alex Iwobi who was a substitute.
In other games Lionel Messi scored thrice against Celtic, Luis Suarez scored twice while Iniesta and Neymar via a freekick were also on the scoresheet.
Leo Messi celebrates his goal against Celtic
Neymar got four assists in the match in which Celtic were totally overplayed.
Bayern Munich’s Joshua Kimmich scored twice as the Bavarians won 5 – 0 against FC Rostov. Thomas Muller, Arturo Vidal and ROber Lewandowski were also on the scoresheet.
Robert Lewandowski and Arturo Vidal celebrate the former’s goal
Atletico Madrid’s Saul Niguez scored the only goal if the game as his side defeated PSV 1 – 0 while Milik scored twice for Napoli and Dynamo Kiev.
The score lines from the games played;
Basel 1 – 1 Ludogorets
PSG 1 – 1 Arsenal
Benfica 1 – 1 Besiktas
Dynamo 1 – 2 Napoli
Barca 7 – 0 Celtic… Messi (3′, 27′, 60′), Neymar (50′), Iniesta (59′), Luis Suárez (75′, 88′)
Bayern 5 – 0 FC Rostov
PSV 0 – 1 Atletico Madrid
Below is the LIVE updates 2016/2017 UEFA Champions League group stages match day one;
FT in all the Champions League centers.
The pick of the matches was Barcelona’s 7 – 0 win over Celtic
Basel 1 – 1 Ludogorets
PSG 1 – 1 Arsenal
Benfica 1 – 1 Besiktas
Dynamo 1 – 2 Napoli
Barca 7 – 0 Celtic… Messi (3′, 27′, 60′), Neymar (50′), Iniesta (59′), Luis Suárez (75′, 88′)
Bayern 5 – 0 FC Rostov
PSV 0 – 1 Atletico Madrid
90′ GOOOOOOOAAAAAAAL! Bayern 5-0 Rostov; Juan Bernat completes the rout for the Bavarians
90′ RED CARD: Giroud (Arsenal) & Verratti (PSG) receive their second yellow cards and are sent off
90′ GOOOOAAAALLLLL!!!! Benfica 1-1 Besiktas, Talisca equalizes for the Portuguese side late into the game
86′ GOOOOOOOAAAAALLLLLL!!!! Luis Suarez with his second goal of the night.
Barcelona 7 – 0 Celtic…embarrassing for the Scottish champions
80′ GOOOOOAAAAALLLLL!!!! Stefan equalizes for Basel to make it 1 – 1 against Ludogarets
Iwobi’s shot is charged down but breaks to Alexis Sánchez on the edge of the area, the No7 thumps home to level it up
79′ GOOOOOAAAAALLLLL!!!! Alexis Sanchez equalizes against the run of play. PSG 1 – 1 Arsenal. Edison Cavani will be blamed if Arsenal draw this game
77′ A glorious long pass by Neymar finds Suárez, who controls on his chest and lashes a volley on the turn into the net
75′ GOOOOAAALLLL!!!!! Barcelona spell Celtic as Luis Suárez grabs the sixth of the night for the Catalans.
This is getting embarrassing for Brendan Rodgers
72′ PSG GO AGAIN!!! Yet another PSG chance thwarted by Ospina, who sends Di Maria’s close-range shot out of bounds!!!
71′ Another chance for PSG!!! This time it’s Cavani who can’t get the close-range shot past Ospina!!!
70′ Chance for PSG!!! Give and go between Di Maria and Serge aurier, who’s denied in front of goal by a charging Ospina!!!
68′ RED CARD: Sydorchuk (Dynamo Kyiv) receives a second yellow card vs Napoli and is sent off
61′ GOOOOOAAAALLLLL!!!! Kimmich scores his second for the night and Bayern’s fourth
Bayern Munich 4 – 0 Rostov
Kimmich rises highest to flick Bernat’s pacy cross into the bottom corner, giving Dzhanaev no chance whatsoever.
60′ GOOOOOAAAALLLLL!!!!!…Leo Messi scores his third of the night and Barcelona’s fifth
Barcelona 5 – 0 Celtic
58′ GOAL for Barcelona…Andreas Iniesta makes it four. Barcelona 4 – 0 Celtic…
Brendan ROdger’s side are being ripped apart
55′ GOOOOOAAAALLLL!!! Joshua Kimmich makes it three for Bayern Munich against.
Bayern 3 – 0 Rostov
54′ PSG are totally dominant against Arsenal and Edison Cavani’s misses are the only thing keeping Arsenal in the game
52′ Neymar curls a free-kick from just outside the box right into the top corner of the net to give Barça the ideal start to the second half
50′ GOOOAAALLL!!! Neymar makes it three for Barcelona against Celtic.
46′ Second half has started in most centers
HT scores:
Basel 0 – 1 Ludogorets
PSG 1 – 0 Arsenal
Benfica 1 – 0 Besiktas
Dynamo 1 – 2 Napoli
Barca 2 – 0 Celtic
Bayern 2 – 0 FC Rostov
PSV 0 – 1 Atletico
45′ GOOOOOOAAAAALLLLLL!!!! Thomas Muller scores bayern Munich’s second goal of the night on his birthday
45′ GOOOOOAAAALLLLL!!!! Milik turns the game around for Napoli with his second of the night. Dynamo Kyiv 1 – 2 Napoli
Milik with his second header of the night – capitalising on defensive uncertainty after Callejon’s cross to nod in from one metre out
45′ ANOTHER PENALTY MISSED TONIGHT!!! PSV were awarded a penalty against Atletico but Andres Guardado could not beat Oblak in goal
45′ GOOOAAAALLL!!! Ludogarets score against Basel through Jonathan Cafu
43′ In the Barcelona match; Neymar turns his defender before striking low and hard towards goal but De Vries saves with his legs
40′ Rakitic sees yellow for a trip on Brown, joining Ter Stegen in the book for his foul that led to Celtic’s penalty
43′ GOOOOAAAAALLLLLL!!!! Atletico’s first goal of the Champions League this season is scored by Saul Niguez against PSV. A corner is not properly cleared and falls to Saúl Ñíguez who finds the net with a superb, precise volley
PSV 0 – 1 Atletico
39′ CLOSE!!! Through ball from Verratti meets Cavani who evades Ospina but can’t put it away in front of goal!
PSG have had more than five chances to kill this game against Arsenal, the French side mean business
37′ GOOOOAAAALLLL!!!! Milik equalizes for Napoli….Dynamo 1 – 1 Napoli
33′ SHOT!!! In the PSG vs Arsenal match, Serge Aurier has a cross/shot that sails over the crossbar…close…really close that one
33′ Neymar gets in behind the defence & squares a pass to Messi which is slightly behind him, but Leo controls & stabs in from close range
31′ GOOOOOAAAALLLLLL!!!!! Messi doubles Barcelona’s lead against Celtic after Dembele missed a penalty
Leo Messi celebrates his goal against Celtic
30′ GOOOAAALLL!!! For Bayern against Rostov as Lewandowski converts a penalty
27′ GOOOOOOAAAAALLLLL!!! Dynamo Kyiv take the lead against Napoli via Garmash
25′ PENALTY MISSED!!! Celtic are awarded a penalty and Dembele misses
17′ In Barcelona’s game; Messi nutmegs Bitton before curling one from outside the area but it goes just wide via a deflection
15′ Meanwhile today Bayern Munich star Thomas Muller’s birthday…will he score for his side against FC Rostov
13′ Yellow card for Marco Verratti against Arsenal, PSG looking up to the fight
12′ GOOOOOAAAAALLLLL!!!! Benfica open the scoring against Turkish Champions Besiktas via Cervi
5′ Neymar’s through ball feeds Messi who then unleashes an unstoppable effort into the far corner for the perfect start.
3′ GOOOOOAAAAAAALL!!!!! Barca go ahead from Leo Messi’s powerful strike!!
2′ GOOOOOAAAALLLLLLL!!!! Cavani meets Aurier’s right-wing cross with a near-post glancing header that nestles inside the left upright
The goal came after just 43 seconds and its the first for this season in the Champions League
1′ Kick off …in some if the fixtures
Due to adverse weather Man City v Gladbach has been postponed. Further information on the rearranged fixture will given later
Below are some of the line ups;
Bayern Munich XI vs. Rostov: Neuer; Rafinha, Martinez, Hummels, Alaba; Kimmich, Thiago, Vidal; Muller, Costa, Lewandowski
Man City XI vs. Gladbach: Bravo; Zabaleta, Otamendi, Stones, Kolarov; Fernandinho, De Bruyne, Silva; Sterling, Navas, Aguero
Gladbach XI vs Man City: Sommer, Christensen, Strobel, Kramer, Dahoud, Raffael, Stindl, Wendt, Johnson, Hahn, Elvedi.
Arsenal XI vs. PSG: Ospina; Bellerin, Mustafi, Koscielny, Monreal; Cazorla, Coquelin; Iwobi, Ozil, Oxlade-Chamberlain; Sanchez
PSG XI vs Arsenal: Aréola, Aurier, Marquinhos, T Silva, Maxwell, Verratti, Krychowiak, Rabiot, Di Maria, Cavani, Matuidi
Barcelona XI vs. Celtic: Ter Stegen; Roberto, Pique, Umtiti, Alba; Busquets, Rakitic, Gomes; Messi, Neymar, Suarez
Celtic XI vs Barcelona: De Vries, Gamboa, Lustig, Toure, Sviatchenko, Tierney, Roberts, Brown, Bitton, Sinclair, Dembele
Basel XI vs Ludogarets: Vaclik; Traore, Balanta, Suchy, Lang; Zuffi, Xhaka, Steffen, Bjarnason, Delgado; Janko
Ludogorets XI vs Arsenal: Stoyanov; Natanael, Palomino, Moti, Minev; Abel, Dyakov, Misidjan, Marcelinho, Wanderson; Cafu
Dynamo Kyiv XI vs Napoli: Shovkovskiy, Antunes, Yarmolenko, Júnior Moraes, Tsygankov, Sydorchuk, Rybalka, Garmash, Vida, Makarenko, Khacheridi
Napoli XI vs Dynamo Kyiv: Reina; Hysaj, Albiol, Koulibaly, Ghoulam; Allan, Jorginho, Hamsik; Callejon, Mertens, Milik
Atlético XI vs PSV: Oblak, Juanfran, Godín, Giménez, Filipe Luís, Gabi, Koke, Saúl Ñíguez, Gaitán, Griezmann, Gameiro
Benfica XI vs Beskitas: Ederson, Nélson Semedo, Lisandro, Lindelöf, Grimaldo, Fejsa, André Horta, Cervi, Salvio, Pizzi, Gonçalo Guedes
Below is the preview2016/2017 UEFA Champions League group stages match day one preview
– Arsenal travel to Paris to face French champions PSG
– Atletico Madrid, Barcelona and Man City play tonight
– Real Madrid are the reigning Champions League holders
The UEFA Champions League returns tonight with some of the biggest clubs facing each other on match day one of the 2016/2017 season.
Arsenal players in a training session
For starters, below are the matches that will be played today;
Basel vs Ludogorets Razgrad
Paris Saint Germain vs Arsenal
Benfica vs Besiktas
Dynamo Kyiv vs SSC Napoli
Barcelona vs Celtic
Manchester City vs Borussia Moenchengladbach
Bayern Munich vs FC Rostov
PSV Eindhoven vs Atletico Madrid
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The pick of the matches is obviously PSG vs Arsenal with that match in particular set to decide who tops group A.
PSG midfielder Marco Verratti has already said playing Arsenal will make things easy for his side given that they know how Wenger’s side play.
Another match to watch out for is PSV vs Atletico. The two teams played each other in the round of 16 last season with the Spanish side progressing on penalties last season.
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Gaston Pereiro (L) of PSV duels with Gabi (R) of Atletico Madrid during the UEFA Champions League match in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, 24 February 2016.
Celtic have history against Barcelona and the Scots defeated the Catalans in 2012 in a famous 2 – 1 win at Parkhead.
Barcelona are scarred after losing their last game; a La Liga clash to newly promoted Alaves at Camp Nou…a shocker could be in the cards…maybe.
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Pep Guardiola’s third Champions League tie with City (the Citizens played in the play-offs) comes against opponents he knows well in Moenchengladbach. The German side are still reeling the loss of star midfielder Granit Xhaka to Arsenal.
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