It was quite an eventful start to Matchday 6 of Champions League play with Liverpool keeping their unbeaten run going via a 1-0 victory over Girona, Bayer Leverkusen scoring the first goal on Inter via defender Nordi Mukiele to earn a 1-0 victory and Real Madrid won a barn burner, 3-2 away to Atalanta. Despite the trio of Kylian Mbappe, Vinicius Junior, and Jude Bellingham all scoring, there’s more concern for Carlo Ancelotti. Mbappe had to be withdrawn in the first half being replaced by Rodrygo after feeling something and calling for the trainers.
He was having a good start to the match, but depending on the severity of the injury, this could be quite an issue with Real Madrid still needing help to finish in the top eight of the league phase table. No new teams clinched a place in the knockouts alongside Liverpool but the woes continue for RB Leipzig who became the first team to be eliminated from being able to make the knockouts with a 3-2 loss to Aston Villa. It has been a concerning run for Marco Rose’s side as they would’ve expected more in the competition.
Champions League scores
Girona 0, Liverpool 1 (FT)
Dinamo Zagreb 0, Celtic 0 (FT)
Atalanta 2, Real Madrid 3 (FT)
Bayer Leverkusen 1, Inter 0 (FT)
Brest 1, PSV 0 (FT)
Shakhtar Donetsk 1, Bayern 5 (FT)
Club Brugge 2, Sporting 1 (FT)
RB Salzburg 0, PSG 3 (FT)
RB Leipzig 2, Aston Villa 3 (FT)
