Manchester City’s Erling Braut Haaland scores the crew’s third purpose in opposition to BSC Young Boys in the Champions League group sport on October 25, 2023
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Newcastle was handed a Champions League actuality examine by Borussia Dortmund. A 1-0 loss to the German crew at a soggy St. James’ Park on Wednesday was in stark distinction to Newcastle’s euphoric 4-1 thrashing of Paris Saint-Germain three weeks in the past.
Turns out this hard-to-call group, which additionally incorporates AC Milan, would possibly go proper to the wire in any case.
Dortmund ignited its Champions League marketing campaign with a primary win as Felix Nmecha turned in Nico Schlotterbeck’s cross in the forty fifth minute for what, surprisingly, was the one purpose in an end-to-end encounter.
Newcastle, the highest scorer in this season’s Premier League, couldn’t uncover its scientific edge, hitting the purpose body twice in the second half by way of Callum Wilson after which Anthony Gordon in stoppage time.
Dortmund, which is in sizzling kind after 5 straight wins in the German league, survived to hitch Newcastle on 4 factors — two fewer than chief PSG.
Haaland, Mbappe heading in the right direction
Superstar forwards Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappé have been each heading in the right direction Wednesday to assist enhance their groups’ probabilities of reaching the Champions League knockout stage.
Haaland scored twice in defending champion Manchester City’s 3-1 win at Young Boys in Group G, whereas Mbappé set Paris Saint-Germain on the best way to a vital 3-0 house victory over AC Milan in Group F.
That broke a scoring drought in the competitors for Haaland, who has 9 in as many Premier League matches this season. Mbappé has eight in eight Ligue 1 video games and in addition netted in PSG’s Champions League opener.
City now simply must beat the identical opponent in two weeks’ time to e book its place in the final 16. Barcelona is in an analogous state of affairs after a 2-1 win over Shakhtar Donetsk maintained an ideal begin to its Champions League marketing campaign too.
PSG leads a gaggle that’s getting ever tighter and leaves Milan, final season’s semifinalist, with the prospect of not even qualifying for the Europa League as a comfort.
