Polish star Robert Lewandowski scored two goals to lead his Barcelona team to beat its guest Young Boys 5-0, while Manchester City beat Slovan Bratislava 4-0 in the second round of the Champions League competition.
Polish Robert Lewandowski opened the scoring in the eighth minute after a pass from Brazilian Rafinha, who added the second following a corner kick (34), before Iñigo Martinez III scored with a header following a free kick executed by Pedri (37).
Then Lewandowski added his second personal goal at the beginning of the second half after the ball reached him from Iñigo Martinez's head (51), before Guinean Mohamed Kamara V accidentally scored in his team's goal (81).
Robert Lewandowski opens the scoring for Barcelona against Young Boys
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With this broad victory, the Catalan team regained its balance, achieving its first victory, compensating for the loss to French club Monaco in the first round.
As for Young Boys, they lost for the second round in a row after losing 3 at home in the first round against Aston Villa in England.
Barcelona is preparing for a strong test in the next round when it hosts Bayern Munich.
Manchester City win
Manchester City achieved its first victory by defeating host Slovan Bratislava 4-0.
The English team took the lead with a goal by German player Ilkay Gundogan after 8 minutes, and Phil Foden added the second goal in the 15th minute.
In the second half, City strengthened its advantage with a third goal scored by its Norwegian star, Erling Haaland, the team's striker, in the 58th minute.
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Young player James McAtee completed Manchester City's quadruple in the 74th minute.
Manchester City raised its score to 4 points after drawing with Inter Milan in the first round.
Leverkusen win
Leverkusen achieved a valuable 1-0 victory over its Italian guest, Milan.
The winning goal for Leverkusen was scored by Victor Boniface in the 51st minute of the match, which took place at the Bay Arena.
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Leverkusen's score rose to 6 points in third place, while Milan remained without a score in 29th place.
Arsenal defeats Saint-Germain
English Arsenal achieved its first victory after its valuable 2-0 victory over its French guest, Paris Saint-Germain.
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German Kai Havertz opened the scoring for Arsenal in the 20th minute, while Bukayo Saka ensured the second goal for the team nicknamed “The Gunners” in the 35th minute.
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Arsenal's score rose to 4 points in eighth place, while Saint-Germain's score stopped at 3 points in 18th place.
Dortmund continues its strong start
Dortmund continued its strong start with the largest sweeping victory in its history in the Champions League, at the expense of its Scottish guest, Celtic, with 7 goals by Emre Can (penalty kick), Karim Adeyemi (11, 29, 42), Guinean Serho Geraci (40, penalty kick, 66), and Felix Nmecha (79). ), versus a goal by Japanese Daizen Maeda (9), adding to his victory away from home over Belgian Club Brugge 3-0.
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This is Dortmund's biggest victory in the competition, by a difference in goals scored, compared to its victory over Poland's Lechia Warsaw on September 14, 2016, with a score of 6 clean goals.