Erling Haaland started for Manchester City while Kylian Mbappe started for Paris Saint Germain in the Champions League Group stage. Both stars performed well for their team while Chelsea lost to Dinamo Zagreb.
Meanwhile, Real Madrid, which lost Benzema due to injury, won with a convincing 3-0 against Celtic. Mbappe scored a brace for his team, helping the team to win 2-1 against Juventus at home. The PSG star said that the atmosphere at home is tremendous, and his team enjoy a match against a big team like Juventus.
Mbappe & Haaland era begins
Mbappe received an assist from Neymar, who scooped the ball past Juventus’s defender and scored a wonderful volley to put his team 1-0 up against Juventus. The goal is proven to be decisive.
Haaland who started for Manchester City scored for his team by converting a Keven De Bruyne cross. Haaland scored another for Manchester City after Phil Foden scored the second goal for Pep Guardiola’s team. Manchester City opened their Champions League campaign with 4-0.
In the Real Madrid game against Celtric, Eden Hazard scored his first goal since January to win for Real Madrid. Ancelotti said that his team suffered from the intensity of the first half but managed to gain back control in the second half.
Mbappe outshined Aubameyang
The two-time Champions League winner, Chelsea, made a terrible start. Aubameyang made his debut for Chelsea but left with a sour taste. Chelsea was expected to cruise through Group E after the draw as Chelsea was in the same group as Dinamo, Red Bull Salzburg and AC Milan.
After the game, Chelsea’s task to advance to the next round becomes more challenging. Chelsea has spent 250 million pounds on signings, and Tuchel is expected to produce a better result. Tuchel stated that “everything is missing” at the moment and the team is not at a place which it can be.