Izuchukwu OkosiTrevoh Chalobah, Reece James, Calum Hudson Odoi and Timo Werner were all on the scoresheet as Chelsea obliterated Juventus 4-0 in the shocking result of Tuesday night in the UEFA Champions League.
Bayern were without lots of first team regulars that weir hit due to Covid 19.Legendary Xavi’s first European match as manager of Barcelona ended in an eventful 0-0 draw with Benfica as both sides came close to snatching a late winner but for some poor finishing.
The Italians had been 2-1 up with 10 minutes left on the clock and looking to move into second place before the Swiss came up with two goals in a four-minute spell to go ahead.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelBut former Udinese star Luis Muriel’s 88th-minute strike kept Atalanta in the race for a top two finish and a knockout stage berth — effectively needing to beat Villarreal in their last group game on December 8.
In Group G, Sevilla picked up an impressive win and kept alive their chance of advancing in the Champions League with a 2-0 win over Wolfsburg.
Joan Jordan grabbed an early goal in the first half and Rafa Mir who was in Spain duty at the Olympics scored late in the second to give the Spanish club its first win in five matches.
Salzburg lost 1-0 at Lille in the other group match with Nigerian – born German international Karim Adeyemi booked (yellow card) for dissent in the game.
Wolfsburg stay on five points and is still in contention ahead of the final round, when they host Lille while Sevilla visit Salzburg.
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
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