On Tuesday evening, eight matches of the third round of group stage E-H of the UEFA Champions League were played.
The most attention was drawn to the match at the "Emirates" stadium, where London's "Arsenal" faced Munich's "Bayern". Arsene Wenger's team managed to defeat the Bavarian eleven 2-0 this season, who had played flawlessly so far.
The match started with balanced play. The "Gunners" attacked slightly more dangerously, but Bayern's goalkeeper Manuel Neuer responded to any of the hosts' shots. However, in the 77th minute, the German made a mistake and allowed Olivier Giroud to score and bring his team ahead.
In extra time, Mesut Ozil secured the victory with a goal after a precise pass from Hector Bellerin. This was the first win and first points for Arsenal in this season's Champions League.
In other matches in this group, Piraeus' "Olympiakos" defeated Zagreb's "Dinamo" with a minimal difference and retained second place.
In group E, "Barcelona" faced BATE at away. The Catalan footballers had no difficulties and celebrated a victory with a score of 0-2 after Ivan Rakitic's brace.
A much more intense battle was seen in Leverkusen, where the local "Bayer" clashed with "Roma". The hosts had gained a two-goal advantage early in the match after Chicharito's brace, but "Roma" managed to respond with four goals. However, "Bayer" pressed the opponents at the end of the match and achieved a 4-4 draw.
In this group, "Barca" leads with 7 points, followed by "Bayer" in second place. The team from the Italian capital is currently in last place with 2 points.
London's "Chelsea" failed to secure a victory in Group G, playing a goalless draw with Kiev's "Dynamo". Meanwhile, "Porto" defeated Tel Aviv's "Maccabi" with a score of 2-0 and rose to first place. The Chelsea club, with 4 points, remains in third place.
In the last matches of the evening, St. Petersburg's "Zenit" proved their superiority against "Lyon" in front of their fans, while "Valencia" won against "Gent".
Results:
Group E
BATE 0 - 2 "Barcelona"
48' [0 - 1] I. Rakitic
64' [0 - 2] I. Rakitic
"Bayer Leverkusen" 4 - 4 "Roma"
4' [1 - 0] Chicharito (penalty)
19' [2 - 0] Chicharito
29' [2 - 1] D. De Rossi
38' [2 - 2] D. De Rossi
54' [2 - 3] M. Pjanic
73' [2 - 4] I. Falque
84' [3 - 4] K. Kampl
86' [4 - 4] A. Mehmedi
Group F
"Arsenal" 2 - 0 "Bayern"
77' [1 - 0] O. Giroud
90' [2 - 0] M. Ozil
"Dinamo Zagreb" 0 - 1 "Olympiakos"
79' [0 - 1] I. Brown
Group G
"Dynamo Kiev" 0 - 0 "Chelsea"
"Porto" 2 - 0 "Maccabi"
37' [1 - 0] V. Aboubakar
41' [2 - 0] Y. Brahimi
Group H
"Valencia" 2 - 1 "Gent"
15' [1 - 0] S. Feghouli
40' [1 - 1] T. Foket
72' [2 - 1] S. Mitrovic (own goal)
"Zenit" 3 - 1 "Lyon"
3' [1 - 0] A. Dzyuba
49' [1 - 1] A. Lacazette
56' [2 - 1] Hulk
83' [3 - 1] Danny
