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It was a sad and heartbreaking day for football and it's fans after hearing the passing away of Great Diego Maradona. Maradona passed away yesterday due to a heart attack at the age of 60. Ever since the news broke, remembrances and condolences started to flow through the entire internet. SSC Napoli announced that they will rename their stadium Sao Paulo with the addition of his name Diego Armando Maradona.
A minute of silence was observed before Kickoff in every game yesterday in a tribute to him. 6 teams booked their place in the R016 namely Holders Bayern Munchen, Manchester City,Chelsea, Sevilla, Juventus and Barcelona.
The Headline fixture this time out was the clash of 13 time Champions Real Madrid taking on 3 time Champions Inter Milan at the San Siro. Madrid defeated Inter on MD 3 by a 3-2 scoreline. Having lost the opening game against Shakhtar and drawing 2-2 with Borussia Monchengladbach, the Los Blancos needed another win against Inter to keep their hopes alive.
A first Champions League goal since 2017 for Eden Hazard through the Penalty spot in the 7th minute made it 1-0 for the visitors. Inter's chances of a comeback was vanished when they lost midfielder for 2 yellow cards in quick succession for a foul and then for ranting against that decision in the 33rd minute.
Just a minute after coming on the pitch, Rodrygo made a instant impact in the 59th minute after he turned in a cross to make it 2-0 for the Los Blancos. He was originally credited with the goal but the decision was later turned and Inter Defender Hakimi was judged with an own goal. With Gladbach winning their game against Shakhtar, Real are now on second spot one behind the German Outfit. As for Inter, chances of progressing are slim with just 2 points after 4 games.
Results in Group A-
Atletico Madrid 0-0 Lokomotiv Moscow
FC Bayern Munchen 3-1 RB Salzburg
Other Result in Group B-
Borussia Monchengladbach 4-0 Shakhtar Donetsk
Results in Group C-
Olympiacos 0-1 Manchester City
Marseille 0-2 Porto
Results in Group D-
Ajax 3-1 Midtjylland
Liverpool 0-2 Atalanta
Results in Group E-
Krasnodar 1-2 Sevilla
Rennes 1-2 Chelsea
Results in Group F-
Borussia Dortmund 3-0 Club Brugge
Lazio 3-1 Zenit Saint Petersburg
Results in Group G-
Dyanmo Kyiv 0-4 FC Barcelona
Juventus 2-1 Ferencvaros
Results in Group H-
Manchester United 4-1 Istanbul Basaksheir
Paris Saint Germain 1-0 RB Leipzig
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