{"id":1109114,"date":"2019-10-01T22:30:52","date_gmt":"2019-10-01T21:30:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1109114"},"modified":"2019-10-01T22:47:25","modified_gmt":"2019-10-01T21:47:25","slug":"ten-things-missed-champions-league","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/ten-things-missed-champions-league\/","title":{"rendered":"Spurs shame as UCL history is made: the UCL action you might have missed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>There was no shortage of excitement in the first half of Champions League matchday two as Tottenham Hotspur created a piece of unwanted history.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Last season&#8217;s European Cup finalist were humbled 7-2 at home to five-time champions Bayern Munich, while Juventus and Atletico Madrid registered comfortable wins.<\/p>\n<p>Manchester City left it late to claim all three points against Dinamo Zagreb, thus avoiding embarrassment, something Real Madrid couldn&#8217;t say as they fell further behind PSG, who followed up their 3-0 win over Los Blancos with three more points at Galatasaray&#8217;s expense.<\/p>\n<p>With the dust now settling, and all eyes moving towards Wednesday&#8217;s games, here are ten things you might have missed.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/audioboom.com\/posts\/7383312-alisson-is-the-golden-middle-of-the-goalkeeper-venn-diagram<\/p>\n<h2><strong>1.\u00a0Gnabry joins an exclusive club<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>In the build-up to facing Spurs, Serge Gnabry suggested any booing coming his way, due to his past connection with Arsenal, wasn&#8217;t going to faze him. Gunners supporters would have enjoyed his performance this evening as Bayern swept away their group rivals 7-2, putting further pressure on Mauricio Pochettino.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"de\" dir=\"ltr\">Merci Buam f\u00fcr dieses Spiel!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TOTFCB?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TOTFCB<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Zuc7vXVQLM\">pic.twitter.com\/Zuc7vXVQLM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; FC Bayern M\u00fcnchen (@FCBayern) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FCBayern\/status\/1179136679795417089?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 1, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Of those seven, he&#8217;d score four (aka a poker) making him only the 12th player in Champions League history to manage such an amount in a single game. Gnabry subsequently joins Marco van Basten, Simone Inzaghi, Dado Pr\u0161o, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Andriy Shevchenko, Baf\u00e9timbi Gomis, Mario G\u00f3mez, Robert Lewandowski, Zlatan Ibrahimovi\u0107, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1109125\" style=\"width: 1930px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/spurs-v-bayern-champions-league-pochettino-dismantled-lewandowski\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1109125\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1109125\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/10\/01215902\/feature_x-1-image-11.png\" alt=\"spurs 2-7 bayern, champions league\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/10\/01215902\/feature_x-1-image-11.png 1920w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/10\/01215902\/feature_x-1-image-11-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/10\/01215902\/feature_x-1-image-11-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/10\/01215902\/feature_x-1-image-11-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/10\/01215902\/feature_x-1-image-11-66x37.png 66w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/10\/01215902\/feature_x-1-image-11-620x350.png 620w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/10\/01215902\/feature_x-1-image-11-940x530.png 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1109125\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/spurs-v-bayern-champions-league-pochettino-dismantled-lewandowski\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tottenham 2-7 Bayern: Three ways the Bundesliga champions dismantled Spurs<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<h2><strong>2. Hope that history repeats itself<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Atalanta defied the odds by reaching this season&#8217;s Champions League group phase. Gian Piero Gasperini&#8217;s men were a joy to watch across their 2018\/19 campaign and many had them down as potentially this year&#8217;s Ajax\u00a0\u2013 an unfancied side going against the current \u2013 but that seems to be a pipe dream now they&#8217;ve lost their opening two games.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"it\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AtalantaShakhtar?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AtalantaShakhtar<\/a> | 1-2 | FULL-TIME<\/p>\n<p>? Senza parole. Una grande <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Atalanta?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Atalanta<\/a> va pi\u00f9 volte vicino a una meritata vittoria, ma all&#39;ultimo secondo passa lo <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Shakhtar?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Shakhtar<\/a>.<br \/>Speechless. Atalanta play a great match, but are defeated by a last-second goal.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UCL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UCL<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoAtalantaGo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GoAtalantaGo<\/a> \u26ab? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4PRydJ8EVU\">pic.twitter.com\/4PRydJ8EVU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Atalanta B.C. (@Atalanta_BC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Atalanta_BC\/status\/1179108657168035841?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 1, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>A humbling 4-0 loss at Dinamo Zagreb was followed by a narrow 2-1 defeat at the San Siro, where they are playing their home games, meaning they become the first Italian side to suffer such a fate since Inter Milan in 2006\/07. The Nerazzurri, though, progressed. However, next up for La Dea are back-to-back matches against Manchester City.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>3. Equalling Ruud<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"sv\" dir=\"ltr\">Doppelpacker! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lewy_official?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@lewy_official<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TOTFCB?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TOTFCB<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Vsrql5lv1G\">pic.twitter.com\/Vsrql5lv1G<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; FC Bayern M\u00fcnchen (@FCBayern) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FCBayern\/status\/1179136973631565824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 1, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Before the game, Bayern Munich boss Niko Kovac was asked to comment about Spurs&#8217; lethal marksman Harry Kane. He duly placed him aside the game&#8217;s best number nines, one of whom he has the pleasure of working with on a daily basis. What more is left to be said about Robert Lewandowski whose many feats are legendary?<\/p>\n<p>His goal on the stroke of half-time to give Bayern the lead in north London, having come from a goal down, moved him to just one behind the great Ruud van Nistelrooy (56) in the all-time Champions League scorers chart. It would prove to be a temporary situation as moments from the end, he&#8217;d equal the great Dutchman. He now trails Karim Benzema, who sits third, with Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo occupying the top two places, by four goals.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Would You Rather Mason Mount or Tammy Abraham? Chelsea Fans Quizzed\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WHb1dhOe-Yg?start=275&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to <a href=\"http:\/\/sqwk.at\/Squawka-Sub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Squawka\u2019s Youtube channel here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>4. On the list<\/strong><\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"it\" dir=\"ltr\">87&#39;|\u26bd\ufe0f| IL NUMERO SETTE&#8230; CRISTIANOOOOO! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PauDybala_JR?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PauDybala_JR<\/a> trova sul taglio <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Cristiano?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Cristiano<\/a> , che questa volta fulmina da destra Hradecky!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/JuveB04?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#JuveB04<\/a> [3-0] <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/JuveUCL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#JuveUCL<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZCayPq2Xhs\">pic.twitter.com\/ZCayPq2Xhs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; JuventusFC (@juventusfc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/juventusfc\/status\/1179135992688717825?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 1, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Cristiano Ronaldo is Mr. Champions League; no player has dominated the competition since its inception like him. Tonight saw him score goal number 127, which is 15 more than second-placed Lionel Messi, but more impressive was that Bayer Leverkusen was the 33rd different team he&#8217;s scored against. That is a tournament record which he now shares with legendary Real Madrid forward\u00a0\u2013 and former teammate\u00a0\u2013 Raul.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>5. The long wait goes on<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>After the group stage draw was made, Olympiacos and Red Star Belgrade knew the battle for third, and Europa League football after the winter break, was going to be fought between themselves given Bayern and Spurs were their fellow Group B participants.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\">\u03a4\u03b5\u03bb\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc. \u0395\u03c1\u03c5\u03b8\u03c1\u03cc\u03c2 \u0391\u03c3\u03c4\u03ad\u03c1\u03b1\u03c2 &#8211; \u039f\u03bb\u03c5\u03bc\u03c0\u03b9\u03b1\u03ba\u03cc\u03c2 3-1. \/ Full-Time. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/crvenazvezdafk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@crvenazvezdafk<\/a> &#8211; Olympiacos 3-1.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%CE%9Flympiacos?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u039flympiacos<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UCL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UCL<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CZVOLY?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CZVOLY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Olympiacos FC (@olympiacosfc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/olympiacosfc\/status\/1179138017258332160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 1, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Olympiacos visited the Serbian capital as not the greatest of Champions League travellers, and they were unable to return home with all three points, something they&#8217;ve not done in this phase since October 20, 2015 when Marco Silva&#8217;s men left Dinamo Zagreb with a slender 1-0 victory.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>6. Felix arrives<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The departure of Antoine Griezmann, particularly the way it was handled, was a sad affair but Atl\u00e9tico Madrid always keep on moving. Filling the Frenchman&#8217;s shoes is the impressive Portuguse teenager Jo\u00e3o F\u00e9lix, whose mammoth \u00a3113m fee, paid to boyhood club Benfica, hasn&#8217;t exactly weighed heavily on him.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">\u23f1 48&#39; [ 0-1 ]  ?? \u00a1Cantemos todos su nombreeeeee!<br \/>\u00a1G\u26bd\u26bd\u26bd\u26bd\u26bd\u26bd\u26bdL de JOAAAAAAO..!<\/p>\n<p>? \u00a1<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/joaofelix70?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@joaofelix70<\/a>! ?<\/p>\n<p>? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UCL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UCL<\/a> <br \/>\u26bd <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LokomotivAtleti?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LokomotivAtleti<\/a><br \/>?\u26aa <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/A%C3%BApaAtleti?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#A\u00fapaAtleti<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/d4XU1rHWuI\">pic.twitter.com\/d4XU1rHWuI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Atl\u00e9tico de Madrid (@Atleti) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Atleti\/status\/1179125907543511040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 1, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>With so much being expected of him, Felix&#8217;s first Champions League goal (ever) was bound to arrive soon into his young Atleti career and, lo and behold, in his second competition appearance under Diego Simeone, Lokomotiv Moscow became the first of many victims.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>7.\u00a0Icardi puts PSG in control<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Unloved and unwanted at Inter Milan, there were a few rumblings Mauro Icardi was struggling to fit into his new surroundings, with certain members of Paris Saint-Germain&#8217;s playing staff not receptive to him.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u231b\ufe0f it&#39;s over in Istanbul! (0-1)<\/p>\n<p>Victory takes the Parisians to the top of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UCL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UCL<\/a> group ?\ufe0f!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GSPSG?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GSPSG<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>?? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ICICESTPARIS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ICICESTPARIS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MXiV3tBo9C\">pic.twitter.com\/MXiV3tBo9C<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_English) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PSG_English\/status\/1179137490499887104?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 1, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>If there&#8217;s one way to win folks over, it&#8217;s doing the talking on the pitch and in Istanbul, against a fiery Galatasaray, he did just that. Icardi&#8217;s only goal, coupled with Real Madrid dropping two points earlier in the evening, means Thomas Tuchel&#8217;s side control Group A.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>8. A first for Son<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Son Heung-min&#8217;s importance to Tottenham Hotspur&#8217;s cause is well-documented. The 27-year-old South Korean forward has in many ways taken a lot of the goalscoring burden off Kane&#8217;s shoulders. Tonight&#8217;s meeting against Bayern Munich was something of a reacquaintance.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">GET IN!!!<\/p>\n<p>\u26aa <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/THFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#THFC<\/a> 1-0 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FCBayern?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FCBayern<\/a> ? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1lEXrfbFv8\">pic.twitter.com\/1lEXrfbFv8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpursOfficial\/status\/1179112109533216768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 1, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Across eight previous meetings\u00a0\u2013 during his time in Germany with Hamburg and then Bayer Leverkusen\u00a0\u2013 he&#8217;d not only taste just one victory, but never managed to register a strike past the Bavarian giants. That changed in the 12th minute when his shot went across Manuel Neuer to give Spurs a precious lead. However, things would only get worse for\u00a0Mauricio Pochettino&#8217;s team.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>9.\u00a0D\u00e9j\u00e0 vu<\/strong><\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"zxx\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/87xDSWfmat\">pic.twitter.com\/87xDSWfmat<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpursOfficial\/status\/1179136648073887744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 1, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s like we&#8217;ve been here before with Spurs, who were handed their biggest-ever European Cup defeat by Bayern Munich, this meeting was only the second Champions League game in which they&#8217;ve shipped at least four goals. The last time, a group stage home meeting with Barcelona last season, ultimately saw them reach the final. As incredible as that journey was, it&#8217;s hard to see them repeating it. Even more damaging, never before had Spurs conceded seven goals in a home game.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>10.\u00a0Sterling shines<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Cometh the hour, cometh the man. Raheem Sterling, as we&#8217;ve discussed on these pages before, is a footballer on the up. Whether or not he&#8217;s &#8216;world-class&#8217; is irrelevant but what cannot be disputed is his goals involvement record, particularly at home in the Champions League.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BOOM!<\/p>\n<p>? 1-0 ? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ManCity?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ManCity<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UCL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UCL<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1Mfdi4d5WC\">pic.twitter.com\/1Mfdi4d5WC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Manchester City (@ManCity) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ManCity\/status\/1179132896180916224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 1, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Having come on in the 56th minute, with City&#8217;s game against Dinamo Zagreb deadlocked, Sterling ended the stalemate 10 minutes later. In the 89th minute, he would tee up Phil Foden, meaning he&#8217;s now been directly involved in 18 goals across his last 16 home Champions League outings (scoring 11 and creating a further seven).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There was no shortage of excitement in the first half of Champions League matchday two as Tottenham Hotspur created a piece of unwanted history. Last season&#8217;s European Cup finalist were humbled 7-2 at home to five-time champions Bayern Munich, while Juventus and Atletico Madrid registered comfortable wins. 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