Champions League 4th round: Batrakov's brace, four thrashings, records for Yamal and Neuer
The first half of the matches of the fourth round of the Champions League league phase took place on Tuesday.
"Atlético" — "Bayern" — 0:2. The Munich side scored both goals in the second half, with Lennart Karl and Konrad Laimer finding the net. "Atlético" lost to "Bayern" at home for the first time and ended a nine-match unbeaten streak. Manuel Neuer played his 164th match in the Champions League and became the tournament's record-holder among German players.
"Galatasaray" — "Stuttgart" — 2:0. Alexei Batrakov scored a brace in the 12th and 15th minutes. He has now scored in three consecutive Champions League matches and, with four goals, is among the tournament's top scorers.
"Villarreal" — "PSG" — 0:6. By the 17th minute, Paris Saint-Germain were leading 4:0. These are the fastest four goals in a single match in Champions League history. Fabián Ruiz scored a brace. "PSG" have not lost in the tournament for 14 matches in a row, a club record.
"Barcelona" — "Aston Villa" — 3:0. Lamine Yamal scored the first goal. He now has 14 goals in the Champions League, a record for players under 20 years old: the previous record was held by Kylian Mbappé (13). Rafinha scored the other two goals.
"Manchester United" — "Roma" — 3:2. "Man Utd" came back from 0:2 down. Bruno Fernandes converted a penalty, Matheus Cunha scored twice late on before being sent off. For "United", this is their first win in 10 matches.
"Sporting" — "Shakhtar" — 1:0. Issa Doumbia scored the only goal in the 59th minute. All three of these clubs' matches in the Champions League have ended 1:0 in "Sporting's" favour.
"Bodø/Glimt" — "Lille" — 0:0. This was the only draw of the matchday. "Bodø/Glimt" have not lost at home in the Champions League for five matches in a row.
LASK — "Slovan" — 4:0. Kasper Jørgensen scored a brace. "Slovan" have lost all 12 of their matches in the Champions League.
"Feyenoord" — "Inter" — 0:3. Goals were scored by Yann Bisseck, Francesco Esposito, and Piotr Zieliński.
After the first matchday of the round, "PSG" lead the table alone. "Atlético" remain in the play-off zone (top 24). On Wednesday, nine more matches will take place, including those involving "Real Madrid", "Arsenal", "Manchester City", and "Liverpool".
