The Champions League Matchday 2 scores looks interesting and some upsets popping up here and there and some of the big names making themselves felt in the league as it progresses.
Tuesday, September 29
Barcelona2 - 1 Leverkusen
Fact: Barcelona left it late from a goal down to win Leverkusen scoring 2 goals in 2 minutes (80th and 82nd minutes respectively)
- Kyriakos Papadopoulos opens scoring at the 22nd minute
- Sergi Roberto and Luis Suarez goals takes Barça to top of Group E table
Key Players: Luis Suarez - Ratings: 7.0
Bate 3 - 2 Roma
Fact: Bate stunned Roma with 3 first half goals, Roma tries to battle back in second half but could not make it.
- Filip Mladenović scores twice in First half
Influential Players:Filip Mladenović - Ratings: 6.8
Bayern Munchen 5 - 0 Dinamo Zagreb
Fact: Lewandoski scores a hat trick in 55 minutes as Bayern go top of Group F table
- Robert Lewandoski has now scored 10 goals in 3 matches for Bayern
Man of the Match: Robert Lewandoski - Ratings: 9.2
Arsenal 2 - 3 Olympiacos
Fact: Olympiacos proves stubborn as they fought till they won at the Emirates
- Kostas Fortounis scores from a corner kick due to Ospina's mistake
Key Player:Kostas Fortounis - Ratings: 6.2
M. Tel-Aviv 0-2 Dynamo Kyiv
Fact: Dynamo increases the nightmare of Maccabi Tel Aviv in the champions league
- Dynamo's first away group victory in seven years
Porto 2-1 Chelsea
Fact: Porto hangs on as they won the EPL champions to go joint top in the group
- Iker Casillas records his 152nd UEFA Champions League appearance
Leadership trait Player: Maicon - Ratings: 6.5
Lyon 0-1 Valencia
- Sofiane Feghouli gets victory for Valencia on the 42nd minute
Key Player: Sofiane Feghouli - Ratings: 6.4
Zenit 2-1 Gent
Fact: Hulk heads another victory with two assists to beat Gent
- Gent's 12-game unbeaten start to the season ends in Russia
Hit Man: Hulk - Ratings: 7.9
Wednesday, September 30
Astana 2 - 2 Galatasaray
Fact: This match is full of own goals with Bilal Kisa scoring the only clear goal
- Astana secures first point in the Champions League
Key Players:Wesley Sneijder - Ratings: 6.1
Atlético Madrid 1-2 Benfica
Fact: Atlético Madrid let Benfica come from behind to win the match
- Nicolás Gaitánattacking style get the equalizer for Benfica then, Gonçalo Guedes seals
Best Player: Nicolás Gaitán - Ratings: 6.3
Mönchengladbach 1-2 Manchester City
Fact: Sergio Agüero's late penalty seals victory for the citizens
- Joe Hart makes a fantastic save to keep Manchester City in the game
Goalie-Star Man: Joe Hart - Ratings: 6.7
Juventus 2-0 Sevilla
Fact: Juventus continues with their 100% record in UCL as Morata scores again
- Morata puts Juve in front, then Simone Zaza seals victory
Highlighted Player: Morata - Ratings: 6.6
Shakhtar Donetsk 0-3 Paris St. German
Fact: PSG too strong for Shakhtar Donesk
Malmö 0-2 Real Madrid
Fact: Ronaldo continue with his fine goals scoring form as he reaches 500 goals
- C. Ronaldo equals Raul's record after scoring twice against Malmo
Best Player: C. Ronaldo - Ratings: 8.9
Manchester United 2-1 Wolfsburg
Fact: United fights back and grabs first win against Wolfsburg
- I call this Man United win "Smalling solving a BIG MATA" for Van Gaal
Key player: Mata - Ratings: 8.5
CSKA Moskva 3-2 PSV
Fact: CSKA stuns PSV after 3 fantastic goals in First Half
- Doumbia get a brace in the game
- Ahmed Musa becomes the first Nigerian on my ranking list
Key Player: Ahmed Musa - Ratings: 6.9
In Matchday 2 we saw 3 draws, 2 away wins and 2 home wins.
UEFA Team of the week
GK: Joe Hart (Man. City)
DF: Maicon (Porto); David Luiz (PSG); Andrea Barzagli (Juve); Filip Mladenović (BATE)
MF: Juan Mata (Man. Utd); Kostas Fortounis (Olympiacos); Nicolás Gaitán (Benfica)
FW: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid); Robert Lewandowski (Bayern); Hulk (Zenit)
The most rated player for Match-Day 2 is Robert Lewandoski as he scores the only hat-trick on MatchDay 2.
