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Champions League: AC Milan drops opener, Bayern Munich ekes by Celtic

The first half of the new qualifiers for the knockout in the Champions League is located in the books.

Eight of the best club teams in Europe A series of match for two games, Total-Ains, opened on TuesdayHalf of the rear field is still in the competition to join eight automatic qualifiers in the 16th round that played their opening match on Wednesday.

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the Russian It was nothing if it was inconsistent with this season. The training change that took place in December and the modest MIN in the Italian journey ranking – one of the most expensive teams in the history of football, is seventh in the first division in the first division.

But the only rest period of seven times from the continent’s students was the Champions League, or it was. A loss in Croatia Against Dinamo Zagreb On the last day of the first round, he cost them goodbye to another 16.

AC MILAN was another loss on Wednes Mike Minan Really prevent:

The good news for Milan is that only 1-0 in a total. The equalizer can swing early in the second stage of San Siro in the series to the Italian road. But to avoid removal next Tuesday, the new manager Ségio Conceição will need better performance. He will also need more American star Christian Polisic.

Polisic, the club’s top scorer this season, was unusually calm on Wednesday before it was replaced an hour later. With Concicio, the merging of new recruits remains like Kyle Walker And Joao Felix in his team, it will be up to driving Polic to lead the road next week and keep Milan’s dreams to win the eighth Champions League crown. If not, this may be the last thing we see from Russian In the world’s world championship in the world, even at least 2026-27.

For the first 44 minutes of the tilt of Wednesday in the Celtic Electric Garden in Glasgow, gave the Scottish mourners Germany The best they can handle. But this is the quality of all over the world from the great Bayern, which took only half a chance of Michael Oliz To put visitors on a Celtic on a stroke.

Celtic center is likely to return Auston is reliableWho started along with his American defender colleagues Cameron Carter VicarsHe could have interacted more quickly and closed Oliz in the opening match, but the French still finished it wonderfully.

The second backward goal? There is no doubt that it was a mistake, as the hosts left Bayern’s goal machine Harry Kane (Of all people) is not criminal in a corner kick in the second half:

Celtic managed to clap again late through Dizen Maida To save a little hope with the series turning to Munich. Can the huge discomfort happen? As far as Bayern, a six -time European champion and overwhelming favorite to progress even before Wednesday, was far from persuading this season, the Scottish themselves should kick themselves because they did not leave the house on marital terms.

Benfica feature, Borog club

It is impossible to know what happened on Wednesday Monaco He almost did not play the entire second half under a man. However, Benfica deserves to be credited with leaving the emirate with a decisive feature 1-0-and out of what turned out to be the decisive target a long time before the cannons were sent to the mara house in the 52nd minute to pick up a second yellow card. Eagles are now in a major position to advance with a tie next Tuesday in Portugal.

Earlier on Wednesday in Belgium, Club BROGGE benefited from a famous victory (albeit controversial) Atalanta. The match seemed to be bound 1-1 before the branch Gustav Nelson Transfer a penalty in the depth of stoppage time instead of giving the hosts to total lead 2-1. Whether the stain kick should be granted another issue. Control yourself:

Either way, Berouge function is clear from the end. Given the controversial way to the opening match, Atalanta players and fans will be very excited to turn the series next week in northern Italy.

Doug Macinterre is a soccer writer for Fox Sport who covered US National teams for men and women at the FIFA World Cup on five continents. Follow it in Bydougmcintyre.


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