Bayern Munich heaped more misery on Paris Saint-Germain as the Bundesliga leaders clinched a 1-0 win at Allianz Arena on Tuesday night in matchday 5 in the UEFA Champions League.
South Korean defender Kim Min-Jae scored the only goal of the game in the 38th minute, reacting quickest to head home a clearance from PSG goalkeeper Matvei Safonov, with the French side eventually reduced to 10 men after Ousmane Dembele got his marching orders in the 56th minute.
Bayern moved into 11th in the standings with their third win in the competition, while PSG’s chances of progressing to the knockout stage took another huge blow as they languish in 26th position.
Elsewhere, Arsenal were ruthless at the Estadio Jose Alvalade as they completed a 5-1 rout of Sporting, handing the Portuguese side their first defeat in the competition this season.
Gabriel Martinelli, Kai Havertz, and Gabriel Magalhaes scored in the first half to put the Gunners in a comfortable lead, but Portugal international Goncalo Ignacio drew one back for the hosts two minutes into the second half.
However, a 65th-minute penalty from Bukayo Saka and an 82nd-minute goal from Leandro Trossard helped Mikel Arteta’s men clinch their third win in the Champions League this season and also leapfrog Sporting into seventh, while the Portuguese champions dropped six spots into eighth.
Meanwhile, the problems are still evident for Manchester City as the Premier League champions relinquished a three-goal lead to settle for a 3-3 draw against Feyenoord in an exhilarating six-goal thriller at the Etihad Stadium.
Pep Guardiola’s men were in the driving seat for most of the game thanks to a brace from Erling Haaland and a deflected effort from Ilkay Gundogan. However, the visitors mounted a spirited comeback, led by Algerian forward Anis Hadj-Moussa, who pulled one back for them in the 75th minute.
Quickfire goals from Santiago Gimenez and David Hancko, seven minutes apart, levelled proceedings for Feyenoord, while Jack Grealish’s attempted winner for City, who dropped to 15th in the standings, struck the post.
At the San Siro Stadium, an own goal from highly-rated French defender Castello Lukeba handed Inter Milan a 1-0 win over RB Leipzig, taking the Italian champions to the league summit.
Five-time winners Barcelona cruised past Brest 3-0, handing the French side their first defeat in the competition, courtesy of a brace from Robert Lewandowski and a 66th-minute strike from Dani Olmo.
Bayer Leverkusen got back to winning ways in the Champions League with a 5-0 mauling of Austrian side RB Salzburg at the BayArena. Florin Wirtz grabbed a couple of goals, while Alejandro Grimaldo, Patrik Schick, and Aleix Garcia completed the rout.
At the Wankdorf Stadium, a brace from Mateo Retegui and Charles De Ketelaere, as well as additional strikes from Saed Kolasinac and Lamar Samardzic, helped Atalanta to a 6-1 win against hosts Young Boys, with the Italian club climbing into fourth in the standings.
AC Milan held on for a hard-fought 3-2 win over 10-man Slovan Bratislava in Slovakia, while a brace each from Julian Alvarez and Angel Correa propelled Atletico Madrid to a 6-0 thrashing of Sparta Praha.
