Champions League football can often bring out the best in teams, given the level of competition involved. Encounters can be high-octane, often with a flurry of goals. Wednesday night was no different with Real Madrid involved in a six-goal thriller with Polish side Legia Warsaw.
Madrid were buoyed with Gareth Bale’s tremendous performance during the night as Cristiano Ronaldo continued to suffer in front of goal. Ronaldo seemed to be missing a spring in his step as Madrid were held in a 3-3 draw. Karim Benzema and Mateo Kovacic scored the remaining two goals for Madrid with Gareth Bale setting up Benzema for the second.
Spurs stunned by Leverkusen
Totthenham were beaten 1-0 by Bayer Leverkusen in their clash at Wembley. The Spurs were never threatening in the entire encounter and were always seen chasing the ball. With this loss, their chances of progressing to the group stages look dicey.
Monaco smash three past CSKA Moscow
Radamel Falcao smashed two goals as Monaco thrashed CSKA Moscow 3-0. Falcao was the star of the show as he dismantled the Moscow defence with ease. CSKA are set to face Tottenham next and will look regain their composure and hope to qualify for the next stage of the competition.
Sevilla stamp their authority
Sevilla thrashed Dinamo Zagreb 4-0 with a dominating performance. Sevilla gained the upper hand from the start with goals from Luciano Vietto, Steven N'Zonzi, Sergio Escudero and Wissam Ben Yedder putting the result beyond Zagreb’s reach. Zagreb are yet to win a match in their Champions League encounter.
Our pick for the best goal of this matchday has to be Mesut Ozil's stunner for Arsenal in their comeback victory against Ludogorets Razgrad on Tuesday.
