Champions League: Liverpool is still unmatched, Real Madrid, PSG win but still encounter difficulties

In the 6th match, Liverpool was the first team to take the field, away to Girona (Spain). Before this match, coach Arne Slot and his team are showing impressive performance in the Champions League with 5 wins, leading the table.

With determination to win the match, Liverpool still fielded the strongest squad. For 90 minutes, the Premier League representative played overwhelmingly, holding the ball nearly 70%. Mohamed Salah and his teammates launched 16 shots and half of them hit the target, causing Girona’s goal to wobble. In the 76th minute, the Egyptian striker opened the score with an accurate penalty kick.

Former MU player Donny van de Beek was the player who made the mistake that led to Girona’s goal when he had a poor defensive situation and stepped on Luis Díaz’s heel.

The remaining time witnessed Girona’s tireless efforts to find an equalizer. The La Liga representative also shot 13 times in this match, but unfortunately the ball went incorrectly. The score of 1-0 in favor of Liverpool was kept until the end of the match and coach Arne Slot and his team had their 6th consecutive win in Europe’s No. 1 club tournament.

Including the 1-0 win against Girona, Liverpool is showing outstanding strength, going through a series of 19 consecutive unbeaten matches in all competitions. The “Red Brigade” currently has 18 points, maintains the top position and is sure to be in the knock-out round.

In Ukraine, Shakhtar Donetsk welcomed Bayern Munich with the goal of getting points to maintain hope of continuing. Right in the 5th minute, Kevin rekindled hope for the home team with an accurate kick, opening the score.

However, the early defeat seemed to touch Bayern Munich’s pride. “Gray Tiger” created a one-sided situation for the remainder of the match. Before the first half ended, Konrad Laimer (11th minute) and Thomas Muller (45th minute) scored, helping Bayern Munich lead Shakhtar Donetsk 2-1. In the second half, coach Kompany’s team still dominated, scoring 3 more goals to end the match with a score of 5-1. This important win helped Bayern Munich get 12 points after 6 matches in the Champions League, climbing to 7th place.

Real Madrid and PSG won but still faced difficulties

Since the beginning of the 2024 – 2025 season, Real Madrid has been the most disappointing team in the Champions League. Even though they are the defending champions, the “White Vultures” encountered many difficulties, losing 3/5 matches and falling to 24th place. Without Atalanta’s victory on the field, their ticket to the play-off round will be eliminated. Far away from Real Madrid.

In the first half, Mbappe continued to become the focus on the field. In the 10th minute, the French striker handled confidently, helping the away team lead 1-0. However, in the 35th minute, he was forced to leave the field early due to injury. Losing Mbappe, Real Madrid suddenly lost the game at the end of the first half. At minute 45+1, coach Carlo Ancelotti’s team let Atalanta find a 1-1 equalizer thanks to Charles De Ketelaere. In the second half, Real Madrid played better, scoring 2 consecutive goals from Vinicius (56th minute) and Jude Bellingham (59th minute) to lead 3-1. On the opposite side, Ademola Lookman’s goal in the 65th minute was all the home team could do in this half, accepting a 2-3 loss to Real Madrid.

Defeating Atalanta 3-2, Real Madrid has 9 points after 6 matches in the 2024 – 2025 Champions League. However, Spain’s “Royal” team is only ranked 18th, 4 points away from the top 8.

Similar to Real Madrid, PSG is also having difficulty in the Champions League. Despite playing hard and winning 3-0 at Red Bull Salzburg, the right to self-determination was no longer in the hands of PSG. Coach Luis Enrique and his team have only 7 points after 6 matches, ranking 24th and at high risk of having to play-off.