Thursday, 19 September 2013

First Day, First Stormbreakers - Champions League Day 1 - FOOTBALL

So, the Champions League has started & the first day brought joy for the football lovers..!! Manchester United, Manchester City, Real Madrid & Bayern Munich, started their journey with great wins. Cristiano Ronaldo's hat-trick for Real Madrid started an opening night goals fiesta as one of the leading contender for winning the Champions League started their journey with a win in the group stage match with a bang on Tuesday. Total of 30 goals were scored on the opening night of the competition, with Real Madrid defeating Galatasaray 6-1 in Istanbul. The defending champions Bayern Munich started their competition with a 3-0 victory over CSKA & Manchester United netted 4 goals to win thier game against Bayer Leverkusen at Old Trafford.

Ronaldo's reign as the world's most expensive footballer ended this month when Real Madrid paid 100 million euros for Gareth Bale to Tottenham Hotspur but he underlined his role as an assister in the goals. Less than 4 months after Arjen Robben's last minute goal secured the trophy for Bayern Munich, they registered the 1st goal of this season after only 4 minutes of starting of the game, with a superb free kick from David Alba. Guardiola who twice conquered Europe during his glittering reign at Barcelona, started his Champions League journey without any bumpers. Wayne Rooney, scored twice for Manchester United in their 4-2 victory over Bayer Leverkusen at the Old Trafford, as they began their 1st European venture without Sir Alex Ferguson.

Cristiano Ronaldo hit a hat-trick against Galatasaray
(Cristiano Ronaldo happy after scoring the goal)

Here are the Results from the Day 1:


Man United               4      -      Leverkusen         2
             

Real Sociedad           0      -    Shakhtar              2


Galatasaray               1     -       Real Madrid       6


Fc Copenhagen         1      -       Juventus             1


Benfica                      2      -       Anderlecht          0


Olympiakos               1      -       PSG                     4


Bayern Munich         3      -       CSKA                  0


Viktoria Pilsen          0      -        Man City            3

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