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UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 17/18 REVIEW: MATCHDAY 3, DAY 1


There will always be goals with Pep. 

      Midweek drama everywhere. Spurs brilliant, Cristiano still grinning (Pep isn't). Klopp? Seven the   feeling for the German. It's Enrique Berizzo's turn to pull his own hair out.
     Record-Breaking Real Madrid were held by a very decent Tottenham Hotspur side. Mauricio Poch rubbing Arsène's nose in it. The visitors took the lead 29 minutes in when Raphaël Varane inadvertently turned Serge Aurier's peach of a cross past a helpless Keylor Navas. The holders huffed and puffed, With CR7 the most active. He was later rewarded as he dispatched his penalty two minutes to halftime. Second half in the same pattern, with Hugo Lloris' save to deny Karim Benzema from close range utterly magnificent. Zizou finding it hard to  Navas' to deny Rockin' Harry his 44th in 2017 up there too. Game ended 1-1, Poch's baptism turned out to be okay...🤷🏾‍. Apoel Nicosia and Borussia Dortmund also shared the spoils in Cyprus. Sokratis' header cancelling out Poté's opener. Dortmund goalie Roman Bürki head in hands for that. Aubameyang denied very late on with a cracking stop by Jordi Codina. Both sides now 6 points behind the leaders (Spurs and Real). Wasn't a 🚶🏻 for the Germans. Peter Bosz's side facing elimination from the group phase. Tottenham V the kings at Wembley in a fortnight. Cracker awaits.
     Manchester City welcomed Napoli to the Etihad. Both sides totaling up to more than 50 already this season. There will always be goals with Pep. Raheem Sterling and Gab Jesus again on the scoresheet. Both men finding the back of the net with ease this term. Kevin De Bruyne with another assist. Four in his last 2 games. Dries Mertens crossed with himself as he missed from the spot in the first half. Diawara made it more interesting as he converted his 17 minutes from full time.
Mauro Sarri having numerous puffs of his  famous cigar as we speak. In the other group game, Brazilian Bernard's brace cancelled out Berghuis' opener as Shakhtar emerged victorious away to Feyenoord.
     Radamel Falcao's strike 15 minutes couldn't get the points for Jardim as Besiktas ran away 2-1 winners thanks to  Cenk Tosun's double either side of halftime. RB Leipzig and Porto's the game of the night. Willy Orban, Emil Forsberg And Jean-Kevin Agustin all on hand to edge the hosts in front. Vincent Aboubakar and Ivan Marcano the scorers for the visitors. Porto rock-bottom. Iker Casillas staring an exit. Talk about a change of fortunes.
     We can't leave out Klopp. His entertainers thumped hosts Maribor 7-0. Magic kid Coutinho, Salah and Firmino (2), Oxlade-Chamberlain, And Trent-Alex Arnold all grabbing a goal. Dominance alright. That's the highest margin in an away game for the Merseysiders. Sevilla? Well, they got absolutely battered 5-1 by a merciless Spartak Moscow in Russia. Quincy Promes' brace added to three other made Simon Kjær's 30th minute effort feel irrelevant. Stunning thing is there were 11 men on the pitch. Apologies for tickets being cut.
    Don't you just love this game? Thrills everytime. We await Argentina's Superman, and of course the Paris moneyboys. Aren't you entertained?

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