Girona dug in a bunker in Paris, determined to bring home a historic point in the Champions League, tragically missed that goal. Paolo Gazzaniga shone throughout the match, saving key chances and performing wonders in goal, but conceded a goal in the 90th minute. A low cross from the left by home team Nuno Mendes slipped through the Argentine goalkeeper’s hands and legs, ending up in Girona’s net for a final score of 1-0. It’s far from saying Luis Enrique’s team didn’t deserve three points; rather, it’s evident the Catalans didn’t deserve to fall in such a manner. Zero shots on target is all you need to know about PSG‘s performance in the first half. As expected, Barcola and Zaire-Emery were quick and lively (as expected) but with no concrete consequences. The Parisians put even more pressure in the second half but then it was Ousmane Dembele‘s time to dissapoint and show his selfish side. It was probably the best counter attack for PSG since the beginning of the season as both Dembele and Barcola went to the guest‘s penalty area. Dembele had a defender on him and all he needed to do was to pass the ball to Barcola who was apsolutely alone but the former Barcelona winger thought he should do it all by himself. He eventually lost the ball, to the dismay of his teammate. Minutes later, he was in another chance and another one, when he hit the crossbar, before Gazzaniga eventually ‘gave’ the Parisian a deserved victory.Aguantar todo el partido hasta el final para perderlo en el 90 por una cantada de Gazzaniga así…pic.twitter.com/1afxLIOnbQ— Cᴀꜱᴛɪʟʟᴏ (@Castillo__Rm) September 18, 2024 Last year‘s finalist started then new Champions League campaign with a win, but it took them almost 80 minutes in Brugge to achieve that. After Jadon Sancho and Jude Bellingham it seems that Jamie Gittens is the next Englisman to thrive in Dortmund. In the 76th minute, he got the ball from Can and went inside from the left wing, moved the ball to his right foot and took a shot which took a deflection and looped up over Mignolet and into the far corner for the lead. Ten minutes later, he scored a brace before Guirassy scored from penatly in injury time for the final 3-0. After coming off the bench to score twice in Dortmund’s 2-0 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt on Bundesliga Matchday 1, the 20-year-old was BVB’s match-winner once again with his third an fourth goals of 2024/25. Dortmund continued their good tradition over Brugge. BVB have kept clean sheets in their four previous Champions League meetings with Brugge (all wins). No club in the history of the competition has ever played five games against one team without conceding and tonight they made it. Brugge played bravely, with a lot of confidence, especially while the score was still 0-0. They wanted the win and were close to achieving it, despite what the result suggests. If the Norwegian Hugo Vetlesen had scored instead of hitting the crossbar just minutes into the match, the game would likely have taken a very different direction. In the second half, captain Vanaken had a good chance as well. Not to mention the numerous counterattacks that didn’t end well…Ultimately, the five saves made by Gregor Kobel speak volumes about the home team’s chances.UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE – MATCHDAY 1TuesdayJuventus – PSV 3-1 (2-0)/Yildiz 21, McKennie 27, Gonzales 52 – Saibari 90+3/Young Boys – Aston Villa 0-3 (0-2)/Tielemans 27, Ramsey 38, Onana 85/AC Milan – Liverpool 1-3 (1-2)/Pulisic 3 – Konate 23, van Dijk 41, Szoboszlai 67/Bayern – Dinamo Zagreb 9-2 (3-0)/Kane 19 pen, 58, 63 pen, 78 pen Guerreiro 33, Olise 38, 61, Sane 85, Goretzka 90+2 – Petkovic 49, Ogiwara 50/Real Madrid – Stuttgart 3-1 (0-0)/Mbappe 46, Rudiger 83, Endrick 90+5 – Undav 68/Sporting – Lille 2-0 (1-0)/Gyokeres 38, Debast 65/WednesdayBologna – Shakhtar 0-0Sparta Praha – Salzburg 3-0 (2-0)/Kairinen 2, Olatunji 42, Laci 58/Celtic- Slovan B. 5-1 (1-0)/Scales 17, Furuhashi 47, Englels 56, Maeda 70, Idah 86/Club Brugge – Dortmund 0-3 (0-0)/Gittens 76, 86, Guirassy 90+5 (p)/Man.City – Inter 0-0PSG – Girona 1-0 (0-0)/Gazzaniga (og) 90/Thursday19:45: (4.20) Crvena Zvezda (3.60) Benfica (1.95)19:45: (4.40) Feyenoord (3.70) Leverkusen (1.80)22:00: (4.10) Atalanta (3.50) Arsenal (1.90)22:00: (1.80) Atl.Madrid (3.60) RB Leipzig (4.60)22:00: (1.90) Brest (3.60) Sturm (4.50)22:00: (4.60) Monaco (3.60) Barcelona (1.80)***odds are subject to change***
