UCL: Barca youngsters beat up Young Boys, Man City dominate on the wings of Foden
Reading Time: 2min | Wed. 02.10.24. | 00:38
Barcelona and Manchester City celebrate landslide victories against the minnows
Manchester City and Barcelona have rushed to landslide victories in the second round of the Champions League by beating Slovan Bratislava (4-0) and Young Boys (5-0).
Phil Foden scored and assisted as Manchester City clinched their first UCL win of the season in Slovakia. Foden opened his account with a composed finish into the bottom corner. Ilkay Gundogan also added his name to the scoreboard, while Erling Haaland scored his 11th goal of the season just before the hour mark, taking the ball past a goalkeeper to slot home.
Foden then assisted substitute James McAtee in getting his first City goal in the 74th minute to wrap up the tie.
"Delighted with the result and how I played" ✨@PhilFoden on tonight's win 🎙️ pic.twitter.com/Uvh02i2h7N
— Manchester City (@ManCity) October 1, 2024
On the other side of Europe, in Spain, Barca demonstrated their predatory instinct. Hansi Flick's team smashed Young Boys from Switzerland, as Robert Lewandowski opened the scoring in the 8th minute before Raphinha doubled the lead midway through the first half. Inigo Martinez made it 3-0 just a few minutes later, and from that moment, the game was basically over.
FT: Barcelona 5-0 Young Boys.
— 𝐀𝐅𝐂 𝐀𝐉𝐀𝐗 💎 (@TheEuropeanLad) October 1, 2024
Barcelona had no trouble with Young Boys tonight. pic.twitter.com/Ur1CXVwN88
The underdogs were unable to impose any sort of resistance, conceding two more before the end. Maybe even more important for the Blaugrana than the victory itself is the fact Frenkie de Jong returned to the pitch after a severe injury, which kept him off the action for a long time.
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - MATCHDAY 2
Tuesday
Salzburg - Brest 0-4 (0-1)
/Sima 24, 70, Camara 66, Lage 76/
Stuttgart - Sparta Praha 1-1 (1-1)
/Millot 7 - Kairinen 32/
Leverkusen - Milan 1-0 (0-0)
/Boniface 51/
Dortmund - Celtic 7-1 (5-1)
/Can 8 pen, Adeyemi 11, 29, 42, Guirassy 40 pen, Nmecha 79 - Maeda 9/
Barcelona - Young Boys 5-0 (3-0)
/Lewandowski 8,51, Raphinha 34, Martinez 37, Camara 81 og/
Inter - Crvena Zvezda 4-0 (1-0)
/Calhanoglu 11, Arnautovic 59, Martinez 71, Taremi 81 pen/
Arsenal - PSG 2-0 (2-0)
/Havertz 20, Saka 35/
Slovan B. - Man.City 0-4 (0-2)
/Gundogan 8, Foden 15, Haaland 58, Mcatee 74/
PSV - Sporting 1-1 (1-0)
/Schouten 15 - Braganca 83/
Wednesday
19:45: (2.10) Girona (3.60) Feyenoord (3.60)
19:45: (5.30) Shakhtar (3.60) Atalanta (1.70)
22:00: (5.30) Dinamo Zagreb (3.60) Monaco (1.70)
22:00: (6.00) Lille (4.10) Real Madrid (1.55)
22:00: (4.60) Aston Villa (3.80) Bayern (1.75)
22:00: (2.40) RB Leipzig (3.45) Juventus (3.15)
22:00: (1.20) Liverpool (6.75) Bologna (14.0)
22:00: (2.80) Sturm (3.40) Club Brugge (2.65)
***odds are subject to change***
