Published 11:20 IST, November 4th 2020
Champions League results: Real Madrid finally win, Jota nets superb hat-trick vs Atalanta
A mammoth 35 goals were scored across the first eight Matchday 3 Champions League fixtures. Here is the complete Champions League results summary.
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Eight games of the Champions League's Matchday 3 were wrapped up on Tuesday night with a massive 35 goals netted across those fixtures. A number of individual and team records were broken on the night, with the set of games also seeing hat-tricks by Alassane Plea and Diogo Jota. Jurgen Klopp won his first game in Italy as a manager while Sergio Ramos scored his 100th goal for Real Madrid in a headline clash. Here is a complete round-up of the Champions League results, the Champions League highlights and a look at the upcoming Champions League fixtures.
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Real Madrid vs Inter Milan: Hosts finally win UCL game
Los Blancos came into the game under massive pressure after failing to win their first two group stage games this season. The hosts looked on course for a victory after Karim Benzema and Sergio Ramos gave Real Madrid a 2-0 lead by the 33rd minute. However, Inter Milan striker Lautaro Martinez pulled one back minutes after, with Ivan Perisic levelling the scores in the second half.
Ultimately, it was a cool finish by Rodrygo in the 80th minute that proved to be the difference, with the goal handing Zinedine Zidane his first victory in the competition this season.
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Bayern Munich vs Salzburg: Late flurry sees defending champions through
Bayern Munich responded in emphatic fashion after going behind to a Mergim Berisha goal as the defending European champions scored six against the Austrian giants. After going behind, it was the usual suspect, Robert Lewandowski, who equalized from the spot in the Bayern Munich vs Salzburg game.
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An own goal from Rasmus Kristensen meant the hosts went into half-time with a 2-1 lead. Although Masaya Okugawa equalized to make things interesting in the second half, a late flurry from Bayern Munich saw them score four goals in the last 15 minutes with the game finishing 6-2.
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Other Champions League results summary
In the other Champions League fixtures, a Diogo Jota-inspired Liverpool registered an impressive away victory against Atalanta, as Jurgen Klopp won his first game in Italy on his fifth attempt. For Man City, Gabriel Jesus made an impressive return from injury, with his brace helping the Cityzens to a 3-0 home victory over Greek side Olympiacos. Here’s how Tuesday night’s fixtures ended:
- Lokomotiv Moscow 1-1 Atletico Madrid
- Shakhtar Donetsk 0-6 Borussia Monchengladbach
- RB Salzburg 2-6 Bayern Munich
- Real Madrid 3-2 Inter Milan
- FC Porto 3-0 Marseille
- Manchester City 3-0 Olympiacos
- Midtjylland 1-2 Ajax
- Atalanta 0-5 Liverpool
Upcoming Champions League fixtures
- Zenit vs Lazio – November 4, 11:25 PM IST
- Istanbul Basaksehir vs Manchester United - November 4, 11:25 PM IST
- Chelsea vs Rennes – November 5, 1:30 AM IST
- Sevilla vs Krasnodar - November 5, 1:30 AM IST
- Club Brugge vs Borussia Dortmund - November 5, 1:30 AM IST
- Barcelona vs Dynamo Kyiv - November 5, 1:30 AM IST
- Ferencvaros vs Juventus - November 5, 1:30 AM IST
- RB Leipzig vs Paris Saint-Germain - November 5, 1:30 AM IST
Image Credits: Champions League Twitter
11:20 IST, November 4th 2020