UEFA Champions League round-up: Michael Olise scores stunner as Bayern Munich hit five, PSG cruise to crucial win
Published 10/12/2024 at 23:23 GMT
Bayern Munich won 5-1 over Shakhtar Donetsk, with Michael Olise's late solo goal the pick of the bunch for the Bavarian giants. Paris Saint-Germain, meanwhile, secured a must-win 3-0 victory against Red Bull Salzburg. Elsewhere, Real Madrid claimed a vital 3-2 win over Atalanta with Los Blancos' goals coming courtesy of Kylian Mbappe, Vinicius Junior and Jude Bellingham.
Highlights: Five-star Bayern earn emphatic win over Shakhtar as Olise scores stunner
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Bayern Munich came from behind to beat Shakhtar Donetsk 5-1 and claw themselves into the top eight of the UEFA Champions League table.
Shakhtar Donetsk took a surprise lead inside five minutes, courtesy of Kevin Macedo. Minutes later, however, Konrad Laimer scored his first goal for Bayern in 14 months to equalise.
Bayern completed their comeback on the stroke of half-time as Jamal Musiala glided into the box, before setting up Thomas Muller to score.
In the 65th minute, Michael Olise put Bayern in complete control, confidently side-footing a spot kick into the top left corner, before Musiala picked up the ball and curled a shot in to net a fourth and guarantee the points.
Olise rounded off the scoring in injury time, dancing through a spate of Shakhtar players to score a Lionel Messi-esque solo goal.
Bayern are eighth in the standings, while Shakhtar are some 19 places below them.
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'World class' Olise scores 'utterly spectacular' solo goal to cap Bayern Munich's night
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Elsewhere, Paris Saint-Germain secured a must-win 3-0 victory against Red Bull Salzburg to keep their Champions League knockout hopes alive.
After squandering a spate of early opportunities, Goncalo Ramos poked home Achraf Hakimi’s header to give PSG the lead.
The second half then saw Desire Doue’s early cross poked into the net by Nuno Mendes, before Doue netted a goal of his own to give PSG a deserved victory.
PSG are 24th in the table, the final play-off qualification spot, while Salzburg are languishing in 32nd.
In Italy, Real Madrid claimed a crucial 3-2 victory over Atalanta at the Gewiss Stadium.
Kylian Mbappe scored his 50th Champions League goal to give Real Madrid the lead, skipping past Marten de Roon with his first touch before rifling a shot into the bottom corner.
However, the France skipper was forced off with an unspecified injury in the 34th minute, after appearing to clutch his ankle.
10 minutes later, Atalanta’s Charles De Ketelaere rifled home the equaliser from the spot after Aurelien Tchouameni brought down Sead Kolasinac in the area.
But the second half saw Real Madrid restore their lead as Vinicius Junior pounced upon a loose ball to net, before Jude Bellingham scored his sixth goal in as many matches to give Los Blancos a two-goal cushion.
However, Atalanta’s Ademola Lookman cut the deficit with a low strike at Thibaut Courtois’ near post.
The victory saw Real Madrid climb to 18th in the standings, while Atalanta sit in ninth.
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Highlights: Bellingham fires Real Madrid to victory against Atalanta after Mbappe injury
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Meanwhile, Aston Villa claimed a thrilling 3-2 victory over RB Leipzig at the Red Bull Arena to consolidate their place in the top eight.
Villa took an early lead through John McGinn, only for Lois Openda to equalise for the home side in the 27th minute after an error from Emiliano Martinez.
Substitute Jhon Duran scored a goal from the bench, looping a finish from nearly 30 yards out over the head of Peter Gulacsi and into the net, only for Christoph Baumgartner to level proceedings, superbly steering a side-footed volley into the top corner.
But Ross Barkley scored a late deflected winner to see Villa move to third in the table.
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Highlights: Villa win five-goal thriller in Leipzig to close in on last-16 place
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Moreover, Bayer Leverkusen claimed a late winner through Nordi Mukiele to edge past Inter Milan 1-0 at the BayArena.
Florian Wirtz’s 90th-minute cross caused panic among the Inter defence, and was ultimately lashed home by Mukiele.
Xabi Alonso’s men moved to second in the standings, while Inter, who conceded their first Champions League goal all season, are fourth.
In Belgium, Club Brugge came from behind to beat Sporting CP 2-1.
Sporting, who are continuing to adjust to the departure of manager Ruben Amorim, took an early lead through a Geny Catamo tap-in from close range.
But Brugge equalised after a way-ward Christos Tzolis strike deflected off Eduardo Quaresma for an own goal.
At the death, Danish midfielder Casper Nielsen came off the bench to grab a crucial goal for Brugge, with the Belgian Pro League side now up to 14th on 10 points, the same tally as 12th-place Sporting.
Elsewhere, Brest claimed a 1-0 home victory over PSV Eindhoven, courtesy of a Julien Le Cardinal goal and a series of crucial saves from goalkeeper Marco Bizot.
Two minutes before half-time, Brest broke the deadlock when Mama Balde’s deflected header landed perfectly for Le Cardinal to tap into an empty net.
Brest are now fifth in the Champions League table with 13 points, while PSV are 21st with eight points in the playoff section.
In the early kick-off, Liverpool retained their spot at the Champions League summit by beating Girona 1-0 courtesy of a second-half Mohamed Salah penalty.
Meanwhile, Celtic claimed a valuable away point, drawing 0-0 with Dinamo Zagreb.
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