Newcastle v Benfica, Villarreal v Manchester Metropolis and extra: Champions League – dwell | Champions League

Newcastle 0-0 Benfica: Trippier catches Barrenechea late and initially the hosts play on till the referee is pressured to blow the whistle. The commentators recommend this may be Benfica's approach of taking the sting out of the environment. That may be harsh and unfair – Trippier's problem was low however Barrenechea's ankle was caught.

Villarreal 0-0 Man Metropolis: Inside 30sec and Metropolis have an awesome likelihood. Savinho passes it to Haaland and the striker lays it again to the Brazilian. He ought to have taken the shot as his go was barely behind Savinho, who can't get to it in time.

Newcastle 0-0 Benfica: Howe and Mourinho share a fast embrace earlier than kick-off. The latter has gained one in his final seven on Tyneside and he is aware of how troublesome this can be.

Right here we go! A reminder of the video games to observe:

Newcastle 0-0 Benfica
Villarreal 0-0 Manchester Metropolis
Arsenal 0-0 Atlético Madrid
PSV 0-0 Napoli
Bayer Leverkusen 0-0 Paris Saint-Germain
Union Saint-Gilloise 0-0 Inter
Copenhagen 0-0 Borussia Dortmund

We're lower than quarter-hour away from the 8pm BST kick-offs. You'll be able to observe Arsenal's match towards Atlético Madrid with Scott Murray under.

Full-time within the early video games:

Barcelona 6-1 Olympiacos
Kairat Almaty 0-0 Pafos

Barcelona get their second win of the league section whereas Kairat get their very first Champions League level on the board.

Two minutes after Rashford's first, López the hat-trick hero as Barcelona at the moment are 5-1 up. This was all in regards to the help from the 19-year-old Roony Bardghji – some left footed magic.

And as I sort the above, Barcelona go 6-1 up, a cool end from Rashford after chopping inside. An enormous consequence for Hansi Flick's facet forward of El Clasico this weekend.

Barcelona are presently 4-1 up at dwelling to Olympiacos. The opener got here within the seventh minute after Kostas Tzolakis tapped the ball off Lamine Yamal's fast toes. The ball then fell for Fermín López, who took a contact earlier than firing in from shut vary.

López additionally scored the hosts' second after Pedri latched on to a unfastened go and laid it off to the 22-year-old. Nice play from Marcus Rashford as properly, who managed to pull some defenders away to create house for the goalscorer.

The guests then had a aim disallowed for offside however within the buildup, García caught his arm out and conceded a penalty within the course of. From the spot, Ayoub El Kaabi's left-footed strike was sufficient to beat Wojciech Szczęsny. Minutes later Santiago Hezze was despatched off after a second yellow.

Rashford then earned the hosts' a penalty which Lamine Yamal transformed earlier than scoring himself to make it 4-1.

The opposite early sport stays goalless however Pafos' João Correia was despatched off within the fourth minute after a harmful problem on Luís Mata, kicking the Kairat Almaty participant within the face.

Pep Guardiola has referred to as Rayan Cherki a “road participant” and hailed the 22-year-old Frenchman some of the proficient gamers he has ever seen. Large phrases from a person who coached Lionel Messi, Andrés Iniesta and Xavi Hernández.

“Technically and individually he's prime. The query is how he settles and what we're going to do, how he reads the sport and each motion the sport wants. He began on the [Club] World Cup, however then there was a while off. [We have to go] step-by-step, however the expertise he has: I've the sensation that more often than not when the ball involves him, the state of affairs will get higher.

Extra from Sid Lowe under on Guardiola's ideas, together with Metropolis's bettering kind and Nico González, who's poised to begin at Villarreal.

Newcastle is a particular place for José Mourinho. In 1999 Bobby Robson wished the Portuguese to affix him at Newcastle as an assistant supervisor with a view to ultimately taking the highest job however Mourinho declined.

At the moment's match can be Mourinho's thirteenth aggressive look on Tyneside as a supervisor however earlier journeys with Chelsea, Manchester United and Tottenham produced solely three wins.

“I'm just a little Magpie,” he advised interviewers in Portugal final month. “The membership up there know the way a lot love and respect I've for them. I realized that from Mr Robson.”

Learn extra under from Louise Taylor on how Mourinho thinks Benfica are benefiting from a more moderen model of himself and Eddie Howe's ideas on his opponent.

Villarreal (4-4-2): Luiz Júnior; Mouriño, Foyth, Veiga, Pedraza; Gueye, Partey, Comesaña, Buchanan; Pépé, Mikautadze

Subs: Conde, Tenas, Altimira, Marín, Solomon, Moreno, Parejo, Akhomach, Moleiro, Oluwaseyi, Pérez, Cardona

Manchester Metropolis (4-3-3): Donnarumma; Nunes, Stones, Dias, Gvardiol; González, Lewis, Silva; Savinho, Doku, Haaland

Subs: Trafford, Bettinelli, Reijnders, Aké, Marmoush, Kovacic, Cherki, Aït-Nouri, O'Reilly, Foden, Bobb

Referee: Serdar Gozubuyuk (The Netherlands)

Newcastle (4-3-3): Pope; Trippier, Thiaw, Botman, Burn; Miley, Ramsey, Guimarães; Gordon, Woltemade, J Murphy

Subs: Thompson, Ramsdale, Schär, Joelinton, Tonali, Barnes, Krafth, Osula, Elanga, Willock, A Murphy

Benfica (4-3-3): Trubin; Dedic, A Silva, Otamendi, T Araújo; Barrenechea, Rios, Aursnes; Sudakov, Lukebakio; Pavlidis

Subs: Soares, Obrador, Ivanovic, Barreiro, Schjelderup, Dahl, H Araújo, Wynder, Veloso, Rego, Prioste, Lima

Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

How issues stand within the Champions League league section desk after each workforce's first two video games.

Matchday three motion within the Champions League is upon us. It might appear a tad early however groups could also be beginning to take a look at their place within the desk after this week and marvel if they may get sufficient factors on the board to qualify for the knockouts. Some intriguing matchups tonight will definitely assist us

José Mourinho is again on British shores three weeks after Benfica's slim loss at Chelsea. Since then, the Portuguese outfit managed a goalless draw at Benfica and a 2-0 win on the second-tier facet Chaves within the Taça de Portugal. Can they preserve Newcastle – and Nick Woltemade – facet at bay in entrance of a bouncing St James' Park?

Plus Pep Guardiola's males head to Villarreal with the hopes of righting some wrongs after a 2-2 draw towards Monaco final day trip within the competitors. Villarreal should restrict Erling Haaland if they're to register their first win in Europe this season. The striker has scored eight targets in eight Champions League appearances towards Spanish opponents.

Champions League
Barcelona 2-0 Olympiacos
Kairat Almaty 0-0 Pafos
Newcastle v Benfica
Villarreal v Manchester Metropolis
Arsenal v Atlético Madrid
PSV v Napoli
Bayer Leverkusen v Paris Saint-Germain
Union Saint-Gilloise v Inter
Copenhagen v Borussia Dortmund

Hundreds to stay up for. Be at liberty to get in contact with any ideas, predictions, queries or your favorite aim of the season in Europe up to now through e-mail.