Matchday four of Champions League play got off to a wild start with Sporting Club Portugal securing an upset victory over Manchester City. Erling Haaland missed a penalty and Viktor Gyokeres scored a hat trick as Ruben Amorim preps for taking over Manchester United during the November international break. That makes it now three consecutive losses for City in all competitions but they aren’t the only club worrying.
Real Madrid fell 3-1 to Milan. The attack struggled with Kylian Mbappe as the nine and it continued. Christian Pulisic started things off by assisting Malick Thiaw from a corner kick, but Los Blancos leveling from a corner kick wouldn’t stop Milan’s run. Rafael Leao marked his return to the XI with a pair of assists and Madrid’s spiral after losing El Clasico and watching Vinicius Junior lose the Ballon d’Or to Rodri continues. Carlo Ancelotti will want to turn this around quickly, but it is becoming a concern
At the opposite end of the spectrum is Arne Slot whose strong start to life at Liverpool continues, defeating Bayer Leverkusen 4-0. Xabi Alonso returned to Anfield as a manager and his Leverkusen side played a strong first half of soccer, but when the Reds found their footing, it was over. Luis Diaz had a hat trick in the second half to pace things while Cody Gakpo has now scored in three consecutive matches in all competitions.
It was a landmark day for Americans with nine Americans appearing in matches, which is the most of any single day in UCL history, but Pulisic and Malik Tillman were the standout performers. In PSV’s 4-0 victory over Girona, Tillman netted a goal and an assist.
Matchday 4 scores
Bologna 0, Monaco 1
Celtic 3, RB Leipzig 1
Borussia Dortmund 1, Strum Graz 0
Lille 1, Juventus 1
Real Madrid 1, Milan 3
Sporting CP 4, Manchester City 1
Liverpool 4, Bayer Leverkusen 0
Slovan Bratislava 1, Dinamo Zagreb 4
PSV 4, Girona 0
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