Celtic hit 5 in opposition to Slovan Bratislava as PSG beat Girona late on


Celtic kicked off their Champions League marketing campaign with an emphatic 5-1 victory over Slovan Bratislava.

The Hoops ran riot within the second half in opposition to the Slovakian aspect with 4 targets after Liam Scales opened the scoring at Parkhead.

Kyogo Furuhashi doubled their lead shortly after the break earlier than Arne Engels despatched Brendan Rodgers’ males into a snug lead.

Kevin Wimmer pulled one again with an outstanding strike with the surface of his guide however Celtic’s dominance remained as Daizen Maeda made it 4.

Their fifth, from a fifth completely different scorer, got here 4 minutes from time as Adam Idah tucked a cool end house to safe Celtic’s first win in a gap Champions League recreation in superb type.

Gazzaniga howler items PSG victory

Paris Saint-Germain needed to wait till the ninetieth minute to get previous Champions League debutants Girona in a 1-0 victory.

The LaLiga aspect had stored their star-studded opponents quiet for a lot of the encounter earlier than goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga’s personal purpose gifted the hosts the win.

Gazzaniga allowed Nuno Mendes’ cross to spill by his legs and into the online to interrupt Girona’s hearts after a discplined show on the Parc des Princes.

Three late strikes seal Dortmund win

English teenager Jamie Bynoe-Gittens continues his wonderful begin to the season with two targets at Borussia Dortmund beat Membership Brugge 3-0 away from house.

Brugge had prevented final season’s finalists from discovering the breakthrough till the 76th minute when Bynoe-Gittens’ effort deflected in off two gamers.

The substitute had his second moments late when he took it previous two gamers earlier than coolly slotting house, with Serhou Guirassy making it three from the spot in stoppage time.

Sparta Prague win on Champions League return

Sparta Prague marked their return to the Champions League for the primary time in virtually 19 years with an emphatic 3-0 win over FC Salzburg.

It took lower than two minutes for them to attain on their return when Kaan Kairinen discovered the online.

Victor Olatunji doubled their lead earlier than the break with a effective volley earlier than Qazim Laci’s effort rounded off a memorable evening within the second half.

Shakhtar miss penalty as Bologna held

Bologna’s first ever Champions League recreation led to a goalless draw with Shakhtar Donetsk.

The Serie A aspect, showing in Europe’s elite competitors for the primary time since a preliminary spherical look in 1964-65, earned a hard-fought level with the Ukrainians on their bow.

Heorhiy Sudakov missed from the penalty spot simply 4 minutes into the sport for the away aspect, with no aspect both to search out the breakthrough as Bologna’s unbeaten house run prolonged to twenty-eight video games.

Wednesday’s Champions League outcomes

Bologna 0-0 Shakhtar Donetsk

Sparta Prague 3-0 FC Salzburg

Celtic 5-1 Slovan Bratislava

Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 Girona

Membership Brugge 0-3 Borussia Dortmund





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