Champions League Awards: Sporting stun Metropolis, Diaz pleasant
Champions League Awards: Sporting stun Metropolis, Diaz pleasant

Our Champions League Awards honour one of the best – and worst – of the European motion from matchday 4.

Champions League Awards: Sporting stun Metropolis, Diaz pleasant

Second of the Week

There will probably be loads of Manchester United followers who had not seen Ruben Amorim’s Sporting Lisbon reside in motion earlier than this week. It’s seemingly there was extra curiosity on Tuesday evening, following the announcement that Amorim will take over at Previous Trafford subsequent week.

The Portuguese champions produced a surprising efficiency to thrash Manchester Metropolis 4-1, inflicting the heaviest defeat on Pep Guardiola’s workforce since September 2020. Viktor Gyokeres’ repute continues to soar and the Swedish striker helped himself to a hat-trick, as Amorim bowed out of the Estádio José Alvalade with arguably his biggest consequence.

Amorim has been eager to emphasize the variations between Sporting and the aspect he’ll inherit, however this efficiency little question presents encouragement for a Manchester United fanbase at a low ebb.

 

Participant of the Week

Arne Slot sprung a shock with Luis Diaz unleashed by means of the center and was rewarded because the Colombian tormented Bayer Leverkusen. The guests had misplaced simply two video games for the reason that begin of final season however had been unable to reside with Liverpool and Diaz after the break.

A ruthless second-half efficiency noticed Diaz assist himself to a hat-trick, opening the scoring with a beautiful dinked end earlier than claiming the match ball at Anfield. There was even time for a cheeky no-look end a sure Roberto Firmino would have been happy with.

Diaz has taken his recreation to a brand new stage this season, for a Liverpool aspect in red-hot kind below Slot.

Aim of the Week

Nicolas Kuhn’s sensible begin to the season continued as Celtic upset RB Leipzig at Parkhead.

The Scottish champions got here from behind to beat Leipzig 3-1 in Glasgow, with Kuhn on track twice to guide the Celtic comeback. Kuhn’s equaliser was a factor of magnificence, because the 24-year-old drifted inside earlier than arcing an unstoppable end into the far nook. Having frolicked with Leipzig as a youth participant, it was a candy second for the winger.

Save of the Week

Lucas Chevalier has prevented 3.42 targets for Lille within the Champions League this season – greater than some other goalkeeper.

If you see stops like this from the 23-year-old, it’s simple to see why. Probably the greatest up-and-coming goalkeepers in European soccer.

Stat of the Week

Girona simply can’t cease scoring. Sadly, 4 of the eight targets they’ve ‘scored’ within the Champions League this season have come on the incorrect finish.

An undesirable Champions League report.

Donkey of the Week

Tyrone Mings, simply what had been you considering!?

Aston Villa’s excellent report within the Champions League got here to an finish in comical vogue, after conceding this penalty at Membership Brugge. Seemingly not realising the ball was reside, Mings picked the ball up inside his personal space. It’s the kind of incident you’d count on to see on pub pitches – not UEFA’s elite stage.

For Mings, just lately returned from 445 days sidelined with an ACL harm, it was a Champions League debut to neglect.

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