We take a look at all the matches as the league phase of the 2024/25 Uefa Champions League continues.
The new-look Uefa Champions League league phase continues with all 36 teams in action across two days on Matchday 2.
"There are some things we did exceptionally well," Arteta said after his team's goalless draw at Atalanta." there are going to be things we have to do much better. We want to improve in certain areas. We need to be a lot more consistent if we want the team to flow."Including shootouts, Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya has saved four of his last eight penalties in all competitions.
However, that remains the Swiss club's only league win of the season so far, a stark contrast to a Barcelona outfit who have lost only one of their opening eight Liga fixtures, scoring 25 goals in the process. Keeping the prolific trident of Robert Lewandowski, Lamine Yamal and Raphinha quiet will be a seismic task for YB.Yamal became the second-youngest player to score in the competition proper when he struck away to Monaco on Matchday 1.
Reflecting on the goalless draw with Inter on Matchday 1, City defender Joško Gvardiol assessed:"We secured a clean sheet but we couldn't score goals; it just wasn't our day. This is just the first game, so we will see. If we're going to perform the way we performed today, I think we shouldn't be worried about anything."
There was certainly an element of fate when Villa were drawn to play Bayern in their first home game in this competition since 1983, the English club having famously lifted the trophy a year earlier by beating the Munich outfit 1-0 in the Rotterdam showpiece. Unai Emery's side showed they are eager to make up for lost time as they beat Young Boys 3-0 on Matchday 1, a result which left Youri Tielemans already looking forward to their next challenge.
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