Football: Real Madrid, Bayern Villa, PSG, Leverkusen, Brest, Brugge don seal win

Di Champions League return tonight for di sixth game week of di new format, and di table don dey start to fully take shape.

Nine games dey take place across di continent, all of which go get major bearing on who go proceed to di knockout phase. Here wetin happen:

Big names do di business for Real

De Ketelaere (pen) 45+2′, Lookman 65′; Mbappé 10′, Vinícius Jr. 56′, Bellingham 59′

Real Madrid get dia star men to thank for valuable three points for Bergamo, as dem defeat Atalanta 3-2. Kylian Mbappé give Real di lead afta 10 minutes with finish reminiscent of di Frenchman at him very best.

Brahim Díaz slip am in, and e take one touch to get past one defender before e smash di ball into di bottom corner.

E be Mbappé 50th goal for di competition, but him night go cut short before half-time, as e hobble off with injury.

Atalanta draw level just before di half-time whistle through Charles De Ketelaere.

Sead Kolašinac dey fouled by Aurélien Tchouaméni, and di Belgian midfielder no make mistake from di spot.

11 minutes for di second half, Vinícius Júnior, back for di lineup afta spell on di sidelines with injury of him own, give him side di lead for second time, coolly finishing with him left foot afta di ball bounce him way.

Jude Bellingham give di champions breathing room shortly afta, confidently striking home afta e cut inside one Atalanta defender.

Atalanta no accept defeat, and dem find way back into di contest with 25 minutes remaining.

Di ball come out to Ademola Lookman on di left-hand side of di box, and e cut inside before e find di net at di near post.

Thibaut Courtois’ positioning no even poor, but di finish dey perfect.

Real hold out to reignite dia quest for automatic qualification to di round of 16.

Bayern too strong for Shakhtar

Scorers: Kevin 5′; Laimer 11, Müller 45′, Olise (pen) 70, 90+3”, Musiala 85′

Bayern Munich survive early scare to see off Shakhtar Donetsk 4-1. Bayern dey behind inside five minutes, and not for di first time, dia defensive line dey hugely questionable.

Shakhtar pick up second ball, and with one pass, Kevin dey in on Manuel Neuer.

E still get plenty to do, but e brilliantly curl finish into di bottom corner.

Konrad Laimer quickly level things up, picking up loose ball for di box and hammering in unstoppable strike from close range.

Bayern turn di game on its head on di stroke of half time through Thomas Müller.

Jamal Musiala run into di box, and e feed di veteran to finish coolly with him left foot.

Di goal mean di Bayern icon don now score in 16 consecutive Champions League seasons.

With 20 minutes remaining, Michael Olise make things safe with penalty, before Musiala get di goal him performance deserve, and Olise get anoda wey him add time.

Di win mean Vincent Kompany’s side dey in strong position to qualify automatically for di last 16, with two wins from dia final two games likely to see dem finish in di top eight.

PSG earn much-needed three points

Scorers: Ramos 30′, Mendes 72′, Doué 85′

PSG seal much-needed Champions League win, defeating RB Salzburg 3-0.

Unsurprisingly, di French champions dominate possession, and dem get nearly all of di chances in di opening stages of di game.

However, dem no fit find di early breakthrough, continuing dia way toward scoring for dis season’s competition.

Dem eventually break through on di half hour mark, Gonçalo Ramos just about prod di ball home afta Achraf Hakimi pick am out with cushioned header across di goal.

E be anoda Portuguese international wey seal valuable three points for Luis Enrique’s side with just under 20 minutes to go.

Some nice build-up play lead to di ball deflecting into di path of Nuno Mendes, wey ruthlessly finish from inside di box.

Desire Doué round off perfect night for him side with third late on, wey go now look to build on am, and force dia way into di knockout stages.

Bayer Leverkusen strike late again

Scorers: Mukiele 90′

Bayer Leverkusen score late winner once again, defeating Inter 1-0 for di Bayer Arena, to maintain dia place in di top eight of di Champions League.

As dem fit don anticipate, Leverkusen get majority of di ball throughout di game, but Inter show why dem be one of di toughest teams for Europe to break down, limiting di Bundesliga champions to just two shots on target.

Di Italian champions dey on di verge of anoda valuable away point wen Leverkusen strike late like dem don do on so many occasions.

Dis time na Nordi Mukiele wey be di hero, smashing home from inside di box afta di ball fall him way.

Villa knock Leipzig out late on

Scorers: Openda 27′, Baumgartner 62′; McGinn 3′, Durán 51′, Barkley 85′

Aston Villa move into di top eight of di Champions League with 3-2 win at RB Leipzig, wey dey now out of di Champions League.

Villa take di lead afta just three minutes through John McGinn.

Matty Cash cut in on him left foot, cross di ball in towards Ollie Watkins wey nod am down for him captain to smash home from close range.

For all of dia dominance, Villa no build on dia lead and dem made to pay for am in di 27th minute.

One long ball go through di Villa defence, and Loïs Openda nip in to round one needlessly onrushing Emiliano Martínez and slot home.

Jhon Durán come on at half time for Watkins, and e need just six-and-a-half minutes to prove why e be di best super sub in di game right now.

Some neat interplay with Youri Tielemans see am run at di Leipzig defence before e loop di ball over Péter Gulácsi for brilliant goal.

Durán think say e get second soon afta, but Matty Cash dey ruled to be offside in di build-up.

Villa then lose dia lead for second time, dis time Christoph Baumgartner brilliantly volley di ball home from one open a cross.

Gulars keep him side level, making fine save from Lucas Digne, before e tip one cross away from Ezri Konsa.

Ross Barkley come off di bench to hit di winner with five minutes remaining, one shot from outside di box wey deflect off Lukas Klostermann.

Sporting’s struggles continue at Brugge

Scorers: Quaresma (OG) 24′, Nielsen 84′; Catamo 3′

Sporting’s winless run for di post-Ruben Amorim era continue with 2-1 loss against Club Brugge.

Sporting get off to dream start, needing just three minutes to open di scoring through Geny Catamo, wey tap home afta Maximiliano Araujo’s shot hit di post and fall to am.

Brugge level things up just over 20 minutes later, albeit somewhat fortunately.

Some decent build-up eventually see one shot from inside di box come off Sporting defender Eduardo Quaresma and past keeper Franco Israel.

With just six minutes remaining, di Belgian side take advantage of some slack defending to seal di win. Casper Nielsen be di scorer, finishing expertly afta dem play am in on Israel.

Brest’s fairytale continues

Scorers: Le Cardinal 43′

Brest’s incredible Champions League debut campaign continue with 1-0 win over PSV.

Despite being dominated for parts, Brest take di lead just before di break, Julien Le Cardinal smash di ball from two yards out afta one free-kick come him way.

Dem hold out for di second half for anoda famous win, and fit now begin to dream of one last 16 spot.

Salah spot kick continues 100% record

Scorers: Salah (pen) 63′

Liverpool get Mohamed Salah penalty and excellent performance from di returning Alisson to thank as dem continue dia stunning 100% record for dis season’s Champions League with 1-0 win at Girona.

E fit don all dey easier, with di Reds almost taking di lead inside five minutes.

Virgil van Dijk rise highest at one corner but him strong header dey turned over by Girona keeper Paulo Gazzaniga.

Alisson dey called into action on him return, saving from Alejandro Frances afta Daley Blind somehow miss di ball from one Miguel Gutierrez cross.

Bryan Gil then make mess of things wen dem put am through on di Brazilian, as di LaLiga side threaten to take one surprise lead.

For one frenetic first half, Darwin Núñez get di Reds’ other good chances, mistiming one header before seeing one good strike stopped by Gazzaniga, but na Girona get di better of di openings. Alisson dey again called into action, saving from Yaser Asprilla’s swerving shot.

Di second half start in similar vein, with Liverpool’s no. 1 keeping dem level, saving at di near post from Arnaut Danjuma.

Liverpool take di lead from di penalty spot afta di hour.

Donny van de Beek dey adjudged by VAR to don stand on Luis Díaz’s heel, and Mohamed Salah hammer home from 12 yards.

Despite taking di lead, di Premier League leaders dey far from dia best, with Núñez personifying dia frustration, being subbed off for Cody Gakpo afta anoda unproductive showing in front of goal.

Trent Alexander-Arnold almost get second late on but him fine free-kick dey turned away by Gazzaniga, and any bigger defeat go dey harsh on Girona.

Celtic held in Zagreb

Celtic fit dey left ruing one missed opportunity afta drawing 0-0 with Dinamo Zagreb for one game of low quality and few chances, wey continue dia long winless away run for di Champions League.

Despite dominating di ball for much of di first half, Celtic struggle to do much against one determined Zagreb side, wey pose little threat themselves.

Di second half see di Hoops look to make di breakthrough, but di Croatian champions’ low block dey give little away, Nicolas Kuhn’s deflected effort being di closest dem come to one opener.

Dia best passage play see Arne Engels slip di ball in for Kuhn, wey then find Anthony Ralston out wide.

Di full-back’s attempted cross dey desperately disappointing, and symbolic of Celtic’s final ball throughout di night.

Kasper Schmeichel ensure dem stay level, doing brilliantly to tip over one of Zagreb’s few chances.

Celtic almost nick di win at di death. James Forrest play one great ball down di line for Engels, whose low ball dey about to be tapped home by Adam Idah before one Zagreb defender brilliantly clear am. In truth, one draw dey fair with neither side doing enough to secure di win.

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