The Spanish and English giants simultaneously won crushing victories.
In the matches of the second round of the main stage of the Champions League 2024/25 season Barcelona defeated Young Boys at home (5:0), and Manchester City defeated Bratislava Slovan away (0:4).
Already in the first half, the Catalans secured a comfortable advantage for themselves, scoring three times against their opponents – Robert Lewandowski, Rafinha and Inigo Martinez scored.
After the break, the Polish forward scored a double, and at the end of the match, the final score was set by Mohamed Kamara, who scored into his own goal.
Thus, the “blue garnets” (3 points) rose to tenth place in the overall standings of the main round of the Champions League. The Swiss club (0 points) is in last place.
It should be noted that in the first round of the most prestigious European tournament, “Barcelona” sensationally lost“Monaco” (1:2), and “Young Boys” suffered a crushing defeat to English “Aston Villa” (0:3).
In the third round of the Champions League, Hansi Flick's team will play against Munich “Bayern” at home, and the Swiss team will host Milan “Inter”. Both matches will take place on October 23.
Review of the match “Barcelona” – “Young Boys”
In turn, Manchester City scored two goals in each half against Slovan Bratislava. Before the break, Ilkay Gundogan and Phil Foden created a handicap for the Citizens.
In the second half, Erling Haaland and James McAtee brought the game to a rout. The Slovak team was unable to respond.
Slovan's Ukrainian midfielder Danylo Ignatenko came out in the starting lineup and spent 63 minutes on the field.
Manchester City with 4 points moved up to fourth place in the overall Champions League standings. Slovan with zero points occupies the penultimate, 35th position.
By the way, in the first round of the main European Cup, Josep Guardiola's team played a draw with Milan's Inter (0:0), and the Slovak club suffered a crushing defeat to Scottish Celtic (1:5).
In the third round, Manchester City will host Prague's Sparta on October 23. The day before, Slovan will play away against Girona, played by Ukrainian midfielder Viktor Tsygankov.
Review of the match Slovan – Manchester City
The eight best teams from the main stage of the Champions League will reach the 1/8 finals. The clubs that take 9th to 24th places in the overall standings will play paired play-off matches for a place in the 1/8 finals. The rest will finish their performance in European competitions.