With their triumph over Juventus, Paris Saint-Germain began their most recent campaign for Champions League glory with two goals from Kylian Mbappé. After latching onto Neymar's daring through-ball, the France international took just five minutes to put his team ahead before doubling his tally with 22 minutes remaining.
Half-time As a result of Mbappé blowing a fantastic opportunity for the hosts by failing to pass the ball across to the open Neymar early in the second half, Juventus replacement Weston McKennie cut the gap with a 53rd-minute header.
Juventus, however, was unable to produce an equalizer and fell to a 2-1 loss in Group H.
Before the game, Mbappé and Galtier came under fire for shrugging off a query about why the team used a private aircraft for the brief flight to a match in Nantes at the weekend.
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Are you serious, responding in such a manner? Tweeted Anne Hidalgo, the mayor of Paris. Wake up, boys!
At a news conference on Monday, when asked about PSG's flight to Nantes, Mbappé and Galtier exchanged glances. The World Cup winner then broke out in laughter as his coach made a joke.
We discussed it with the organization that plans our vacations this morning, and we're looking into using sand yachts to travel, according to Galtier. a request
A video of their remarks quickly went viral, setting off irate comments from ministers, environmentalists, and social media users. Later, Galtier described his joke as being in "poor taste."
Benfica, who defeated Maccabi Haifa 2-0 at home on the strength of goals from Rafa Silva and Alejandro Grimaldo—the game's star player—who curled a perplexing strike into the top corner from 25 yards out—joins PSG atop their Champions League group.
Within seven minutes of the start of the first half, Borussia Dortmund defeated FC Copenhagen 3-0 at home thanks to goals from Marco Reus and Raphael Guerreiro. With seven minutes left, England international Jude Bellingham secured the victory, and Copenhagen's misery was complete when Rasmus Falk saw a goal.
Erling Haaland continued his stellar start to the season with two more goals as Manchester City defeated Sevilla 4-0 on the road to take the lead in Group G on goal differential.
In Austria, RB Salzburg and Milan tied 1-1 after Alexis Saelemaekers overturned Noah Okafor's goal for the home team. Chelsea lost shockingly to Dinamo Zagreb 1-0, placing them last in Group E.
Dinamo Zagreb and Chelsea will play in Group E of the Champions League on September 6, 2022, at the Stadion Maksimir in Zagreb, Croatia. Thomas Tuchel, the manager of Chelsea, receives a yellow card from official Istvan Kovacs. Antonio Bronic for Reuters
According to an incensed Tuchel, Chelsea's dreadful loss in Zagreb "lacked fragrance of blood."
