Date 1 of the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 has come to an end. This year’s format is very particular: 36 teams will compete in a “league phase” where all teams will play eight matches. The top 8 will qualify for the round of 16. While the 9th to 24th places will play the playoffs.. The rest will be eliminated.
The results of date 1
Mars 17: Juventus 3 – 1 PSV; Young Boys 0 – 3 Aston Villa; Real Madrid 3 – 1 Stuttgart; Bayern Munich 9 – 2 Dinamo Zagreb; Sporting Lisboa 2 – 0 Lille; Milan 1 – 3 Liverpool.
Wednesday 18th: Bologna 0 – 0 Shakhtar; Sparta Prague 3 – 0 RB Salzburg; PSG 1 – 0 Girona; Brujas 0 – 3 Dortmund; Celtic 5 – 1 Slovan Bratislava; Manchester City 0 – 0 Inter.
Thursday 19th: Estrella Roja 1 – 2 Benfica; Feyenoord 0 – 4 Bayer Leverkusen; Stade Brestois 2 – 1 Sturm; Atalanta 0 – 0 Arsenal; Atlético Madrid 2 – 1 RB Leipzig; Mocano 2 – 1 Barcelona.
The 2nd date will start on Tuesday, October 1st with the following commitments: RB Salzburg vs. Stade Brestois; Stuttgart vs. Sparta Prague; Dortmund vs. Celtic; PSV vs. Sporting Lisbon; Slovan Bratislava vs. Manchester City; Barcelona vs. Young Boys; Bayer Leverkusen vs. Milan; Inter vs. Estrella Roja; Arsenal vs. PSG; Shakhtar vs. Atalanta.
The performance of the Argentines
Nicolás González was the most outstanding Argentine, scoring a goal in Juventus’ victory. Besides Lake Martinez He started in Aston Villa’s 3-0 away win over Young Boys of Switzerland. The goalkeeper had some good saves, although overall he didn’t have much work to do.
On the other hand Emiliano Buendia added minutes from the bench. Another Argentine who had a remarkable performance was Alexis Mac Allisterwho started in Liverpool’s 3-1 win over Milan in Italy.
Finally today Angel Di Maria, Benjamin Rollheiser and Nicolas Otamendi were starters in Benfica’s victory. Besides Lautaro Martinez He came off the bench in Inter’s draw against City. While Ángel Correa, Rodrigo de Paul and Julián Álvarez played from the start in Madrid’s agonising victory.