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Le Monde
Le Monde
24 Oct 2023


Lens' French forward #09 Elye Wahi celebrates after scoring his team's first goal during the UEFA Champions League Group B first leg football match between RC Lens and PSV Eindhoven at the Bollaert-Delelis stadium in Lens, northern France, on October 24, 2023.

Forward Elye Wahi salvaged a 1-1 draw for Lens against PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League on Tuesday, October 24, in a disappointing result for the French team after its surprise win over Arsenal in the previous round of games. Przemyslaw Frankowski provided a cross for Wahi to volley in an equalizer in the 65th minute of the Group B game. "I would have loved to win the game, that was the goal but ... proud of the team for coming back after going 1-0 down," Lens defender Kevin Danso said.

Johan Bakayoko had put the Dutch visitors ahead. The 20-year-old Belgium forward broke the deadlock nine minutes into the second half with an angled attempt inside the far post for his first Champions League goal. "Our destiny is still in our own hands," Bakayoko told RTL 7. "But we do have to beat Lens in Eindhoven, and hopefully that's exactly what we'll do." In the first half, PSV survived initial pressure from Lens before coming close when forward Hirving Lozano hit the post of Brice Samba's goal with another angled shot.

Lens extended its unbeaten Champions League streak to three, with a win and two draws. It's the third appearance for the club from northern France in Europe's top club competition after the 1998-89 and 2002-03 seasons.

Manchester United's goalkeeper Andre Onana, right, celebrates with teammates after makes a save penalty shoot during the Champions League group A soccer match between Manchester United and Copenhagen at the Old Trafford stadium in Manchester, England, Tuesday, October 24, 2023.

Andre Onana's last-gasp penalty save secured a vital Champions League win for Manchester United against FC Copenhagen on Tuesday. Before kick-off at Old Trafford, United held a minute's silence in memory of Bobby Charlton after the Red Devils legend died on Saturday at the age of 86.

They marked the occasion by claiming their first points in Group A as Harry Maguire's 72nd-minute header secured a 1-0 win. The result keeps alive their chances of advancing to the last 16 but they needed Onana to produce a brilliant save from Jordan Larsson's 97th-minute penalty to see the game out.

The spot-kick was awarded when Scott McTominay caught Mohamed Elyounoussi as he tried to hook a ball clear in the box, but Larsson – whose father Henrik briefly played for United in 2007 – could not convert the chance. "It is incredible and a great night. Especially in the dying second when you concede a penalty, but a brilliant save from Andre Onana," coach Erik ten Hag told broadcaster TNT Sports.

Bayern Munich's Jamal Musiala celebrates scoring their third goal with Harry Kane.

United are now back in contention to qualify but Bayern look set to run away with the group after making it three wins out of three with a 3-1 victory in Istanbul. Kingsley Coman's early opener for the German champions was canceled out by a Mauro Icardi penalty on the half-hour mark. But Bayern pulled away in the second half, with Kane finishing in the 73rd minute to restore the visitors' lead with his 11th goal in 12 games for his new club. He then set up Jamal Musiala to wrap up the win.

Bayern have now won 16 consecutive matches in the Champions League group phase and have not lost at this stage in over six years. "I don't know how many group stage matches I've done as a coach, but it's always super difficult – so it's great to find ourselves with nine points after three matches," said Bayern coach Thomas Tuchel.

Sporting Braga's Uruguayan midfielder #16 Rodrigo Zalazar fights for the ball with Real Madrid's English midfielder #5 Jude Bellingham during the UEFA Champions League 1st round day 3 Group C football match between SC Braga and Real Madrid CF at the Municipal stadium of Braga on October 24, 2023.

Madrid, the record 14-time European champions, also have three wins out of three in Group C after Rodrygo and Bellingham scored in a 2-1 victory over Braga in Portugal. Real coach Carlo Ancelotti was taking charge of his 200th game in the competition and he saw Rodrygo open the scoring on 16 minutes before Bellingham fired in just past the hour mark.

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It was the England midfielder's third goal in as many Champions League games for his new club, and his 11th in 12 matches altogether since signing from Borussia Dortmund. Alvaro Djalo pulled one back for Braga, but Real can secure qualification for the last 16 when they host the Portuguese side next.

Napoli are second in the group after a 1-0 win at Union Berlin, who are still without a point. Giacomo Raspadori scored the only goal in the second half as the Italian champions won without star striker Victor Osimhen.

Arsenal's Brazilian forward #09 Gabriel Jesus (L) is challenged by Sevilla's Serbian midfielder #06 Nemanja Gudelj during the UEFA Champions League 1st round day 3 Group B football match between Sevilla FC and Arsenal at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan stadium in Seville on October 24, 2023.

In Group B, Arsenal bounced back from losing 2-1 to Lens in France in their last game as they beat Sevilla by the same scoreline on a sodden surface at the Sanchez Pizjuan. Gabriel Martinelli ran clear to open the scoring in first-half stoppage time and a fantastic strike by Gabriel Jesus made it two.

Nemanja Gudelj pulled one back for Sevilla but last season's Europa League winners have won just twice in 13 games in this campaign. "There are not many teams to have won here in the last ten years in Europe and we've done it," Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta told TNT Sports.

Last season's beaten finalists Inter Milan are joint top of Group D with seven points after defeating Red Bull Salzburg 2-1 at San Siro. Hakan Calhanoglu's second-half penalty won it for Inter after Alexis Sanchez's opener was canceled out by young Israeli Oscar Gloukh.

Real Sociedad are level with Inter thanks to a 1-0 win over Benfica in Lisbon secured by a Brais Mendez goal. Benfica are still without a point and staring at an early exit.

Le Monde with AP and AFP