Revenge is on the minds of Barcelona gamers as Matchday 2 of the Champions League wraps up Wednesday with their matchup with reigning champions Paris Saint-Germain.
It was PSG who knocked Barcelona out of the quarterfinals two seasons in the past with a 4-1 victory within the second leg to advance on combination 6-4. That defeat has not been forgotten.
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“The quarter-final exit against PSG? I think all of us as Barcelona fans felt there was a moment when we were just one step away from qualifying,” Barça’s star midfielder Pedri said Tuesday. “It was a tough match, and we want to give it a tone of revenge. Next year you can try again in the Champions League for what you may lose or leave behind. Obviously, everyone wants to play these kinds of matches, especially against one of the best teams in the world — they’re the ones you enjoy the most.”
Both groups gained their opening match and are trying to enhance to 2-0 on Wednesday.
Elsewhere, Arsenal will look to prolong their unbeaten September run into October with a matchup in opposition to Olympiakos. The Gunners gained their first Champions League recreation in opposition to Athletic Bilbao and went 2-0-1 in Premier League play final month, whereas additionally advancing to the second spherical of the Carabao Cup.
Like Arsenal, Manchester City haven’t misplaced since August as they get set to meet French aspect Monaco. The Citizens blanked Napoli 2-0 of their opening Champions League match and can look to be part of the group of 2-0 golf equipment after Matchday 2.
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Other games on the schedule embrace Borussia Dortmund versus Athletic Bilbao, Napoli going through Sporting Lisbon, Bayer Leverkusen in opposition to PSV, and Villarreal assembly Juventus.
In one in every of two earlier matches on Tuesday, Newcastle rolled to a 4-0 victory over Union Saint-Gilloise. Anthony Gordon transformed two penalties and Nick Woltemade netted one other aim within the victory. Gordon is the primary Newcastle participant to rating in his first two European video games since Patrick Kluivert in 2004-05. Woltemade is now the primary participant in membership historical past to rating in his Premier League and Champions League debuts.
Qarabağ FK, who had by no means gained a Champions League group/League Phase match, is now tied for first place on six factors after a 2-0 shutout of FC Copenhagen.
Champions League Matchday 2 scores for Wednesday, Oct. 1
FT: Newcastle 4, Union Saint-Gilloise 0
FT: Qarabağ FK 2, FC Copenhagen 0
1H: Napoli 1, Sporting Lisbon 0
1H: Barcelona 1, PSG 1
1H: Borussia Dortmund 1, Athletic Bilbao 0
1H: Bayer Leverkusen 0, PSV 0
1H: Monaco 1, Manchester City 1
1H: Arsenal 1, Olympiakos 0
1H: Villarreal 1, Juventus 0
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