Results, Key Stats, Trends, and More

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The UEFA Champions League is again! Matchday 1 is within the books, so it’s time to look again on the opening spherical of fixtures and assess all the important thing stats and tendencies.

We are going to take a look at house and away tendencies, aim stats and gamers who made their mark on Matchday 1. Earlier than we dive into the numbers, let’s try the outcomes.

Champions League Matchday 1 Outcomes

• Dinamo Zagreb 1-0 Chelsea
• Borussia Dortmund 3-0 Copenhagen
• Benfica 2-0 Maccabi Haifa
• Sevilla 0-4 Manchester Metropolis
• Purple Bull Salzburg 1-1 AC Milan
• Celtic 0-3 Actual Madrid
• RB Leipzig 1-4 Shakhtar Donetsk
• Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 Juventus
• Ajax 4-0 Rangers
• Eintracht Frankfurt 0-3 Sporting
• Inter Milan 0-2 Bayern Munich
• Barcelona 5-1 Viktoria Plzen
• Napoli 4-1 Liverpool
• Atletico Madrid 2-1 Porto
• Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 Marseille
• Membership Brugge 1-0 Bayer Leverkusen

Dinamo Zagreb secured a shock victory over Chelsea, resulting in the sacking of Thomas Tuchel. There have been additionally shock wins for Shakhtar Donetsk and Napoli, who beat RB Leipzig and Liverpool, respectively.

Elsewhere, Borussia Dortmund, Manchester Metropolis, Actual Madrid, Ajax, Sporting and Barcelona claimed high-scoring victories.

Residence and Away Tendencies – What Did We Study?

• Residence wins: 10
• Away wins: 5
• Attracts: 1

Residence benefit was sturdy on Matchday 1, with ten of the 16 video games producing house winners. Man Metropolis, Actual Madrid, Shakhtar, Sporting and Bayern gained away from house, whereas Salzburg and Milan performed out the one draw.

Champions League Matchday 1 Purpose Stats

• Each groups scored: 7
• Over 2.5 objectives: 10
• Beneath 2.5 objectives: 6
• Over 3.5 objectives: 5
• Beneath 1.5 objectives: 2
• Clear sheets: 10

Lower than 50% of the Matchday 1 clashes noticed each groups rating, with ten producing over 2.5 objectives and 5 dishing up over 3.5 objectives. Remarkably, ten sides saved cleat sheets throughout the opening spherical.

Gamers Who Caught the Eye on Matchday 1

• Robert Lewandowski, Bayern Munich: 3 objectives
• Piotr Zielinski, Napoli: 2 objectives, 1 help
• Mykhaylo Mudryk, Shakhtar Donetsk: 1 aim, 2 assists

Robert Lewandowski was the star of Matchday 1, netting a hat-trick in Bayern’s 5-1 thrashing of Viktoria. Piotr Zielinski bagged a brace and an help as Napoli hammered Liverpool 4-1, whereas Mykhaylo Mudryk notched a aim and two assists.

Richarlison, Maryan Shved, Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland all scored twice. In the meantime, Gio Reyna, Ousmane Dembele and Joao Cancelo every offered two assists.