Agency, Oct 14: Arsenal and Barcelona secured convincing victories in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday night, while Manchester United suffered a 2-0 defeat against Atletico Madrid.
Arsenal cruised to a 3-0 victory over Lille at the Emirates Stadium, with Bukayo Saka, Eberechi Eze and Jurrien Timber each finding the net.
After a goalless first half, Timber broke the deadlock in the 64th minute. Eze doubled Arsenal’s advantage just three minutes later before Saka added the third goal in the 71st minute to seal a comfortable win for the hosts.
With the victory, Arsenal moved to third in the league standings with six points from two matches. Lille, meanwhile, remained without a point and sat 32nd.
Barcelona Cruise Past Galatasaray
Barcelona also enjoyed a convincing night, defeating Galatasaray 4-1 at Rams Park.
The hosts took an early lead through Alexei Batrakov in the 28th minute. However, Joao Cancelo equalised for Barcelona in the 43rd minute to send the teams into half-time level at 1-1.
Fermin Lopez put Barcelona ahead in the 50th minute, and Anthony Gordon extended their lead just three minutes later. Karim Adeyemi then scored in the 65th minute to complete a dominant performance by the Catalan side.
The win lifted Barcelona to the top of the standings with six points from two matches. Galatasaray remained without a point and dropped to 34th place.
Atletico Madrid Defeat 10-Man Manchester United
In another fixture, Atletico Madrid defeated Manchester United 2-0 at the Metropolitano Stadium.
Pablo Barrios gave Atletico an early advantage with a goal in the first minute. Manchester United’s task became more difficult in the 74th minute when Leny Yoro was sent off, leaving the English side with 10 players.
Ademola Lookman sealed Atletico’s victory five minutes later, scoring in the 79th minute to make it 2-0.
The victory took Atletico to 13th place with three points, while Manchester United remained seventh with the same number of points after two matches.
