Champions League: Lille's exploit against Real Madrid, Monaco escapes the Croatian trap

Même la rentrée de Mbappé n'a rien changé. MAXPPP – MOHAMMED BADRA

Winners (1-0) of the reigning European champion, Lille are the heroes of the 2nd day of the Champions League.

Lille achieved the feat of the 2nd day of the Champions League by beating Real Madrid at Pierre-Mauroy on Wednesday (1-0), and Monaco avoided a disappointment in the final moments in Zagreb (2-2). Against the reigning European champion, Lille convinced from the first period, forcing Thibault Courtois' replacement, Lunin, to make a double save at close range on Jonathan David, following an aerial cross from Edon Zhegrova. Jonathan David transformed without trembling the penalty obtained by a handball in the area of ​​Eduardo Camavinga on a free kick from Edon Zhegrova, just before half-time.

With a lot of saves and surpassing oneself, Lucas Chevalier and the Lille defense were able to preserve the result despite the entry into play of Kylian Mbappé. On the Monaco side, the draw obtained, although disappointing on paper, is a lesser evil. This trip, to the club that had been atomized by Bayern Munich on the first day (9-2), was announced against the ideal opportunity for Monaco to sign a second victory after the exploit against Barcelona (2-1).

Atlético corrected in Lisbon

But the match quickly turned into a trap with a paddling pool as a pitch due to the rain. It was difficult to make the game flow for Adi Hütter's men. The locals, however, were able to overcome this obstacle with a nice goal from Petar Sucic who, served in the area, linked a hook and a dive shot (45+3).

Monaco initially failed to get the match going to come back, and worse, conceded a second goal on a superb strike from Martin Baturina (66). Salisu's reduction of the score changed the situation and Denis Zakaria equalized on a penalty (89). Thiago Motta's Juventus Turin pulled off a small feat in Leipzig because even when they were reduced to 10 following the sending off of their goalkeeper Michele Di Gregorio, they were able to equalise twice, before taking the lead (3-2). A double from Dusan Vlahovic notably responded to Benjamin Sesko's double.

Another feat, Unai Emery's Aston Villa beat the powerful Bayern Munich, who were unbeaten so far this season (1-0). Liverpool and their new coach Arne Slot, successor to Jürgen Klopp, continued to shine with a second easy victory, against Bologna (2-0), with a sublime goal from Mohamed Salah in particular. Surprisingly, Atletico Madrid, who had snatched a draw against Real last weekend in La Liga, were beaten 4-0 by Benfica in Lisbon.