Celtic kicked off their Champions League marketing campaign with an emphatic 5-1 victory over Slovan Bratislava.
The Hoops ran riot within the second half in opposition to the Slovakian facet with 4 objectives after Liam Scales opened the scoring at Parkhead.
Kyogo Furuhashi doubled their lead shortly after the break earlier than Arne Engels despatched Brendan Rodgers’ males into a snug lead.
Kevin Wimmer pulled one again with an excellent strike with the skin of his guide however Celtic’s dominance remained as Daizen Maeda made it 4.
Their fifth, from a fifth completely different scorer, got here 4 minutes from time as Adam Idah tucked a cool end dwelling to safe Celtic’s first win in a gap Champions League sport in wonderful type.
Celtic have received their opening sport of a Champions League marketing campaign for the very first time!
They did it with their greatest ever victory within the competitors 👏 pic.twitter.com/7R1aQjyTj3
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Gazzaniga howler presents PSG victory
Paris Saint-Germain needed to wait till the ninetieth minute to get previous Champions League debutants Girona in a 1-0 victory.
The LaLiga facet had saved their star-studded opponents quiet for a lot of the encounter earlier than goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga’s personal purpose gifted the hosts the win.
Gazzaniga allowed Nuno Mendes’ cross to spill by way of his legs and into the web to interrupt Girona’s hearts after a discplined show on the Parc des Princes.
Three late strikes seal Dortmund win
English teenager Jamie Bynoe-Gittens continues his wonderful begin to the season with two objectives at Borussia Dortmund beat Membership Brugge 3-0 away from dwelling.
Brugge had prevented final season’s finalists from discovering the breakthrough till the 76th minute when Bynoe-Gittens’ effort deflected in off two gamers.
The substitute had his second moments late when he took it previous two gamers earlier than coolly slotting dwelling, with Serhou Guirassy making it three from the spot in stoppage time.
20 yr outdated Jamie Gittens is averaging a purpose each 45 minutes up to now this season for Dortmund 🔥 pic.twitter.com/1bjSz5S0Ea
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Sparta Prague win on Champions League return
Sparta Prague marked their return to the Champions League for the primary time in nearly 19 years with an emphatic 3-0 win over FC Salzburg.
It took lower than two minutes for them to attain on their return when Kaan Kairinen discovered the web.
Victor Olatunji doubled their lead earlier than the break with a advantageous volley earlier than Qazim Laci’s effort rounded off a memorable night time within the second half.
Shakhtar miss penalty as Bologna held
Bologna’s first ever Champions League sport resulted in a goalless draw with Shakhtar Donetsk.
The Serie A facet, showing in Europe’s elite competitors for the primary time since a preliminary spherical look in 1964-65, earned a hard-fought level with the Ukrainians on their bow.
Heorhiy Sudakov missed from the penalty spot simply 4 minutes into the sport for the away facet, with no facet both to seek out the breakthrough as Bologna’s unbeaten dwelling run prolonged to twenty-eight video games.
Wednesday’s Champions League outcomes
Bologna 0-0 Shakhtar Donetsk
Sparta Prague 3-0 FC Salzburg
Celtic 5-1 Slovan Bratislava
Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 Girona
Membership Brugge 0-3 Borussia Dortmund
