Herrera snatches point for Atletico Madrid on debut with late strike
MADRID: Hector Herrera grabbed a dramatic point on his Atletico Madrid debut with a late header that saw his side come back from two goals down to draw 2-2 in their Champions League opener against Juventus on Wednesday.
Herrera came off the bench to crash home Kieran Tripper’s last-minute corner and complete the comeback after Juve had gone ahead through Juan Cuadrado’s superb strike seconds after the break and a bullet header from Blaise Matuidi on 65 minutes. Stefan Savic gave the home fans hope when he pulled one back for Atletico five minutes after Frenchman Matuidi had doubled the away side’s lead.
CITY SINK SHAKHTAR
KHARKIV, UKRAINE: Pep Guardiola insisted he never doubted Manchester City could cope with their defensive injury crisis as his side won 3-0 against Shakhtar Donetsk. City boss Guardiola was forced to deploy Brazilian midfielder Fernandinho at centreback after losing Aymeric Laporte and John Stones to recent injuries.
But Fernandinho slotted in comfortably at the back as City easily subdued Shakhtar with first-half goals from Riyad Mahrez and Ilkay Gundogan at the Metalist Stadium. Gabriel Jesus netted City’s third goal in the closing stages to ensure they made the long flight home with three points stowed away.
LEWANDOWSKI STRIKES
MUNICH: Robert Lewandowski scored as Bayern Munich eased to a 3-0 win over Red Star Belgrade at the Allianz Arena. After Kingsley Coman gave Bayern a first-half lead, Lewandowski poked home 10 minutes from time for his ninth goal in six matches before Thomas Mueller added a stunning late third.