Uefa Champions League league phase, matchday two results on Tuesday:
Lens 0 Sporting 2
Sabah 2 Slavia Prague 0
Arsenal 3 Lille 0
Atlético Madrid 2 Manchester United 0
Galatasaray 1 Barcelona 4
Inter Milan 3 Club Brugge 4
RB Leipzig 1 PSV Eindhoven 0
Viking 3 Bayern Munich 3
Villarreal 3 Napoli 1
ARSENAL BLEW AWAY Lille with a three-goal blitz in seven second-half minutes for a 3-0 win to extend their perfect start to the Champions League.
Jurrien Timber’s deft finish opened the floodgates just after the hour mark at the Emirates Stadium before Eberechi Eze and Bukayo Saka rounded off the scoring.
Victory takes Arsenal into a share of the lead at the top of the Champions League table alongside Barcelona and Sporting Lisbon.
Mikel Arteta was able to use the wealth of resources at his disposal as he made five changes to the side that beat Leeds 2-1 on Saturday.
But it was Lille boss Davide Ancelotti, son of Brazil coach Carlo, who was the happier after a goalless first half.
The visitors even had the ball in the net, but Ayase Ueda was flagged offside.
Bruno Guimaraes came closest to breaking the deadlock for Arsenal before the break when he fired wide from close range and then saw a powerful shot from range parried by Berke Ozer.
The Gunners quickly went through the gears in the second period once Timber dinked the ball over Ozer from Noni Madueke’s pass.
Arteta had left arguably his three most potent attacking weapons on the bench, and the introduction of Saka, Kai Havertz and Martin Odegaard made an immediate impact.
Saka’s low cross picked out Eze, whose deflected shot flew into the top corner to end any doubt over the destiny of the three points.
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The England winger then finished off an exquisite team move from Havertz’s cut-back for Arsenal’s third.
There were further cheers from the home fans when Olivier Giroud came on as a late substitute for Lille on his return to the club where he scored 105 goals in six years.
But Giroud could not conjure up another Emirates goal as Lille remain without a Champions League point after defeat to Real Betis on matchday one.
Hiroki Ito (Bayern Munich, left to right), Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), and Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich) leave the field. Alamy Stock Photo
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Elsewhere, Bayern Munich were held 3-3 at Viking in the Champions League on Tuesday, with the Norwegian champions equalising late through Herman Haugen after Michael Olise was sent off.
Bayern trailed 2-0 at half-time thanks to goals from Gianni Stensness and Peter Christiansen.
Harry Kane seemed to have dragged Bayern to victory as he scored twice and set up another for a 3-2 lead, but Olise picked up two yellow cards in the space of a minute.
Viking made the most of their advantage with Haugen scoring in the final minute to snatch the Norwegian champions a shock draw against the German giants.
Olise’s red means he will miss next week’s blockbuster clash with English champions Arsenal in Munich.
Kane scored for the ninth straight Champions League match, equalling a club record set by Robert Lewandowski and drawing two behind the record of 11 set by Cristiano Ronaldo.
Just days after conceding the fastest goal in Bundesliga history in Saturday’s 2-2 draw at Augsburg, Bayern were again behind early.
With just 72 seconds gone, Stensness headed in an outswinging corner to give the hosts a shock lead.
Bayern ramped up the pressure but could not break through, with Kane twice heading into the arms of Viking goalie Arild Ostbo.
Not content to absorb Bayern pressure and cling to a narrow lead, Viking launched a lightning-fast counter-attack and doubled their advantage with 38 minutes gone.
Top goalscorer Christiansen finished off a slick move to give Viking a 2-0 lead.
Bayern were handed a lifeline when Konrad Laimer was felled in the box just after the break, bringing Kane to the spot.
After a stuttering run-up, the 33-year-old guided the ball into the bottom right of the goal, past the fingertips of Ostbo.
On the hour, Kane lost his marker and headed in a Joshua Kimmich cross to lock up the scores.
Luis Diaz had an effort ruled out for offside just a minute later, but the Colombian was the beneficiary of a Kane pass 10 minutes later.
Kane lofted a ball to Laimer, whose saved shot rebounded into Diaz’s path.
The England captain appeared to have saved Bayern, until Olise was sent off. The France winger saw yellow for a foul and then picked up another for dissent, leaving Bayern a man down with 16 minutes left.
Viking pushed, and Haugen scored in the 90th minute to help the hosts to a memorable draw.
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Uefa Champions League league phase, matchday two results on Tuesday:
ARSENAL BLEW AWAY Lille with a three-goal blitz in seven second-half minutes for a 3-0 win to extend their perfect start to the Champions League.
Jurrien Timber’s deft finish opened the floodgates just after the hour mark at the Emirates Stadium before Eberechi Eze and Bukayo Saka rounded off the scoring.
Victory takes Arsenal into a share of the lead at the top of the Champions League table alongside Barcelona and Sporting Lisbon.
Mikel Arteta was able to use the wealth of resources at his disposal as he made five changes to the side that beat Leeds 2-1 on Saturday.
But it was Lille boss Davide Ancelotti, son of Brazil coach Carlo, who was the happier after a goalless first half.
The visitors even had the ball in the net, but Ayase Ueda was flagged offside.
Bruno Guimaraes came closest to breaking the deadlock for Arsenal before the break when he fired wide from close range and then saw a powerful shot from range parried by Berke Ozer.
The Gunners quickly went through the gears in the second period once Timber dinked the ball over Ozer from Noni Madueke’s pass.
Arteta had left arguably his three most potent attacking weapons on the bench, and the introduction of Saka, Kai Havertz and Martin Odegaard made an immediate impact.
Saka’s low cross picked out Eze, whose deflected shot flew into the top corner to end any doubt over the destiny of the three points.
The England winger then finished off an exquisite team move from Havertz’s cut-back for Arsenal’s third.
There were further cheers from the home fans when Olivier Giroud came on as a late substitute for Lille on his return to the club where he scored 105 goals in six years.
But Giroud could not conjure up another Emirates goal as Lille remain without a Champions League point after defeat to Real Betis on matchday one.
Elsewhere, Bayern Munich were held 3-3 at Viking in the Champions League on Tuesday, with the Norwegian champions equalising late through Herman Haugen after Michael Olise was sent off.
Bayern trailed 2-0 at half-time thanks to goals from Gianni Stensness and Peter Christiansen.
Harry Kane seemed to have dragged Bayern to victory as he scored twice and set up another for a 3-2 lead, but Olise picked up two yellow cards in the space of a minute.
Viking made the most of their advantage with Haugen scoring in the final minute to snatch the Norwegian champions a shock draw against the German giants.
Olise’s red means he will miss next week’s blockbuster clash with English champions Arsenal in Munich.
Kane scored for the ninth straight Champions League match, equalling a club record set by Robert Lewandowski and drawing two behind the record of 11 set by Cristiano Ronaldo.
Just days after conceding the fastest goal in Bundesliga history in Saturday’s 2-2 draw at Augsburg, Bayern were again behind early.
With just 72 seconds gone, Stensness headed in an outswinging corner to give the hosts a shock lead.
Bayern ramped up the pressure but could not break through, with Kane twice heading into the arms of Viking goalie Arild Ostbo.
Not content to absorb Bayern pressure and cling to a narrow lead, Viking launched a lightning-fast counter-attack and doubled their advantage with 38 minutes gone.
Top goalscorer Christiansen finished off a slick move to give Viking a 2-0 lead.
Bayern were handed a lifeline when Konrad Laimer was felled in the box just after the break, bringing Kane to the spot.
After a stuttering run-up, the 33-year-old guided the ball into the bottom right of the goal, past the fingertips of Ostbo.
On the hour, Kane lost his marker and headed in a Joshua Kimmich cross to lock up the scores.
Luis Diaz had an effort ruled out for offside just a minute later, but the Colombian was the beneficiary of a Kane pass 10 minutes later.
Kane lofted a ball to Laimer, whose saved shot rebounded into Diaz’s path.
The England captain appeared to have saved Bayern, until Olise was sent off. The France winger saw yellow for a foul and then picked up another for dissent, leaving Bayern a man down with 16 minutes left.
Viking pushed, and Haugen scored in the 90th minute to help the hosts to a memorable draw.
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