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Champions League Matchday 3 facts, stats and curiosities: The greats at a glance and more | Sports New Spain

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October 23, 2023

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Champions League Matchday 3 facts, stats and curiosities: The greats at a glance and more | Sports New Spain

After October’s FIFA Day and the return to organizing the European championships, now it’s their turn Champions League to continue their schedule so that matchday 3 can be played.

As every week, a number of good games and stories are featured. Therefore, below, we look at the main data that should be taken into account.

Seniors seeking to continue with an ideal score

He Real Madrid, Manchester City, Bayern Munich and Barcelona These are the four teams they have so far ideal score in the Champions League. In this matchday 3, some have a tougher match than others, but all will be looking to continue their winning streak.

Without a doubt, the most attractive clash will probably be that of Bayern, who will have to travel to Istanbul to face Galatasarai. The victory of the Bavarians over the Turks pays 1.43 to 1, while the celebration from the Okan Buruk team, which They come from the win at Old Trafford5.80 to 1 prizes.

For their part, Real Madrid will travel to Portugal to visit Pantiesin a match that has them as favorites at odds of 1.47 to 1. Champions Manchester City will feature in Switzerland against Young boys and their celebration is reported 1.18 to 1. Finally, Barcelona will receive the Lluís Companys Olympic Stadium Shakhtar Donetsk and your success will pay 1.15 to 1.

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The five teams that have not yet added a point

Manchester United, Benfica, Union Berlin, Celtic and Royal Antwerp are the teams with 0 points in the Champions League so far. Of those mentioned, the English team is the most surprising to be on this list.

Coincidentally, all five clubs play their home games on this day. The red devils They face Copenhagen at Old Trafford. 1.37 to 1 is paid for him to win. The matches of Benfica (2.10 to 1) and Union Berlin (3.45 to 1), which will welcome Real Sociedad and Napoli, respectively, will not be easy at all.

Perhaps even more complicated will be Celtic (3.50 to 1) and Royal Antwerp (3.35 to 1), who meet Atletico Madrid and Porto respectively.

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Jude Bellingham, looking to continue his scoring streak

The English midfielder is one of the great footballers of the season and it didn’t cost him anything to adapt to Real Madrid: Jude Bellingham is the team’s top scorer. Meringue with 10 goals in 11 games. In the Champions League, the 20-year-old scored a goal in the two games he played against Union Berlin and Napoli and will be looking to continue to extend his run with the Spanish club against Braga.

The three teams that have not yet converted

Milan, Borussia Dortmund and Benfica are the three teams that have not scored a goal in the Champions League so far. The Italian side are best placed because, despite not scoring a goal in two games, their opponents failed to score against them and drew 0-0 with Newcastle and Dortmund.

On Benfica’s side, the Portuguese side lost both matches, first to Salzburg and then to Inter. The debut against the Austrians looked ideal for points, but an early dismissal for Antonio Silva caused complications. Dortmund were eventually beaten in France by PSG and drew with AC Milan in Germany.

The three will be looking to pick up points and also break their Champions League goal drought: Milan will play PSG (their win is quoted at 4.20 to 1), Benfica hosts Real Sociedad (quoted at 2.10 to 1) and Dortmund travel to Newcastle (it will be the first meeting between them in their history and the Germans offer a payout of 3.95 to 1).

Rasmus Hojlund: Law of the Ex?

It was enough for the young Dane to have a few good months with Atalanta for Manchester United to shell out 75 million euros for the striker. Rasmus Hojlund, 20, is the scorer for the red devils in the Champions League with two goals, but his performances were not enough because the English team lost the two games they played so far (Bayern Munich and Galatasaray).

With Manchester United aiming for their first Champions League win, Rasmus Hoylund will face his former club Copenhagen. The forward trained with the Danish side and also made his professional debut there, where he scored 5 goals in 32 games played before joining Austria’s Sturm Graz.

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All players of the Ukrainian national team. Szabo chose Ukraine’s best football players

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January 16, 2026

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All players of the Ukrainian national team. Szabo chose Ukraine’s best football players

Former coach of the Ukrainian national team Jozsef Szabo Meta.ua has exclusively chosen the version of the three best Ukrainian football players of this season for its website.

“In the first row, Ilya Zabarny is almost out of the competition,” Sabo said. – As far as I remember, there has been no regression in the game yet. Yes, the defender had unimpressive tackles, but these were isolated cases. But he’s only 23 years old. The contract with Paris Saint-Germain shows that this football player is currently one of the best in Europe. And do not forget that at that age he played 55 matches for the Ukrainian national team.

I will give second place to Ruslan Malinovsky, who seems to have found a second youth after being injured. This guy’s head is clear, making great passes is not difficult for a midfielder. Largely thanks to Malinovsky’s effective play, the Ukrainian national team managed to qualify for the play-offs in the 2026 World Cup qualifying tournament.

The third will be Everton’s left back Vitaly Mikolenko. He is a consistent starter for his team. And no matter what position the team is in, the English league is still the strongest league in Europe. He is an irreplaceable football player in the national team.

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Dziuba intends to play once as a goalkeeper until the end of his career

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January 16, 2026

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Dziuba intends to play once as a goalkeeper until the end of his career

Forward from Togliatti “Akron” Artem Dzyuba he wants to play as a goalkeeper for the rest of his career.

“I would be interested in trying to play in goal at least once. I would like to do it in the match,” Dzyuba said.

Dzyuba is the best scorer in the history of Russian football.

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Dzyuba appreciated coach Slutsky’s work at Shanghai Shenhua in 2025

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January 16, 2026

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Dzyuba appreciated coach Slutsky’s work at Shanghai Shenhua in 2025

Leonid Slutsky last year he performed well as coach of the Shanghai Shenhua football team. This opinion was expressed by the striker of Togliatti “Akron” Artem Dzyuba.

Last season, Slutsky took second place in the Chinese league with Shanghai Shenhua and led the club to the Asian Champions League playoffs for the first time. The team also won the Chinese Super Cup.

“He’s doing well in China, the only thing he was missing was a championship, everything was leading to that,” Dziuba said. “But it’s tough for a team that’s been in fifth place all their life, they don’t have that winning mentality.”

Slutsky is 54 years old and has been at the helm of the Chinese club since December 2023. In his career he has coached Rubin Kazan, Uralan Elista, Mosca, Krylya Sovetov Samara, CSKAEnglish “Hull” and Dutch “Vitesse”. Together with CSKA the specialist became champion of Russia three times, won the Russian Cup and the Super Cup twice.

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