Champions League
Rangers 0-3 Napoli: dismissal and penalty decide victory in Glasgow
Rangers withstood Napoli’s attack until the “Partenopei” penalties began. James Sands was sent off, giving the Italians a comfortable 3-0 lead in Group 1 of the Champions League.
THE ranger She withstood Napoli’s beatings for about an hour, but when the penalties and cards started, she collapsed. The Italians found the winning goals with 3-0 for the 2nd matchday of the 1st group of the Champions League and got 2/2.
The game was played a day late in Scotland on Tuesday due to the public display of Queen Elizabeth’s body. Before the Cross, the organization’s anthem was not heard over the loudspeakers, and neither was the UK, despite the willingness of the Scots. At the end he was sung by the fans, who also prepared an impressive choreo that started the game in this atmosphere.
Napoli did not shy away from the home side’s ritual and grabbed them by the “neck” in the opening minutes of the game. Opportunities followed one another, with the common component of their failure. Both Giovani Simeone and Hvitsa Kvaratthelia missed the goal with their last effort, but they scared the home side enough to carry the game into their own half.
In the 2nd half everything changed in the 55th minute when James Sands was penalized and sent off with a second yellow card, two minutes after the first he received in the game. Piotr Zielinski was beaten by Alan McGregor but Mathew Laoth missed a replay after players from both teams entered the penalty area before the free-kick. The Pole converted again, the Scot saved again and play continued.
Minutes later, a hand from Borna Barisic sent the Italians back on target. Matteo Politano took over the execution this time and beat the 40-year-old goalkeeper. This goal determined the outcome of the game, with Giacomo Raspadori in the 85th minute and Tangi Ndomebele in added time making it 3-0, making “Partenopei” absolute favorites to qualify from the 1st group.
RANGER: McGregor, Tavernier (82′ Kamara), Goldson, Sands, Barisic, Jack (63′ King), Lunstrom, Arfield (73′ Arfield), Davies (82′ Tilliman), Kent, Morelos (72′ Tsolak)
NAPLES: Merrett, Di Lorenzo, Kim, Rahmani, Rui (77′ Olivera), Angisa, Lobotka, Zielinski (83′ Endombele), Politano (79′ Gerbin), Simeone (77′ Raspadori), Kvaratschelia (90′ Elmas).
The results of the 2nd round
Liverpool – Ajax 2-1 (17′ Salah, 89′ Matip / 27′ Kountous)
Rangers – Naples 0-3 (68′ Pen. Politano, 85′ Raspadori, 90+1′ Entobele)
The result of the 1st group
The program of the 3rd game
04/10 22:00 Ajax – Naples
04/10 22:00 Liverpool – Rangers
Source: Sport 24
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We continue to examine the future of Donetsk shakhtar To buy tickets directly to the main stage Champions League 2026/27.
This will be possible if the place reserved for the team that wins the Champions League trophy is redistributed.
All important moments of the match are available in LIVE mode Telegram Sport.ua
Donetsk Miner They are in fourth place with a coefficient of 50.250 among the clubs competing for a possible position at the heart of the Champions League.
In the last European week, the Donetsk club added +2.625 points. This increase was achieved with a 0-0 draw with Croatian Rijeka in the 6th round of the Conference League and a sixth place in the main round final table.
Main rival Greek Olympiacos – 56,500 points remaining. The Miners can regain the 6,250-point lead if they perform well in the spring part of the European Cups.
It is interesting that Shakhtar lost the first place in the UPL (Cherkasy has the same number of points as LNZ – 35 points each), and Olympiacos lost the lead in Greece to the AEK team (36 points against 37). Ukrainian striker Roman Yaremchuk plays for the team of the city of Piraeus.
Positions rangers (59,250), 4th in Scotland and Copenhagen (53.375), placed 5th in Denmark, looks less competitive in the rankings due to its position in the national championships. Leader only in championships Dinamo Zagreb And RB Salzburg (44,000 each) but there is no certainty that the turn will come.
Let us remind you that if the cup holder buys a ticket to the Champions League through the national championship, there will be a vacancy in the main squad in the 2026/27 Champions League. In this case, a balance will arise again and if Shakhtar wins the UPL and is ahead of Olympiacos in the UEFA club rankings (or the Greek club does not become the champion of Greece), it can get a direct ticket to the base of the Champions League.
If the Piraeus team is higher in the rankings and takes advantage of the available space, the Donetsk club will start from the 4th quarter of the Champions League, not the 2nd quarter, in case they win in the UPL.
Candidates for direct tickets to the Champions League 2026/27 main stage
(In case the quota reserved for the Champions League champion becomes vacant)
UEFA Club Rankings 2026
infographics
Source: Sport UA
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Champions League
Pedri commented on the new format of the Champions League: An unexpected look from a football player
Barcelona midfielder pedri He answered the question about his attitude towards the new format of the Champions League with the general group stage.
“Do I like the new format of the Champions League? I can’t say with 100% certainty which format I like more: this one or the previous one?”
If I have to choose, I will do something new: There were more matches between strong teams in the first stage,” said Pedri, as quoted by Esquire.
Before the 2024/2025 season, the group stage of the Champions League consisted of eight groups of four clubs each. All participants played six matches in their respective foursomes, home and away, against each of the three opponents.
From the 2024/2025 season, a new Champions League format comes into force with a common group stage of 36 clubs; each participant plays eight matches, four away and four at home; The opponents are determined by lot.”
Source: Sport UA
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Earlier, English Manchester City played a match against French Monaco in a new round of the UEFA Champions League.
After the match, the head coach of the “Locals” Pep Guardiola commented on the performance of the powerful team.
“In football you can always perform better – and this is the result. Our game today was very good in many ways. And step by step we will improve our results.”
Ale mi gave many speeches today in the right way. We created many scoring opportunities and found Phil Foden active in the first half. Most Gravians played at a fairly high level.
Previously, they did not let their opponents create anything, but created the chances themselves. We adapted very well to the superniks and played very well. This is my opinion.
If you get a good match on the right side, of course you have to… Today we got a great ball, that’s all I can tell you right away.
Holland? It’s really good. He plays to score goals. He struggled with three centre-backs and two supporting defenders in front of him, and it wasn’t easy for his partners to know that. Ale, we can work hard to score goals.
Tse bula spravdi garna gra. We created a lot of chances, but unfortunately in the end we didn’t defend perfectly against a free kick, which would have been quite a few, and we conceded a penalty, which was awarded when the ball hit the first one… well, that’s it.
Referee? “I have nothing to say to the Spanish referees,” said the Spanish footballer.
In the coming round, English Manchester City will visit Spanish Villarreal.
Source: Football UA
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