This week sees the third matchday in the Champions League 2024/25. The new format competition is already shaping up to be very interesting with some surprising names at the top, middle and bottom of the 36-team table.
This week sees a real mix of matches including some of the biggest teams in the competition’s history meeting.
But before we delve into what matches are coming up on Matchday 3 in the Champions League 2024/25, let’s first go back and recap the results from Matchday 2.
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Champions League 2024/25 Matchday 2 Results: A Closer Look
Champions League 2024/25 Matchday 2 Results
Tuesday 1st October
- RB Salzburg 0-4 Brest
- VfB Stuttgart 1-1 Sparta Prague
- Borussia Dortmund 7-1 Celtic
- PSV Eindhoven 1-1 Sporting Lisbon
- Slovan Bratislava 0-4 Manchester City
- Barcelona 5-0 Young Boys
- Bayer Leverkusen 1-0 AC Milan
- Inter Milan 4-0 Red Star Belgrade
- Arsenal 2-0 Paris St Germain
Wednesday 2nd October
- Shakhtar Donetsk 0-3 Atalanta
- Girona 2-3 Feyenoord
- SK Sturm Graz 0-1 Club Brugge
- Aston Villa 1-0 Bayern Munich
- Dinamo Zagreb 2-2 AS Monaco
- Benfica 4-0 Atletico Madrid
- Liverpool 2-0 Bologna
- RB Leipzig 2-3 Juventus
- Lille 1-0 Real Madrid
UEFA Champions League 2024/25 – Team Form And Statistics
A look at the statistics and the form of the teams in the Champions League is always helpful in gauging future performances. Let’s take a look now at some of the teams that shone on Gameday 2 of the UEFA Champions League 2024/25.
Biggest Win – Borussia Dortmund 7-1 Celtic
Celtic were given a lesson by last year’s beaten finalists in this competition. The German side proved too quick, to decisive and far too deadly in front of goal for the Scottish Champions to cope with in Germany. Karim Adeyemi was the tormentor in chief, with three goals for the German side, although he did pick up an injury in the second half. At one point Celtic had drawn level to make this game 1-1, but after that it was one way traffic.
Biggest Shock – Lille 1-0 Real Madrid
The Champions League has become almost the personal property of Real Madrid in recent years. But the 15-time winners of the tournament went down to a surprising 1-0 defeat to Lille in what was an outstanding display by the French side. Jonathan David’s first half penalty in injury time enough to give the French side a stunning victory.
Other Impressive Performances
- Champions League debutants Brest secured a stunning 4-0 win away to RB Salzburg.
- Aston Villa produced a sensational display to beat Bayern Munich 1-0 at Villa Park.
- 10-man Juventus produced a fine display to earn a 3-2 win over Stuttgart.
- Benfica produced one of their best displays in many years, beating Atletico Madrid 4-0.
- Spanish side Girona went down to a 3-2 home defeat to Feyenoord.
- Inter Milan cruised past Red Star Belgrade with a 4-0 victory.
- Victor Boniface gave Leverkusen a 1-0 win over AC Milan.
- Kai Havertz shone as Arsenal defeated Paris St Germain 2-0 at the Emirates.
- Man City were 4-0 winners away to Slovan Bratislava.
- Liverpool recorded a comfortable 2-0 win over Bologna at Anfield.
UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Leading Scorers
- Harry Kane (Bayern Munich) – 4 goals
- Abdallah Sima (Brest), Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig), Karim Adeyemi and Sehrou Guirassy (both Dortmund) – 3 goals.
Other Key Stats Champions League 2024/25 Stats
- Matchday 2 Goals – 58
- Total Goals in League Stage – 115
- Most Assists –Jeremie Frimpong (Leverkusen), Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich) – 3
- Most Attempts on Target – Harry Kane (Bayern Munich) – 7
- Most Tackles – Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) – 12
- Most Saves – Dominik Takac (Slovan Bratislava) – 17
UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Matchday 2 – Team of Matchday 2
- GK – Emi Martinez (Aston Villa)
- DR –Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer Leverkusen)
- DL – Davide Zappacosta (Inter)
- DC – Ryan Flamingo (PSV Eindhoven)
- DC – Pau Torres (Aston Villa)
- DMC – Florentino (Benfica)
- MC – Phil Foden (Manchester City)
- AMC – Ademola Lookman (Atalanta)
- AMR – Abdallah Sima (Brest)
- AML – Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund)
- AC – Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus)
Manager – Unai Emery (Aston Villa)
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UEFA Champions League 2024/25 – Current Table After Matchday 2
Qualifying criteria for the Knockout Phase
- Top 8 teams – qualify for the Round of 16 directly.
- Teams ranked 9th to 24th – qualify for the Playoff Round to get into the Round of 16.
- Teams ranked 25th to 26th – eliminated from the competition.
Each team will play eight matches in the league phase. Four at home, four away against a mix of opponents from the four different seed groupings.
UEFA Champions League 2024/25 – Matchday 3 Fixtures
Tuesday 22nd October
- AS Monaco v Red Star Belgrade
- AC Milan v Club Brugge
- Arsenal v Shakhtar Donetsk
- Juventus v VfB Stuttgart
- Sturm Graz v Sporting Lisbon
- Real Madrid v Borussia Dortmund
- Paris St Germain v PSV Eindhoven
- Girona v Slovan Bratislava
- Aston Villa v Bologna
Wednesday 23rd October
- Atalanta v Celtic
- Brest v Bayer Leverkusen
- RB Leipzig v Liverpool
- Manchester City v Sparta Prague
- Barcelona v Bayern Munich
- Atletico Madrid v Lille
- RB Salzburg v Dinamo Zagreb
- Benfica v Feyenoord
- Young Boys v Inter Milan
Game of the Week
- Barcelona v Bayern Munich
Two of the biggest teams in Europe clash in Spain and Barcelona have plenty to do in order to shift the balance in this fixture. Bayern have won all of the last six encounters between the two, Barcelona therefore have plenty to do to get a result here.
It is not just the number of victories, but the scope. Barcelona have not scored in any of the last four games with Bayern Munich and prior to that they were on the end of an 8-2 shellacking in the 2020/21 Champions League knockout stage.
However, under ex-Bayern boss Hansi Flick, Barcelona look back to their best in La Liga and they have Lamine Yamal, the exciting youngster.
This should be a classic of attacking football, so don’t miss out on Wednesday night!
Prediction: Bayern have won 10 of the 13 games between the two teams and all of the last six matches between the two. However, this Barcelona team looks more than capable of getting something here. Back the draw which is a 3.80 chance at bet365 Sport.
Surprise of the Week?
- Brest v Bayer Leverkusen – Draw – 4.50
Bayer Leverkusen were so dominant last season and they start this game as the clear favourites, but Brest have won both their opening two games and will be full of confidence. It may be a lot to ask for the French side to win this game, but the draw is a distinct possibility.
