Abuja, Nigeria – Na wah! Arsenal and Liverpool no gree make nobody dull for UEFA Champions League dem play on Wednesday. Both teams just dey flex their muscles, reminding everybody say England dey run show for Europe.
First, make we talk about Arsenal as dem show Slavia Prague pepper with 3-0 wahala. Mikel Arteta don gather im boys well as dem dey hold ground for table alongside Bayern Munich. After dis victory, dem don sit on top of 12 points, but Bayern still dey lead thanks to better goal difference. Na real flex!
From the first whistle, Arsenal just dey unleash wahala! Dem press slap Slavia like say dem no wan hear word. Seven corners for first 40 minutes? You fit sabi say dem dey wahala! When ball touch Slavia captain Lukas Povod hand, na so Bukayo Saka take enter the show, score penalty and set things in motion.
Like say dat no be enough, na so Mikel Merino come join the party, scoring one beautiful volley just after halftime, then he double am up with header from Declan Rice cross. Rice dey like control for midfield, and e no let Arsenal’s grip on the match loose. E be like say dem don turn the game to dem own palava.
And abeg, make we no forget young Max Dowman wey just broke record as di youngest player wey don ever show for Champions League, at just 15 years. E don surpass Nigeria’s Celestine Babayaro record, now dat one na history!
Meanwhile, Liverpool self dey chop di matter for Anfield. Dem manage gree Real Madrid one small 1-0 win, thanks to Alexis Mac Allister wey score header from set-piece by Dominik Szoboszlai. This victory make dem to hit 300 goals for Champions League, no be small achievement o!
Florian Wirtz dey shine brightly like shining star, dey create chances like say na his full-time job. Him dey link well with Hugo Ekitike, causing real problems for Madrid defenders. After two back-to-back wins, Liverpool dey show say dem don tighten up their backline under Arne Slot. Football no dey smell useless again!
As if dat no dey enough, Tottenham Hotspur also show mad display, as dem crush FC Copenhagen 4-0! Even with 10 men, dem still deliver. Micky van de Ven score solo goal wey go fit match Son Heung-min’s Puskás Award struggle from 2019, no be small thing!
PSG nah different story, as dem dey fall into wahala again with 1-2 defeat to Bayern at home. Atletico Madrid kendi their own palava by beating Union Saint-Gilloise 3-1, while Juventus sabi how to drag draw 1-1 with Sporting CP.
After Matchday 4, Bayern and Arsenal dey hold down first position on 12 points each, with PSG, Inter, and Real Madrid closely behind on 9 points each. The race for knockout stage go set like fire, no matter how you check am!
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