MANCHESTER, England — E be like say Manchester City and Barcelona don chop serious defeat wey no be small matter for Champions League wey happen on Tuesday. For Pep Guardiola‘s 100th Champions League match as City gaffer, na Bayer Leverkusen show wetin dem sabi, as dem muscled City wey end for 2-0 defeat.
Guardiola try to change the game like say him be magician — he make 10 changes to di starting lineup after dem slice dem for Premier League against Newcastle. Even Erling Haaland dey among di players wey dey bench, but na so far so good — no comeback for dem.
For di first half, Alejandro Grimaldo don shine as he fire di first goal for Leverkusen with sharp shot wey enter bottom corner for 23rd minute. Patrik Schick follow am up with header wey land for net as e mark second goal for di second half around 54th minute. Wetin una expect? City no fit hold dem.
Meanwhile, Chelsea dey enjoy di sweet life, as dem gree beat 10-man Barcelona 3-0 — abi na body go down? Barcelona no dey lucky at all; dem fall down to 10 men after Ronald Araújo collect second yellow card just before halftime. Na serious wahala e be!
Chelsea’s goals include one own-goal from Jules Koundé for 27th minute, nice solo goal from 18-year-old Estevão for 55th, and Liam Delap wrap am up with close-range shot for 73rd minute. After all dis, na so we see Chelsea move closer to di top.”
As dem dey expect City fit topple di table after win, all dem end up for only 10 points, and di top three remaining unchanged. Bayern Munich, Arsenal, and Inter Milan go play their own matches on Wednesday. Borussia Dortmund don climb to fourth and Chelsea dey sit pretty for fifth after dem win.
For other sides, José Mourinho just collect him first Champions League win with Benfica as dem fire Ajax 2-0. Di match be No. 36 vs. No. 35 for di standings, and e no be joke for Ajax as dem don lose all dem five Champions League matches and only win one for di last 10 matches across all competitions.
On top of di excitement, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang don find him way back to form as e score twice early in di second half for Marseille to turn di match around to 2-1 against Newcastle. And Serhou Guirassy join di party dey score two goals as Dortmund dey hammer 10-man Villarreal 4-0.
Juventus dey trek enter Arctic Circle go meet Bodo/Glimt where dem need stoppage-time winner from Jonathan David to secure 3-2 victory. David don dey hot since him score wetin dey turn head.
For di chilly days, Canadian forward Promise David don help Union Saint-Gilloise win 1-0 against injury-riddled Galatasaray where dem dey miss top goal-scorer Victor Osimhen. E don reach when dem finish with 10 men after Arda Ünyay collect two yellow cards.
Scott McTominay open di scoring as Napoli quench Qarabag 2-0, but dem get small gist as one player knock unconscious after McTominay shot wey nobody expect! Na so di fans go dey remember di fifth anniversary of club legend Diego Maradona’s death with heartfelt tributes.
And finally, Athletic Bilbao dey vex as dem only get 0-0 draw with Slavia Prague, leaving both clubs outside di qualifying places after five matches. Na so e be for Champions League — wahala full ground!
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