Manchester United is back to winning ways in the Champions League, Como made itself at home with a debut win, and Harry Kane can’t stop scoring.
Kane and Olise score, Musiala has an emotional moment
Off the field, it was a less clear-cut situation at Fenerbahce, where coach Ismail Kartal appeared to announce his resignation suddenly after a 1-1 draw with Roma, without fully explaining his motivations, but the club didn’t confirm he’d leave. The Norwegian team crumbled in the second half after starting goalkeeper Nikita Haikin went off injured at halftime with the score at 0-0. Matheus Cunha, Bruno Fernandes, Benjamin Sesko and Lisandro Martinez all scored in the 4-0 rout of Azerbaijan’s Sabah, which was making its Champions League debut. Fernandes and Sesko made it 3-0 by halftime and Martinez scrambled home a fourth after the break. Lens scored twice in stoppage time to win 3-2 at Slavia Prague, which twice took the lead despite having Mikulas Konecny sent off three minutes after he was substituted on for the start of the second half.
It’s been a big week already in the Champions League for Ballon D’Or nominees. Kane scored once and Michael Olise twice in Bayern’s demolition of last season’s sensation Bodø/Glimt. Kane heading in Bayern’s second goal meant the England striker has now scored in eight consecutive Champions League games stretching back to January. Bayern’s opening goal was scored by Jamal Musiala in his first start since on-field seizures caused by a neurological condition which disrupted his preseason. He celebrated by tapping his head. Cunha fired United ahead at Old Trafford in the 27th. That could help stabilize things for United and coach Michael Carrick after an up-and-down start to the season including a loss to Hull and draw with Everton.
