The Cold Spell Strikes! Three Giants Suffer Upsets and Clean Sheets on Champions League Matchday

On the morning of October 3, several matches of the second round of the Champions League concluded, with Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, and Atletico Madrid all surprisingly being shut out by their opponents, resulting in defeats.

Among the giants participating in the Champions League today, only Liverpool managed to advance smoothly, defeating Bologna 2-0 at home and securing three points.

Juventus nearly joined the list of upsets, conceding first to Leipzig and seeing their starting goalkeeper Di Gregorio receive a red card. However, they managed to escape the “conference room” thanks to the excellent performances of Vlahovic and Conceicao.

Real Madrid and Bayern Munich were not as fortunate. Real Madrid’s attacking force was helpless against Lille’s solid defense, while Bayern, unable to break through Villa’s defense, conceded an overhead kick from Duran, leaving both European top-tier giants as the backdrop for their opponents’ wild celebrations.

The most unfortunate team on this matchday was undoubtedly Atletico Madrid. Simeone’s iron-blooded squad displayed numerous vulnerabilities against Benfica, with their once-proud defense proving ineffective, having to retrieve the ball from their own net a total of four times.

Following this defeat, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid are currently out of the top 14 in the standings, while Atletico Madrid is temporarily ranked 23rd. These three teams must now fight hard to secure points to avoid falling into the playoff zone after eight rounds.