Celtic hit five against Slovan Bratislava as PSG beat Girona late on

Celtic kicked off their Champions League campaign with an emphatic 5-1 victory over Slovan Bratislava.

The Hoops ran riot in the second half against the Slovakian side with four goals after Liam Scales opened the scoring at Parkhead.

Kyogo Furuhashi doubled their lead shortly after the break before Arne Engels sent Brendan Rodgers’ men into a comfortable lead.

Kevin Wimmer pulled one back with a superb strike with the outside of his book but Celtic’s dominance remained as Daizen Maeda made it four.

Their fifth, from a fifth different scorer, came four minutes from time as Adam Idah tucked a cool finish home to secure Celtic’s first win in an opening Champions League game in glorious style.

Celtic have won their opening game of a Champions League campaign for the very first time!

They did it with their biggest ever victory in the competition 👏 pic.twitter.com/7R1aQjyTj3

— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) September 18, 2024

Gazzaniga howler gifts PSG victory

Paris Saint-Germain had to wait until the 90th minute to get past Champions League debutants Girona in a 1-0 victory.

The LaLiga side had kept their star-studded opponents quiet for much of the encounter before goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga’s own goal gifted the hosts the win.

Gazzaniga allowed Nuno Mendes’ cross to spill through his legs and into the net to break Girona’s hearts after a discplined display at the Parc des Princes.

Three late strikes seal Dortmund win

English youngster Jamie Bynoe-Gittens continues his excellent start to the season with two goals at Borussia Dortmund beat Club Brugge 3-0 away from home.

Brugge had prevented last season’s finalists from finding the breakthrough until the 76th minute when Bynoe-Gittens’ effort deflected in off two players.

The substitute had his second moments late when he took it past two players before coolly slotting home, with Serhou Guirassy making it three from the spot in stoppage time.

20 year old Jamie Gittens is…

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Author : Cian Cheesbrough

Publish date : 2024-09-18 21:09:04

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