Leipzig lost 2-3 in Group G of the 2023/24 UEFA Champions League group stage against Manchester City at Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England on the 29th (Korea time).
In this season’s Champions League group stage draw, German Bundesliga powerhouse Leipzig was drawn in Group G along with “defending champions” Manchester City (England), Young Voice (Switzerland) and FKzberna Zvezda (Serbia). 에볼루션 바카라사이트
Leipzig, who left Manchester City for Game 5, took the lead in the first half when Offenda scored multiple goals.
First, in the 13th minute of the first half, Openda got a long kick from the goalkeeper to create a one-on-one situation with the goalkeeper, and then scored the first goal by shaking the net with a calm left-footed shot. Later, Openda, who ran from near the half line past defenders in the 33rd minute of the first half, scored multiple goals with a right-footed shot into the net.
With Ofenda’s multi-goal, Leipzig seemed likely to win the first half 2-0 but last season’s champion Manchester City was strong. In the second half, Manchester City succeeded in turning the tables as three players, Elling Holan, Phil Foden, and Julián Alvarez, opened the scoring in succession.
In the reverse match against Leipzig, Manchester City won all five group matches, confirming the top spot in Group G with the last six games remaining. Leipzig has already confirmed its advance to the round of 16, but it lost without keeping its lead in the away match against Manchester City, making it to the tournament as the second-ranked team in the group.
Although the game ended in defeat, Oppenda, who scored two goals on the road against Manchester City, which won the Premier League and the FA Cup last season, including the Champions League, and achieved “Treble (triple crown).”
After the match, the global media “Spark Chronical” said on the 29th (Korea time), “There are only a few players who can claim to have scored two goals against Manchester City,” adding, “In particular, only seven players visited Etihad Stadium and scored two goals before Oppenda on the Champions League stage.”
South Korean striker Son Heung-min was among the seven players who scored two goals in the Champions League away match against Manchester City, one of the world’s best clubs.
Son Heung-min met Manchester City in the quarterfinals of the Champions League in the 2018/19 season. Son Heung-min, who scored the first goal in the first leg at home to lead the 1-0 new victory, scored two goals alone in the away game of the second leg. At that time, the second leg ended with a 4-3 victory for Manchester City, but Tottenham, leading in the away goal with a combined score of 4-4, secured a ticket to the semi-finals.
Son Heung-min and Tottenham, who reached the semifinals, also beat prestigious AFC Ajax in the Netherlands, making it the first time in the club’s history to advance to the Champions League final.
At that time, Son was the fifth player to score two goals away from the Manchester City Champions League. Prior to Son, Shim Deyong (2012), Seidu Doombia (2013, 2014), Luis Suarez (Barcelona), and Radamel Falcao (2017) scored multiple goals. Christopher Nkunku (2021) and Karim Benzema (2022) were added to the list after Son, and Oppenda was named the eighth player this time.
Belgian striker Openda, born in 2000, wore a Leipzig jersey ahead of the new season as he scored 21 goals and four assists in 38 league games for the French Ligue 1 RC Lance last season.
Having entered the Bundesliga, Oppenda had nine goals and three assists in 12 matches. In the Champions League, he also scored four goals during five matches, including multiple goals in the match against Manchester City, to become the main striker of Leipzig.
In particular, Oppenda drew attention when he struggled with Kim Min-jae, one of the world’s best defenders, in a home game against Bayern Munich in the sixth round of the 2023/24 Bundesliga in October. At that time, Oppenda, who is 177cm tall, scored one goal and one assist as he did not fall behind in the struggle despite his much smaller physique than Kim Min-jae (188cm).
Thanks to Oppenda’s performance, Leipzig led by scoring two goals in the first half alone, but failed to win as Munich tied the game 2-2 in the second half with goals from Harry Kane and Leroy Sane.
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