Some teams managed to emerge victorious in UEFA Champions League MatchDay two.
Real Madrid secured a 2-1 win over Napoli with Jude Bellingham and Vinicius Junior netting one goal each during the match. Meret netted an own goal to make the score 3-2. Ostigard and Zielinski scored one goal each against Real Madrid. Federico Valverde's thunderous strike went in off the back of goalkeeper Alex Meret with just over ten minutes remaining, giving Real the victory.
Inter Milan- winners
Thuram netted the only goal of the match as Inter Milan grabbed a 1-0 win over Benfica. Inter Milan's Champions League campaign got off to a winning start against Benfica thanks to Marcus Thuram's performance.
Thuram scored the Nerazzurri's opening goal of the match in the 62nd minute. The 26-year-old player, who is the son of famous Parma and Juventus defender Lilian Thuram, has had an outstanding debut for Inter with two goals and six assists in Serie A.
Lautaro Martnez, Inter's leading scorer, struck the woodwork twice in a span of six minutes prior to scoring.
Inter, who finished second last year, now shares first place in Group D with Real Sociedad after their 2-0 victory against Salzburg. Benfica has zero points after two games, placing them last.
Bayern Munich grabbed a 2-1 win over Copenhagen thanks to goals from Jamal Musiala and Tel.
Here are the biggest losers of UEFA Champions League MatchDay Two
Arsenal
The Gunners suffered a 2-1 loss to Lens and their star player Saka was forced off injured during the match. In the 69th minute, Wahi's first-time effort into the bottom left corner following a cross from Przemyslaw Frankowski gave the home team the lead.
The Gunners withstood some early pressure from Lens before Gabriel Jesus scored after a through pass from Bukayo Saka in the fourteenth minute, who later left the game injured.
Adrien Thomasson's magnificent finish, which curled into the far corner, brought Lens back even. After 33 minutes, Saka was substituted, dealing Mikel Arteta's team another setback in Europe's premier competition.
Manchester United
The Red devils suffered a 3-2 loss to Galatasaray, Hojlund netted a brace in the match but it wasn't enough to secure a win for the Red devils.
It is the first time United has lost their opening two games in a Champions League group stage campaign, adding pressure to manager Erik ten Hag, whose team is currently last in the standings, four points behind their opponents, who are second, and Bayern Munich.
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