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CGTN Sports Talk: Exciting and surprising week for Champions League
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CGTN Sports Talk EP107 UEFA Champuons League Week 2.mp3

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The UEFA Champions League witnessed enough highlights this week:

Lionel Messi scored his first goal for Paris Saint-Germain since he joined the French heavyweight. More importantly, his goal helped the team beat Manchester City, coached by Pep Guardiola.

Cristiano Ronaldo scored a last-second goal for Manchester United against Villarreal at Old Trafford, making sure that the Red Devils didn't have to stand a loss in their first Champions League home game.

Juventus edged Chelsea thanks to a nine-second goal by Federico Chiesa at the beginning of the second half. The "Old Lady" proved a hard bone to pick in the European contest despite struggling performances in the domestic league.

The two Spanish giants, Real Madrid and Barcelona were upset by Sheriff Tiraspol and Benfica respectively. Real could blame their loss on wasting too many opportunities, but Barca are in real trouble because they seemed unable to put up decent resistance facing even Benfica.

Lionel Messi of Paris Saint-Germain celebrates after scoring in the UEFA Champions League game against Manchester City at Parc des Prince in Paris, France, September 28, 2021. /CFP

Lionel Messi of Paris Saint-Germain celebrates after scoring in the UEFA Champions League game against Manchester City at Parc des Prince in Paris, France, September 28, 2021. /CFP

Cristiano Rolnaldo of Manchester United celebrates after scoring in the UEFA Champions League game against Villarreal at Old Trafford in Manchester, England, September 29, 2021. /CFP

Cristiano Rolnaldo of Manchester United celebrates after scoring in the UEFA Champions League game against Villarreal at Old Trafford in Manchester, England, September 29, 2021. /CFP

Federico Chiesa of Juventus celebrates after scoring in the UEFA Champions League game against Chelsea at Allianz Stadium in Turin, Italy, Spetember 29, 2021. /CFP

Federico Chiesa of Juventus celebrates after scoring in the UEFA Champions League game against Chelsea at Allianz Stadium in Turin, Italy, Spetember 29, 2021. /CFP

Real Madrid players look on in the UEFA Champions League game against Sheriff Tiraspol at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid, Spain, September 28, 2021. /CFP

Real Madrid players look on in the UEFA Champions League game against Sheriff Tiraspol at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid, Spain, September 28, 2021. /CFP

Luuk de Jong (L) and Memphis Depay of Barcelona look on in the UEFA Champions League game against Benfica at the Luz Stadium in Lisbon, Portugal, September 29, 2021. /CFP

Luuk de Jong (L) and Memphis Depay of Barcelona look on in the UEFA Champions League game against Benfica at the Luz Stadium in Lisbon, Portugal, September 29, 2021. /CFP

Host: Li Xiang

Guest: Josh McNally

Cover designer: Feng Yuan

Chief editor: Chen Ran

Supervisor: Zhang Shilei

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