The matches of the first day of the third round of the group stage of the European Champions League began on Tuesday, with eight matches being held.
Manchester United achieves its first victory.
In the results of the Champions League matches on Tuesday, the Manchester United team achieved a difficult victory over its counterpart Copenhagen 1-0, which is its first victory in the Champions League this season.
Manchester United's winning goal came 72 minutes into the match, scored by defender Harry Maguire.
Manchester United's score rose to 3 points in third place in Group A, while Copenhagen's score froze at one point in fourth place.
Real Madrid continues its winning streak with a third victory in the Champions League.
The Royal Club achieved a victory over Portuguese Braga, 2-1, in the third group competitions.
Real's two goals came from Rodigo Goes in the 16th minute, Englishman Jude Bellingham in the 61st minute, and Braga's goal from Alvaro Djalo.
Bayern Munich's hat-trick against Galatasaray
The German Bayern Munich achieved a major victory over the Turkish Galatasaray, with a score of 3-1, in the third round of the group stage matches within the first group matches.
The goals of the match came from French winger Kingsley Coman and Englishman Harry Kane in the 73rd minute, then German Jamal Musiala in the 79th minute for the Bavarian team.
Galatasaray's response came through Argentine striker Mauro Icardi from the penalty spot in the 30th minute.
With this result, Bayern Munich's balance rose to 9 points in first place in Group A, while Galatasaray's balance froze at 4 points in second place.
Arsenal returns to victories,
and the English club Arsenal regained the tone of European victories after its loss in the last round to Lens, and succeeded in defeating its Spanish host, Sevilla, on its soil and among its fans, with two goals to one.
Brazilian Gabriel Martinelli scored for Arsenal in the 45th minute + 4 minutes, before his compatriot Jesus added the second goal in the 53rd minute, while Sevilla's only goal was scored by Serbian Nemanja Jodi in the 58th minute.
With this result, Arsenal's tally rose to the sixth point, seizing the top spot in Group D from Lens, while Sevilla finished third with two points.
Inter Milan overtakes Salzburg.
The Italian Inter Milan achieved a difficult victory over its Austrian opponent, Salzburg, 2-1, in the fourth group matches.
Alexis Sanchez scored for Inter in the 19th minute and from the penalty spot, Hakan Calhanoglu in the 64th minute.
Oscar succeeded in scoring a goal for Salzburg in the 57th minute.
Inter Milan's balance rose to 7 points at the top of Group D, while Salzburg's balance froze at 3 points in third place.
As for the rest of the results of yesterday’s confrontations, Tuesday.
At the age of 38, Ronaldo reveals the “secret” of his records
Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo, the Saudi Al-Nasr star, revealed the secret of his great brilliance with the world at all levels, despite reaching the age of 38.
“Al-Don” is currently the world’s top scorer during the year 2023, so far, with 43 goals, as he raised his score thanks to the double he scored last night, Tuesday, against Al-Duhail of Qatar, in the third round of the group stage of the AFC Champions League, in the match that ended with a victory for “Al-Don”. "Global" 4-3.
Cristiano Ronaldo said, in the press conference after facing Al-Duhail, Qatar: “In fact, I do not care much about records, and I am thinking of enjoying my current time with Al-Nasr, and we are working to be the strongest and best team.”
Regarding the secret of his brilliance when he is 38 years old, the Don replied: “The secret is that I enjoy playing, and this is the secret in football.”
He added: "Nothing comes without sacrifices, and I am very happy with Al-Nasr. Happy New Year to Al-Nasr. The team is improving from one match to the next, and our coach Castro and his staff are working to help us be the best team."
He concluded: “After scoring the second goal, we thought the match would be easy, but it was difficult and complicated.”
Al-Nasr leads its continental group with 9 points from three matches, three points ahead of Persepolis of Iran, the runner-up, followed by Al-Duhail of Qatar and Esteghlal of Tajikistan with one point each.