Champions League Round 3 Day 2 Results: Premier League’s 3 Teams Achieve 2 Wins and 1 Draw, Multiple High-Scoring Matches Reappear, Serie A Shows Weakness

All nine matches of the Champions League group stage Round 3 Day 2 have finished, with the Premier League’s three teams remaining unbeaten (2 wins and 1 draw), confirming the league’s top-tier strength; Serie A remains fragile, with one draw and one defeat; the day also saw a continuation of many large-margin victories as on the first day.

The results of the nine matches on Champions League Round 3 Day 2 are as follows:

• Galatasaray 3-1 Bodø/Glimt: Osimhen scored twice; Bodø/Glimt is a home team playing on artificial turf, often struggling in away matches.
• Athletic Bilbao 3-1 Qarabağ: Guruzeta netted twice in a clearly uneven contest.
• Eintracht Frankfurt 1-5 Liverpool: Salah was benched, Ekittik scored against his former club, Wirtz assisted twice; Liverpool’s big win ended their four-game losing streak.
• Monaco 0-0 Tottenham: Barogo missed a one-on-one chance, Vicarious made a crucial save; Tottenham was lucky to take a point away.
• Real Madrid 1-0 Juventus: Both goalkeepers were solid; Bellingham scored the winner, Vlahović missed a one-on-one opportunity.
• Bayern Munich 4-0 Club Brugge: 17-year-old attacking midfielder Karl scored a stunning goal; the front three Kane, Diaz, and Jackson all scored; left-back Laimer created three goals alone, contributing both offensively and defensively.
• Chelsea 5-1 Ajax: The Blues continued to demonstrate Premier League strength; 19-year-olds Giu and George scored; Enzo and Esteban converted penalties; Kaysedo, playing as a right-back, also scored; a completely one-sided match.
• Sporting CP 2-1 Marseille: The Portuguese giants defeated the Ligue 1 leaders; Greenwood, who scored four goals last round, started but was silent in the first half and was substituted; for European competitions, Ligue 1 still depends on PSG.
• Atalanta 0-0 Slavia Prague: Audiron missed a one-on-one chance; Caneseki made a brilliant save; a dull 0-0 draw despite a total of 38 shots (22-16); the favorites played but had poor finishing. Apart from Inter Milan, Serie A teams essentially gave away this round of the Champions League.

Personal opinion: The expanded 2024 European Championship group stage will be less exciting; now that the Champions League format has more teams, the group stage has become more like a league phase with more matches, more weaker teams, and more high-scoring games, making it less appealing; the 2026 expanded Club World Cup group stage will surely also be less interesting...