Sczczesny came out on to a ball from Otamendi. He and his defender collide, and Pavlidis has an open goal to slot into. Balde got clattered.
That was utter farce. Trubin, the Benfica goalkeeper, is in for a busy night as Barca pick up their rhythm. The latest save comes from Lewandowski. Promising attack by Newcastle legend Cabella but Lille delay and Liverpool get it clear. As we said before, watch out for the French teams.
Balde is fouled, and VAR spots it. Lewandowski does his no run-up routine and slots. That puts Stuttgart in the top Early sighter from Salah, who cuts inside and then shoots on goal.
Not enough to beat the Lille goalkeeper. Barcelona had an early chance through Lamine Yamal but were caught cold. An early strike in the Iberian derby. Gabriel Gudmundsson has an early glimpse of the Liverpool goal and fires wide.
A word on Dortmund , whose coach Nuri Sahin is under pressure. So much on the line tonight across the matches, many a permutation. Villa must beat Celtic next week, while Monaco travel to Inter. Then, Ademola Lookman got the fourth in the 90th minute before Marco Brescianini got another. Meanwhile, in the other earlier game , Atalanta are leading Sturm Graz That will lift them to third, though with plenty of football to be played this match day. Villa are in danger of slipping from the top eight; Monaco could go to ninth.
