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Among the many strengths in the European Champions League match, the draw led by Real Madrid was the most shocking surprise. The Champions champions' subscription is being held by the Club Brugge series at the Bernabeu Stadium, which was once famous for being haunted for the visitors.

Another surprise was the goal rain at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London. Tottenham v. Bayern ended 7-2 to win the visitors. Four of them were scored by Serge Gnabry.

The rest, the results are not too surprising. A number of European terrace teams achieved positive results in Matchday 2 of the Champions League which took place on Tuesday (10/01/2019) or Wednesday morning WIB. The teams that won the Champions League on Tuesday night were Bayern Munich, Juventus, Manchester City, Atletico Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG).

In another Group A match, PSG narrowly won 1-0 thanks to Mauro Icardi's goal at Galatasaray headquarters.

From Group C, Manchester City had to struggle to win over his guest, Dinamo Zagreb. Manchester City vs Dinamo Zagreb at the Etihad Stadium ended 2-0 to win the hosts thanks to goals from Raheem Sterling and Phil Foden.

Juventus and Atletico Madrid in Group D also won with striking scores. Juventus entertain guests Bayer Leverkusen at the Allianz Stadium, Turin. The host won 3-0 in the match. Each of the three goals was scored by Gonzalo Higuain, Federico Bernardeschi, and Cristiano Ronaldo who made the difference between the final results of the Juventus vs Leverkusen match.

An identical score occurred in the Lokomotiv Moscow vs Atletico Madrid match. The difference is, the winning team is a guest. Joao Felix and Thomas Partey broke the visitors' deadlock during the match at the RZD Arena.

Don't feel guilty if you have never heard of Club Brugge. I am sure, football fans who are diligent in following UCL were not familiar with the Belgian team.

Club Brugge is based in Bruges, Belgium. The club was founded in 1891 and is based in the Jan Breydel Stadium, with a capacity of 29,472 spectators. Currently playing in the Belgian Pro League, the top league in football in Belgium. As Belgium's representative at UCL, of course he is the elite team in his country. Many achievements have been printed. But in the history of UCL, it is totally unknown.

Is this a sign of the rise of second and even third tier clubs at UCL?

For me no. They are no longer the European giant months because of the increasingly even quality of clubs in Europe. On the other hand, Madrid's performance has also declined after being left behind by Ronaldo and Zinade is shuffling the structure of Madrid's players to be able to show their best performance.

The appearance of Ramos and friends was ridiculous when fighting Brugge. Not only was the final result embarrassing, but they almost lost to Brugge who played with 10 players at the end of the match.

So, how do you see the goal rain in London?

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Liga Champions Eropa: Hujan Gol dan Siapa Club Brugge?

Di antara sekian banyak kejuatan dalam pertandingan Liga Champions Eropa, hasil seri yang dituai Real Madrid menjadi kejutan yang paling mengejutkan. Langganan juara Champions tersebut ditahan seri Club Brugge di Stadion Bernabeu yang dulunya terkenal angker bagi tim tamu.

Kejutan lainnya adalah hujan gol di Stadion Tottenham Hotspur, London. Laga Tottenham vs Bayern berkesudahan 7-2 untuk kemenangan tim tamu. Empat gol di antaraya dicetak oleh Serge Gnabry.

Selebihnya, hasilnya tidak terlalu mengejutkan. Sejumlah tim teras Eropa meraih hasil positif dalam matchday 2 Liga Champions yang berlangsung pada Selasa (1/10/2019) atau Rabu dini hari WIB. Tim-tim yang meraih kemenangan pada Liga Champions Selasa malam adalah Bayern Muenchen, Juventus, Manchester City, Atletico Madrid, dan Paris Saint-Germain (PSG).

Pada pertandingan Grup A lain, PSG menang tipis 1-0 berkat gol Mauro Icardi di markas Galatasaray.

Dari Grup C, Manchester City harus bersusah payah meraih kemenangan atas tamunya, Dinamo Zagreb. Laga Manchester City vs Dinamo Zagreb di Stadion Etihad itu berkesudahan 2-0 untuk kemenangan tuan rumah berkat gol Raheem Sterling dan Phil Foden.

Juventus dan Atletico Madrid di Grup D juga meraih kemenangan dengan skor mencolok. Juventus menjamu tamunya Bayer Leverkusen di Stadion Allianz, Turin. Tuan rumah menang 3-0 pada laga tersebut. Ketiga gol masing-masing dicetak Gonzalo Higuain, Federico Bernardeschi, dan Cristiano Ronaldo yang menjadi pembeda hasil akhir laga Juventus vs Leverkusen tersebut.

Skor identik terjadi pada laga Lokomotiv Moskow vs Atletico Madrid. Bedanya, tim pemenang adalah tamu. Joao Felix dan Thomas Partey menjadi pemecah kebuntuan tim tamu pada laga di RZD Arena itu.

Jangan merasa berdosa bila tidak pernah mendengar Club Brugge. Saya yakin, penggemar sepak bola yang rajin mengikuti UCL pun tidak familiar tim dari Belgia tersebut.

Club Brugge berbasis di Bruges, Belgia. Klub ini didirikan tahun 1891 dan bermarkas di Jan Breydel Stadium, dengan kapasitas 29.472 penonton. Saat ini bermain di Belgian Pro League, liga teratas dalam sepak bola di Belgia. Sebagai wakil Belgia di UCL, tentu ia adalah tim elit di negaranya. Banyak prestasi yang sudah dicetak. Tetapi dalam sejarah UCL, sama sekali tidak dikenal.

Apakah ini pertanda bangkitnya klub-klub lapis kedua bahkan ketiga di UCL?

Bagi saya tidak. Mereka tidak lagi menjadi bulan-bulanan raksasa Eropa karena semakin meratanya kualitas klub di Eropa. Di sisi lain, perfoma Madrid juga semakin menurun setelah ditinggalkan Ronaldo dan Zinade sedang mengocok ulang struktur pemain Madrid agar bisa menunjukkan penampilan terbaik.

Penampilan Ramos dkk sungguh konyol ketika melawan Brugge. Bukan saja hasil akhir yang memalukan, tetapi mereka nyaris kalah menghadapi Brugge yang bermain dengan 10 pemain di pengujung pertandingan.

Lantas, bagaimana Anda melihat hujan gol di London?

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