Xtra Time Web Desk: Real Madrid salvaged a draw after trailing 0-2 against Borussia Mönchengladbach in Champions League encounter at Borussia Park on Tuesday night. It could have been a lot worse for Zinedine Zidane’s side as they were two goals down with 13 minutes remaining. However, goals by Karim Benzema (87’) and then Casemiro — in the third minute of stoppage time — rescued a 2-2 draw for the Spanish champions, who opened with a 3-2 loss at home to Shakhtar Donetsk last week. With one point from its opening two games, Real is facing another fight to preserve its proud record of qualifying for the knockout stage in all of its seasons in the Champions League. Next up for Madrid is a double-header against Inter Milan, the team which was supposed to be its toughest rival in Group B.
In another Champions League clash defending champion Bayern Munich had no such trouble, with a 2-1 victory at Lokomotiv Moscow extending its winning run in the Champions League to 13 games. Premier League sides Manchester City and Liverpool too recorded wins in their respective Champions League matches.
Manchester City maintained their 100 per cent start to their Champions League campaign with a dominant 3-0 win at Marseille. Ferran Torres, Ilkay Gundogan and Raheem Sterling scored the goals for City. The win takes City at the top of Group C by three points following Porto’s win over Olympiakos, while Marseille are bottom, and without a Champions League win in 11.
Liverpool is the other team to have won both of its games so far, with Diogo Jota scoring the club’s 10,000th goal of its 128-year history to set up a 2-0 home win over FC Midtjylland.
Results from Champions League fixtures on Tuesday (October 28, 2020)
Lokomotiv Moscow 1-2 Bayern Munich
Shakhtar Donetsk 0-0 Inter Milan
Atalanta 2-2 Ajax
Atletico Madrid 3-2 Red Bull Salzburg
FC Porto 2-0 Olympiakos FC
Liverpool 2-0 FC Midtjylland
M’gladbach 2-2 Real Madrid
Marseille 0-3 Manchester City