Raphinhacaptain of Barcelona during yesterday’s match, speaking to UEFA.com after the fabulous victory against Bayern Munich he used the words of a leader to comment on the large success which relaunched the Catalans’ ambitions: “This great week is not over yet – he said in view of the super match on Saturday, when Barça will challenge Real in first Clasico of the season – I’m thrilled to have played my 100th match in this beautiful shirt. It was a special match and I will always remember it. However, it’s time to focus on the next match and think about its meaning past. We worked hard and stayed away from our penalty area, doing well. We are on a good path and we must continue like this.”
The updated Champions League standings
1. Aston Villa 9 (dr +6)
2. Liverpool 9 (dr +5)
3. Manchester City 7 (dr +9)
4. Munich 7 (dr +5)
5. Brest 7 (dr +5)
6. Leverkusen 7 (dr +5)
7. Inter 7 (dr +5)
8. Sporting 7 (dr +4)
9. Arsenal 7 (dr +3)
10. Barcelona 6 (dr +7)
11. Dortmund 6 (dr +6)
12. Real Madrid 6 (dr +4)
13. Benfica 6 (dr +3)
14. Juventus 6 (dr +2)
15. Lille 6 (dr +1)
16. Feyenoord 6 (dr -1)
17. Atalanta 5 (dr +3)
18. Stuttgart 4 (dr -1)
19. PSG 4 (dr -1)
20. Celtic 4 (dr -2)
21. Sparta Prague 4 (dr -2)
22. Dinamo Zagreb 4 (dr -5)
23. Bayern Munich 3 (dr +3)
24. Girona 3 (dr 0)
25. Milan 3 (dr -1)
26. Club Brugge 3 (dr -4)
27. Atletico Madrid 3 (dr -5)
28. PSV 2 (dr -2)
29. Bologna 1 (dr -4)
30. Shakhtar 1 (dr -4)
31. RB Leipzig 0 (dr -3)
32. Sturm Graz 0 (dr -4)
33. Red Star 0 (dr -9)
34. Salzburg 0 (dr -9)
35. Young Boys 0 (dr -9)
36. Slovan Bratislava 0 (dr -10)
The results for Tuesday 22 October:
Milan-Brugge 3-1
Monaco-Red Star 5-1
Arsenal-Shakhtar 1-0
Aston Villa-Bologna 2-0
Girona-Slovan Bratislava 2-0
Juventus-Stuttgart 0-1
Paris Saint-Germain-PSV 1-1
Real Madrid-Borussia Dortmund 4-2
Sturm Graz-Sporting 0-2
The results for Wednesday 23 October:
Atalanta-Celtic 0-0
Brest-Bayer Leverkusen 1-1
Atletico-Madrid-Lille 1-3
Barcelona-Bayern Munich 4-1
Benfica-Feyenoord 1-3
Manchester City-Sparta Prague 5-0
Leipzig-Liverpool 0-1
Salzburg-Dinamo Zagreb 0-2
Young Boys-Inter 0-1