The comeback defeat suffered by the team burns Monk against the Benfica arrived yesterday 3-2 on the fifth day of the Champions League. This is clearly understood from the words of the principality’s attacker Folarin Balogun:
“The general feeling is that we had the ability to win the match. On a personal level, I worked hard to come back. A shoulder injury is never something easy to rehabilitate. Now it’s about regaining speed. The next challenge with Arsenal? It will be nice to go back there. It’s a place where I grew up and developed as a footballer. I have a lot of respect for them.”
Below is the complete picture of the results of the fifth round and the updated Champions League standings:
Wednesday 27 November
Red Star-Stuttgart 5-1
(5′ Demirovic (ST), 12′ Silas (SR), 31′ Krunic (SR), 65′ Ivanic (SR), 69′, 88′ Radonjic (SR))
Sturm Graz-Girona 1-0
(59′ Biereth)
Aston Villa-Juventus 0-0
Bologna-Lille 1-2
(44′, 66′ Mukau (L), 63′ Lucumi (B))
Celtic Glasgow-Club Brugge 1-2
(26′ aut. Carter-Vickers (CB), 61′ Maeda (C), 69′ Ju)
Dinamo Zagreb-Borussia Dortmund 0-3
(42′ Gittens, 57′ Bensebaini, 90′ Guirassy)
Liverpool-Real Madrid 2-0
(52′ Mac Allister, 77′ Gakpo)
Monaco-Benfica 2-3
(13′ Ben Seghir (M), 48′ Pavlidis (B), 68′ Magassa (M), 84′ Cabral (B), 88′ Amdouni (B))
PSV-Shakthar Donetsk 3-2
(8′ Sikan (S), 37′ Zubkov (S), 87′, 90′ Tillman (P), 95′ Pepi (P))
CLASSIFICATION
1. Liverpool 15 (dr +11)
2. Inter 13 (dr +7)
3. Barcelona 12 (dr +13)
4. Dortmund 12 (dr +10)
5. Atalanta 11 (dr +10)
6. Leverkusen 10 (dr +6)
7. Arsenal 10 (dr +6)
8. Monaco 10 (dr +5)
9. Aston Villa 10 (dr +5)
10. Sporting 10 (dr +3)
11. Brest 10 (dr +3)
12. Lilac 10 (dr +2)
13. Bayern 9 (dr +5)
14. Benfica 9 (dr +3)
15. Atl. Madrid 9 (dr +2)
16. Milan 9 (dr +2)
17. Manchester City 8 (dr +6)
18. PSV 8 (dr +3)
19. Juventus 8 (dr +2)
20. Celtic 8 (dr 0)
21. Feyenoord 7 (dr -3)
22. Club Brugge 7 (dr -3)
23. Dyn. Zagreb 7 (dr -5)
24. Real Madrid 6 (dr 0)
25. PSG 4 (dr -3)
26. Shakhtar 4 (dr -4)
27. Stuttgart 4 (dr -7)
28. Sparta Prague 4 (dr -9)
29. Sturm Graz 3 (dr -4)
30. Girona 3 (dr -5)
31. Red Star 3 (dr -8)
32. Salzburg 3 (dr -12)
33. Bologna 1 (dr -6)
34. RB Leipzig 0 (dr -6)
35. Slovan Bratislava 0 (dr -14)
36. Young Boys 0 (dr -15)