Enzo Barrenechea scored for Benfica in their 3-2 loss against Qarabac FC.
Barrenechea got his first goal in the Champions League for Benfica in a match which Benfica would go on to lose. With the score at 0-0, Benfica were awarded a corner kick.
A cross into the penalty area found Barrenechea and the Argentine would score to give Benfica the 1-0 lead. Benfica would take a 2-0 lead but would allow three goals and lose the match.
Nicolás Otamendi would start the match for Benfica while Gianluca Prestianni would be substituted into the game.
Walter Benítez saved two penalty kicks for Crystal Palce in their penalty shootout win against Millwall in the Carabao Cup.
Benítez made two saves in the penalty shootout to send Crystal Palace to round four of the tournament. Crystal Palace took a 1-0 lead against Millwall but Millwall would draw level in injury time.
The match would go to penalty kicks and Benítez would prove to be the hero. He would save Tristan Crama’s penalty kick, diving to his right side to make the save.
With Crystal Palace leading 3-2 in the shootout, Aidomo Emakhu took a penalty for Millwall and the Argentine would dive to his left side to make the save. Crystal Palace would score their last penalty kick and win the match.
Kevin Mac Allister scored for Union Saint-Gilloise in their 3-1 win against PSV.
Mac Allister started for Union Saint-Gilloise and got his first goal in the Champions League. With Union Saint-Gilloise leading 2-0, they were awarded a corner kick.
The ball fell to the Argentine who scored to give Union Saint-Gilloise’s the 3-0 lead. PSV would score one goal.
On the same day the Champions League group stage begins, Argentine midfielder Facundo Buonanotte has been added to Chelsea’s list of eligible players for the tournament.
Buonanotte, who joined the London club on a season-long loan in September, was initially not part of the main “List A” squad submitted by Chelsea. However, UEFA rules allow teams to replace players in case of injuries, and Buonanotte has now been included following the absence of Dario Essugo. The Portuguese midfielder underwent surgery last week for a muscular problem and will be sidelined for several weeks.
The 20-year-old, who began his career at Rosario Central before moving to Brighton and spending time at Leicester, becomes the third Argentine available for Chelsea in this year’s competition. He joins Enzo Fernández, a key figure in the team, and Alejandro Garnacho, who also arrived during the recent transfer window.
Since his arrival, Buonanotte has featured once for Chelsea, playing 45 minutes in the 2-2 Premier League draw against Brentford last weekend. Enzo Maresca’s side will open their Champions League campaign on Wednesday against Bayern Munich.
A change to our UEFA Champions League squad has been confirmed. 🚨
Atlético Madrid will begin their UEFA Champions League campaign on Wednesday with a difficult visit to Liverpool, but they will do so without two of their Argentine players. Julián Álvarez has been left out of the traveling squad due to a knee injury, while Thiago Almada is also unavailable after recent fitness issues with the Argentina national team.
Álvarez, who had provided an assist in Atlético’s 2-0 win against Villarreal last weekend, suffered discomfort in his right knee during the play that led to the opening goal. Although he completed the first half, he did not return for the second and has since been working under medical supervision. Tests confirmed a mild sprain, and the medical staff recommended not risking him for the European debut.
The Argentines Juan Musso, Nahuel Molina, Giuliano Simeone, and Nicolás González have been called up by Diego Simeone.
