Lucas Ocampos scored for Sevilla in their 1-1 draw vs. RC Lens.
Ocampos scored his first goal of the season for Sevilla and it came in the Champions League. Sevilla were awarded a corner kick and the ball fell to Ocampos who scored with a header from a difficult angle to give Sevilla the 1-0 lead.
RC Lens would draw level and make it 1-1 as it ended in a draw with Facundo Medina starting for the Ligue 1 club. Erik Lamela started for Sevilla along with Ocampos.
Champions League matchday 1 continues on Wednesday with eight more games.
Julian Alvarez was the only Argentine player to get a goal on Tuesday, scoring twice in Manchester City’s 3-1 win. Wednesday has more attacking Argentine players taking part in the Champions League with Argentina’s other number nine, Lautaro Martinez playing. Here are the matches for Wednesday:
Real Madrid vs. Union Berlin
Galatasaray (Mauro Icardi) vs. FC Copenhagen (Mateo Tanlongo)
Bayern vs. Manchester United (Lisandro Martínez, Alejandro Garnacho)
Benfica (Ángel Di María, Nicolás Otamendi) vs. RB Salzburg (Nicolás Capaldo)
Braga vs. Napoli (Giovanni Simeone)
Arsenal vs. PSV (Walter Benítez)
Sevilla (Lucas Ocampos, Federico Gattoni, Erik Lamela, Marcos Acuña) vs. RC Lens (Facundo Medina)
Real Sociedad vs. Inter (Lautaro Martínez)
Julián Álvarez spoke about his good start to the season with Manchester City.
Álvarez scored two goals for Manchester City in their 3-1 win vs. Crvena zvezda in the Champions League as he continues to be one of City’s best players this season. The Argentine has four goals and four assists this season. Speaking to ESPN Argentina after the match, here is what he had to say:
“My good start to the season? Yes, I feel very good. The coaching staff gave me their confidence, I’m playing a lot and I’m trying to approach this in the best way possible to help the club and my team mates. They are trusting me and I’m trying to return it to them.
“My new position behind Haaland? I had many opportunities in my career, I have played in many positions. I’m adapting well there and I feel very good.”
Julián Álvarez scored two goals, one of which was a free kick for Manchester City in their 3-1 win in the Champions League vs. Crvena zvezda.
Álvarez got his first free kick goal for Manchester City, as he continues to do well with Manchester City. With City trailing 1-0, he started the comeback as he passed it to Haaland and received the return pass inside the penalty area, skipped passed the goalkeeper and scored to draw City level.
The Argentine would also give City the 2-1 lead. Manchester City were awarded a free kick and it was the World Cup winner who curled it and scored.
He has four goals and four assists in six games, one in the Champions League and five in the Premier League.
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— Roy Nemer (@RoyNemer) September 19, 2023
Champions League matchday 1 begins today and there are 25 Argentine players taking part in the tournament this year.
Julián Álvarez and Manchester City will try to defend the trophy they won last season beginning today as they host Crvena zvezda. There are eight games on Tuesday and six on Wednesday. Here are the Argentine players in the Champions League this season:
Lisandro Martínez (Manchester United)
Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United)
Mauro Icardi (Galatasaray)
Lucas Ocampos (Sevilla)
Federico Gattoni (Sevilla)
Erik Lamela (Sevilla)
Marcos Acuña (Sevilla)
Walter Benítez (PSV)
Facundo Medina (RC Lens)
Giovanni Simeone (Napoli)
Ángel Di María (Benfica)
Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica)
Lautaro Martínez (Inter)
Nicolás Capaldo (RB Salzburg)
Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid)
Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid)
Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid)
Taty Castellanos (Lazio)
Alexandro Bernabei (Celtic)
Luka Romero (AC Milan)
Marco Pellegrino (AC Milan)
Julián Álvarez (Manchester City)
Alex Vigo (Red Star Belgrade)
Alan Varela (FC Porto)
Mateo Tanlongo (FC Copenhagen)
Here are Tuesday’s games:
AC Milan (Luka Romero, Marco Pellegrino) vs. Newcastle
Shakhtar Donetsk vs. FC Porto (Alan Varela)
Manchester City (Julián Álvarez) vs. Crvena zvezda
Lazio (Taty Castellanos) vs. Atletico Madrid (Rodrigo De Paul, Ángel Correa, Nahuel Molina)
Young Boys vs. RB Leipzig
PSG vs. Borussia Dortmund
