Yahoo Sports ⏮️ UCL: Barcelona crazy comeback, Liverpool secure top spot
There were nine Champions League fixtures this season, and it was a crazy night of drama, with red cards, comebacks and late winners aplenty.
Full time scores:
Atlético de Madrid 2-1 Bayer Leverkusen
Benfica 4-5 Barcelona
Bologna 2-1 Borussia Dortmund
Club Brugge 0-0 Juventus
Liverpool 2-1 Lille
Red Star 2-3 PSV
Slovan Bratislava 1-3 Stuttgart
Monaco 1-0 Aston Villa
Atalanta 5-0 Sturm Graz
2025-01-21T22:06:03Z
FULL TIME: Slovan Bratislava 1-3 Stuttgart
2025-01-21T22:05:32Z
FULL TIME: Red Star 2-3 PSV
2025-01-21T22:05:05Z
FULL TIME: Liverpool 2-1 Lille
2025-01-21T22:04:28Z
FULL TIME: Club Brugge 0-0 Juventus
2025-01-21T22:03:55Z
FULL TIME: Bologna 2-1 Borussia Dortmund
2025-01-21T22:03:28Z
FULL TIME: Benfica 4-5 Barcelona
2025-01-21T22:02:49Z
FULL TIME: Atlético de Madrid 2-1 Bayer Leverkusen
2025-01-21T21:58:19Z
GOAL! Benfica 4-5 Barcelona
Noooo wayyyyyy! Barcelona have surely won it with a goal from Raphinha in the sixth minute of added time. A crazy, crazy night 🤯
2025-01-21T21:55:53Z
That's FT at Anfield, and Liverpool have made it seven wins from seven in the Champions League and have secured top spot in the league phase and their place in the knockout stages.
Seven wins from seven 😍 #UCL pic.twitter.com/JYQeufLGwp
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) January 21, 2025
2025-01-21T21:54:25Z
GOAL! Atlético Madrid 2-1 Bayer Leverkusen
It's another for Julian Álvarez as the Argentina international scores in the 90th minute for Atleti.
Has he earned his side all three points?
2025-01-21T21:53:17Z
GOAL! Slovan Bratislava 1-3 Stuttgart
Slovan Bratislava had pulled a goal back, but Stuttgart almost immediately restored their lead.
⏱️ 88' #Rieder slots the ball home to secure the points for VfB!! 😍 #VfB | #StuttgartInternational | #UCL | #SLOVfB | 1-3 pic.twitter.com/JOwuxIPp7L
— VfB Stuttgart_int (@VfB_int) January 21, 2025
2025-01-21T21:51:23Z
Sorry, what year is it?
📸 - ANGEL DI MARIA WITH A CHANCE TO MAKE IT 5-4 BUT SCZEZSNY DENIES HIM! pic.twitter.com/fqP6exZ04r
— TheEuropeanLad (@TheEuropeanLad) January 21, 2025
2025-01-21T21:49:20Z
GOAL! Benfica 4-4 Barcelona
This game has had a bit of everything!
A beautifully chipped ball from Pedri was headed home by Eric García with just four minutes of normal time remaining. Surely there's not going to be a winner here?!
2025-01-21T21:43:51Z
RED CARD! Atlético Madrid 1-1 Bayer Leverkusen
Leverkusen's goalscorer Piero Hincapié has gone from hero to zero has he has been sent off. This game is now down to ten men each.
🟥 Piero has been sent off.
75' | 1-1 | #AtletiB04 #UCL— Bayer 04 Leverkusen (@bayer04_en) January 21, 2025
2025-01-21T21:42:18Z
GOAL! Red Star 2-3 PSV
Red Star are also at it as two quick-fire goals have seen them close the gap to PSV, who were 3-0 up at half-time.
Their goals scored by Cherif Ndiaye and Nasser Djiga.
2025-01-21T21:40:04Z
GOAL! Benfica 4-3 Barcelona
This game is officially crazy. Robert Lewandowski has scored his second penalty of the night after Lamine Yamal was fouled in the box.
2025-01-21T21:33:41Z
GOAL! Bologna 2-1 Borussia Dortmund
Just as we were updating you with those other goals, Bologna have scored two in quick succession to put themselves 2-1 up against Borussia Dortmund thanks to Samuel Iling-Junior and Thijs Dallinga.Could this be curtains for Nuri Şahin?
2025-01-21T21:31:20Z
GOAL! Benfica 4-2 Barcelona
Well that was a swift no, as Benfica immediately restore their two-goal cushion through a Ronald Araújo own goal.
68' Benfica 4-2. Atrocious defending, again. It's an Araújo own goal.
— barcacentre (@barcacentre) January 21, 2025
2025-01-21T21:30:05Z
GOAL! Benfica 3-2 Barcelona
Is this game on? Raphinha has pulled one back for Barca with a header from around 25 yards out!
2025-01-21T21:28:05Z
GOAL! Liverpool 2-1 Lille
And just like that, Liverpool are back in front. Harvey Elliott – who has been excellent since he came on – has put them back in front.
Strike from outside the box takes a big deflection off Mukau and flies past Chevalier. The Reds back in front
— James Pearce (@JamesPearceLFC) January 21, 2025
2025-01-21T21:23:22Z
GOAL! Liverpool 1-1 Lille
Wow. Liverpool had plenty of opportunities to extend their lead, and with Lille just having been shown a red card, it seemed like it would be an uphill battle for them to find an equaliser. But that's exactly what they've done!
A shot from a low ball into the box was initially blocked by Mac Allister, but the rebound is stuck away by Jonathan David.
2025-01-21T21:18:35Z
RED CARD! Aïssa Mandi (Lille)
Mandi is sent off for a second yellow card, fouled Diaz who was played through by Elliott. Lille down to 10.
— Paul Gorst (@ptgorst) January 21, 2025
2025-01-21T21:17:22Z
GOAL! Atlético Madrid 1-1 Bayer Leverkusen
Great strength from Julian Álvarez, who muscles past one defender then holds off another to fire his shot in from a tight angle and put the home side level.
All still to play for in this game.
2025-01-21T21:13:41Z
RED CARD! Ryan Flamingo 🦩(PSV)
Red card for Ryan Flamingo. #CZVPSV #UCL
— PSV (@PSV) January 21, 2025
2025-01-21T21:11:03Z
Just in case you're wondering what's happened to Juventus, they are still locked at 0-0 with Club Brugge, but have been getting closer to scoring...
51’ | ⚠️ | Mbangula flies down the left, puts in a cross which Nico can't place on target, the ball falls to Douglas Luiz who places an effort over the bar! C'mon lads!#CLUJuve [0-0] #UCL
— JuventusFC 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@juventusfcen) January 21, 2025
2025-01-21T21:07:05Z
Jamie Leweling's brace is a milestone for Stuttgart, as they still lead Slovan Bratislava by a 2-0 scoreline.
2 - VfB Stuttgart's Jamie Leweling is the second player to score a brace for the club in the UEFA Champions League, after Mario Gomez did so against Lyon in 2007. It was also his first in a Stuttgart shirt. Stage. pic.twitter.com/ETRUymT2AL
— OptaFranz (@OptaFranz) January 21, 2025
2025-01-21T21:03:42Z
SECOND HALF - let's get back underway with seven Champions League games restarting. Follow along with us!
2025-01-21T21:01:36Z
This is a pretty damning stat for Barcelona. Is there any chance they can rescue their evening? Let us know what you think in the comments.
3 - Barcelona have conceded three goals from only three shots on target faced in the first half of a UEFA Champions League match for the first time since at least the 2003/04 season.
Fragility. pic.twitter.com/5E8om1it91— OptaJose (@OptaJose) January 21, 2025
2025-01-21T20:56:48Z
While you're enjoying your half-time refreshments, why not take a look at this wild image of Wojciech Szczęsny's tackle...
🚨 Szczesny's brutal tackle on his teammate Balde gifted Benfica their second goal 😱
Barcelona falls 3-1 in Lisbon.#UCL pic.twitter.com/RApOk5OTc4— MARCA in English 🇺🇸 (@MARCAinENGLISH) January 21, 2025
2025-01-21T20:52:47Z
It's half-time in all the games and so here's a quick reminder of the latest scores.
Atlético Madrid 0-1 Bayer Leverkusen
Benfica 3-1 Barcelona
Bologna 0-1 Borussia Dortmund
Club Brugge 0-0 Juventus
Liverpool 1-0 Lille
Red Star 0-2 PSV
Slovan Bratislava 0-2 Stuttgart
2025-01-21T20:52:03Z
Really, Curtis?
Curtis Jones did the Salah celebration after assisting him 👀😅#UCL #LFC pic.twitter.com/F2AmV5DMbK
— Match of the Day (@BBCMOTD) January 21, 2025
2025-01-21T20:51:17Z
GOAL! Atlético Madrid 0-1 Bayer Leverkusen
It's Piero Hincapié that puts the Bundesliga outfit in front on the stroke of half-time, rising above the Atleti defence to head home from a tight angle.
2025-01-21T20:48:22Z
Salah nearly made it two...
My word, what a goal that would have been. Diaz with a long diagonal ball out to Salah, a beautiful touch from the forward to set up the shot, but he then screwed it wide. #LFC
— Gregg Evans (@greggevans40) January 21, 2025
2025-01-21T20:45:54Z
GOAL! Slovan Bratislava 0-2 Stuttgart
Jamie Leweling has another for Stuttgart!
⏱️ 36' GOOOAAALLL!!! After a VAR check, the reffing team rules that #Leweling's goal is onside, and we're two up on the road!! 🙌#VfB | #StuttgartInternational | #UCL | #SLOVfB | 0-2 pic.twitter.com/Yc4MjJIAFP
— VfB Stuttgart_int (@VfB_int) January 21, 2025
2025-01-21T20:41:05Z
Just confirmation of that record for Mo Salah there, he really is unstoppable at the moment isn't he?
The Egyptian King scores his 50th European goal for the Reds 👑⚽️ pic.twitter.com/AeIfgGCr2x
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) January 21, 2025
2025-01-21T20:38:53Z
GOAL! Red Star 0-2 PSV
Luuk de Jong turns provider this time as his delivery from a corner was nodded in by Guus Til.
2025-01-21T20:36:08Z
GOAL! Liverpool 1-0 Lille
That's as simple as it comes for Liverpool, as a long ball out of defence puts Mo Salah one-on-one with the goalkeeper, and there was really only going to be one winner. That's his 50th European goal for the Reds.
2025-01-21T20:33:15Z
GOAL! Benfica 3-1 Barcelona
Oh dear. Wojciech Szczęsny is having a nightmare for Barcelona and gave away a penalty, allowing Vangelis Pavlidis to step up and complete a hat-trick within 30 minutes. Should he have stayed retired?
SZCZESNY 30 YARDS AWAY FROM GOAL CRASHES INTO BALDE WHICH LEADS TO A BENFICA GOAL! pic.twitter.com/a8EBfqWfQQ
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) January 21, 2025
2025-01-21T20:28:56Z
RED CARD! Pablo Barrios (Atlético de Madrid)
24' | Atleti 0️⃣-0️⃣ Leverkusen
🟥 After a VAR review, the referee sends off Barrios.— Atlético de Madrid (@atletienglish) January 21, 2025
2025-01-21T20:25:58Z
GOAL! Benfica 2-1 Barcelona
The Portuguese side are really giving Barça a game here. After Gavi went close, Benfica took the initiative and put themselves back in front. Vangelis Pavlidis with his second of the evening
22' Horror defending by Barça. Szczęsny and Balde bump into each other and Pavlidis capitalizes. Very, very bad.
— barcacentre (@barcacentre) January 21, 2025
2025-01-21T20:21:32Z
GOAL! Red Star 0-1 PSV
PSV are also ahead after Luuk de Jong powered home a header from a corner.
2025-01-21T20:19:08Z
GOAL! Benfica 1-1 Barcelona
That didn't take long did it? A VAR check VAR judged Antonio Silva to have fouled Alejandro Balde and the penalty was dispatched by Robert Lewandowski. That's seven in seven for the big man in Europe!
2025-01-21T20:16:30Z
GOAL! Bologna 0-1 Borussia Dortmund
Borussia Dortmund were awarded a penalty and Serhou Guirassy stepped up with a panenka to put the away side in front. Cool as you like!
2025-01-21T20:14:04Z
GOAL! Slovan Bratislava 0-1 Stuttgart
The goal goes the way of Jamie Leweling.
⏱️ 11' YAAAASSS!!! #Leweling gets on the end of #Undav's ball to give VfB the lead!! 🥳#VfB | #StuttgartInternational | #UCL | #SLOVfB | 0-1 pic.twitter.com/vg4Gq1wRBl
— VfB Stuttgart_int (@VfB_int) January 21, 2025
2025-01-21T20:06:10Z
GOAL! Benfica 1-0 Barcelona
It's a horrendous start for Barcelona as a long ball and a quick breakaway for the home side creates a chance for Vangelis Pavlidis, who has no hesitation in firing his side ahead.
2025-01-21T20:00:43Z
KICK OFF! Seven Champions League games underway - let's goooo!
2025-01-21T19:45:36Z
Same, tbh 😂
Admin's final minutes: pic.twitter.com/TLJurZ5gc6
— Atalanta B.C. (@Atalanta_BC) January 21, 2025
2025-01-21T19:42:40Z
FULL TIME: Monaco 1-0 Aston Villa
A disappointing night for the underperforming Villains, as they succumb to a 1-0 defeat away at Monaco.
2025-01-21T19:40:14Z
FULL TIME: Atalanta 5-0 Sturm Graz
This really was an emphatic win from La Dea as they go up to third in the UCL table, pending other results.
2025-01-21T19:39:04Z
GOAL! Atalanta 5-0 Sturm Graz
Adding two goal updates in one here as Atalanta have scored two more in a matter of seconds! The first came from Ademola Lookman and the second came deep into stoppage time from Marco Brescianini.
2025-01-21T19:27:56Z
It seems like Unai Emery is growing ever more frustrated with his players as they still trail 1-0 at Monaco.
Emery becoming more exasperated with every minute. At first wasn't happy with Buendia's square passing, wants Maatsen higher & then has just told Duran to stay central. Duran, naturally, carries on the conversation.
Both teams stodgy and can't find a team-mate, it seems. #AVFC— Jacob Tanswell (@J_Tanswell) January 21, 2025
2025-01-21T19:20:28Z
Look closely and you can see that Prince William is currently in attendance at the Louis II Stadium, cheering on Aston Villa. A prince in the principality!
📸 CHRISTOPHE SIMON - AFP or licensors
2025-01-21T19:11:28Z
GOAL! Atalanta 3-0 Sturm Graz
This game has really burst into life now, and Gian Piero Gasperini's side are flying. Charles De Ketelaere pounces on a loose ball inside the box and fires home to put the home side three goals to the good.
2025-01-21T19:04:18Z
GOAL! Atalanta 2-0 Sturm Graz
While that second goal scored just after half-time was ruled out, Atalanta have just gone ahead and scored another, so it's as you were!
This time Mario Pašalić slammed home from close range, getting on the end of a Juan Cuadrado cross-come-shot.
2025-01-21T18:54:24Z
KICK OFF!
Aston Villa are also back underway at Monaco. Can they turn it around in the second half?
2025-01-21T18:53:41Z
GOAL! Atalanta 2-0 Sturm Graz
No sooner had Atalanta kicked off than they had doubled their lead thanks to Charles De Ketelaere, as he slid in to fire the ball home from a superb cross from Ademola Lookman.
2025-01-21T18:48:27Z
🚨 BARCELONA TEAM NEWS
Wojciech Szczęsny starts in goal as Barcelona make the trip to Benfica. Let us know your score predictions in the comments!
🚨 BARÇA XI 🚨#BenficaBarça | @ChampionsLeague pic.twitter.com/rPv3Ced3oy
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) January 21, 2025
2025-01-21T18:46:06Z
🚨 LIVERPOOL TEAM NEWS
Here's Arne Slot's XI to take on Lille at Anfield. Kick off in just over an hour.
#LFC v Lille: Alisson; Bradley, Quansah, Van Dijk, Tsimikas; Gravenberch, Jones; Salah, Szoboszlai, Diaz; Nunez. Subs: Kelleher, Jaros, Endo, Konate, Mac Allister, Chiesa, Gakpo, Elliott, Robertson, Alexander-Arnold Danns, Morton
Four changes 🔴— Ian Doyle (@IanDoyleSport) January 21, 2025
2025-01-21T18:36:48Z
HALF TIME
Aston Villa went close just before the whistle through Ollie Watkins, but still trail at the break.
2025-01-21T18:32:30Z
HALF TIME
Just the one goal lead for Atalanta in the opening 45 minutes of action.
2025-01-21T18:00:37Z
GOAL! Atalanta 1-0 Sturm Graz
Not to be outdone, Atalanta have also gone ahead, as Mateo Retegui fires home from close range with his 17th strike of the season.
2025-01-21T17:56:32Z
GOAL! Monaco 1-0 Aston Villa
And it's come the way of Wilfried Singo.
Goal Monaco. Singo heads in after Martinez's initial save from a corner. 1-0#AVFC
— Jacob Tanswell (@J_Tanswell) January 21, 2025
2025-01-21T17:45:43Z
KICK OFF!
The two early games get underway, and we'll keep you live and updated here
2025-01-21T17:35:12Z
Here's the Aston Villa lineup for you as they go in search of a win that would all but secure their place in the top eight.
Tonight's Aston Villa team to face AS Monaco 👊#ASMAVL || #UpTheVilla pic.twitter.com/N9H66sol9E
— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) January 21, 2025
2025-01-21T17:32:19Z
Good evening and welcome to our coverage of tonight's Champions League fixtures. There are nine games in total, with Atalanta's home clash with Strum Graz and Aston Villa's trip to Monanco first up. Don't miss a thing with us!
