Barcelona defeated Dortmund in a thrilling match

The first round of the Champions League is drawing to a close but there is still plenty to play for across the continent.

England’s top two were in action on Wednesday and both are looking for three points to strengthen their position to go eight points clear.

Arsenal defeated Monaco, beating them 1-0 at the Emirates, while Manchester City lost again, this time at the hands of Juventus.

Another headline story of the night was in Germany when Borussia Dortmund defeated Barcelona.

Both teams are in the top eight after losing one game, but all had to play in front of BVB’s famous Yellow Wall.

Read on to see how the European giants, as well as other teams in action, fared.

Borussia Dortmund 2-3 Barcelona

⭐️⭐️⭐️ ALL THE TIME! ⭐️⭐️⭐️#BVBBarca | | @ChampionsLeague pic.twitter.com/Exn2JGwRw5

– FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) December 11, 2024

Dortmund and Barcelona played an exciting game, the visitors coming out on top.

Barça took the lead against Raphinha early in the second half, before Serhou Guirassy scored a few minutes later.

Ferran Torres’ goal was also canceled out by Guirassy but the Spaniard got the winner in the 85th minute for Hansi Flick’s men.

Atletico Madrid 3-1 Slovan Bratislava

Atletico Madrid continued their progress towards the top eight with a win against Slovan Bratislava.

Spain took the lead through two goals from Julian Alvarez and Antoine Griezmann before David Strelec pulled one back from the penalty spot.

But a second goal from Griezmann ensured that Diego Simeone’s side took all three points.

Lille 3-2 Sturm Graz

Lille followed in the footsteps of Atletico by scoring three and winning their match.

The French team beat Sturm Graz 3-2 thanks to goals from Osame Sahraoui, Mitchel Bakker and Hakon Arnar Haraldsson.

Otar Kiteishvili and Mika Biereth scored for the visitors but it was not enough to leave with any points.

AC Milan 2-1 Red Star Belgrade

Late winner, late winner and we’ve taken all three points! 🤩#ACMFKCZ #UCL #AlwaysMilan pic.twitter.com/LRxKkOJYDS

– AC Milan (@acmilan) December 11, 2024

AC Milan moved into the top eight of the Champions League by beating Red Star Belgrade.

Rafael Leao opened the scoring in the 42nd minute before the Italian team was defeated by Nemanja Radonjic.

But Tammy Abraham saved in the 87th minute to earn the Rossoneri all three points.

Benfica 0-0 Bologna

Benfica and Bologna played a goalless draw in Portugal.

The players managed 15 shots but only made two big chances.

Bologna had an xG of 0.24, while Benfica had 1.23.

Feyenoord 4-2 Sparta Prague

I enjoyed the ride. 🙂‍↕#feyacs • #UCL pic.twitter.com/GLu6MiG6qM

– Feyenoord Rotterdam (@Feyenoord) December 11, 2024

Feyenoord scored four goals to beat Sparta Prague at home.

There were four different goals for the Dutch side, with three of their goals coming in the first half.

Sparta Prague tried to compete, scoring at both ends of the half, but it wasn’t enough to upset a hungry Feyenoord side.

VfB Stuttgart 5-1 Young Boys

The German team Stuttgart made easy work of the Young Boys.

Five goals from the top scorer put the game to bed early in the second half, although the hosts were 1-0 down after six minutes.

An equalizer in the 25th minute followed by four goals in the second half marked the Bundesliga club’s best performance yet.