Halfway through an evening at Wembley Stadium that felt like being stabbed very slowly through the eyes with a butter knife made entirely from death, ear wax and empty corporate leisure product, it was tempting to wonder about this.
Newcastle United levelled twice after Barcelona took the lead on the night, leaving the score at 2-2 near the end of the first half. A Lamine Yamal penalty gave the team a late 3-2 lead in the half. After the break, however, Barcelona took control of the proceedings with Fermin Lopez scoring once and Robert Lewandowski netting a brace to inflict a humiliating defeat on the Premier League side.
Magno is trying his hardest to get back to a form where he can be reliable for NYCFC, either as a starter or off the bench. He returned from his loan in Brazil ready and willing to play for the Boys in Blue, and Pascal Jansen is happy to give the winger the opportunity. So, when he came on as a substitute, the Brazilian was focused and ready to play.
Atletico Madrid has compiled a 15-6-4 record when favored on the moneyline this season. In games it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -169 or shorter, Atletico Madrid has a 9-1-1 record (winning 81.8% of its games).
After dominating possession for the next 20 minutes, Bayern eventually got the breakthrough around the 33rd minute. A sweeping move saw Leon Goretzka play a clever chip pass to find Luis Diaz's run in the box. The Colombian made terrific contact and hammered the ball into the net to score his 20th goal of the season.
Al-Ahli managed to score on the counter as Galeno burst down the left wing before squaring the ball to Toney, who tapped home into an unguarded net. Al-Ahli came out firing in the second half after a quiet end to the first, but it was Al-Ittihad who scored the next goal after Zakaria Hawsawi fouled Steven Bergwijn and Fabinho coolly dispatched his penalty past Edouard Mendy.
Club Leon has compiled a 2-0-1 record when favored on the moneyline this season. Club Leon has played as a moneyline favorite of +127 or shorter in just two games this season, which they won both.
Youssef Chermiti's first goal of the day is among the finest in Old Firm history. Chermiti leapt to batter an overhead kick beyond Viljami Sinisalo from Andreas Skov Olsen's cross. Chermiti's second was clever after he capitalised on slack Celtic defending; Dane Murray had sliced an attempted clearance and Julian Araujo dallied.
