Barcelona Kubalsi's face was stained with blood and he was shocked

The “Warriors” of Barcelona, ​​two stupid handballs at Milan and Bruges, and the record of Swiss goalkeeper Jan Sommer. This happened in the Champions League on Wednesday.

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For the first time in many years, FC Barcelona is once again entertaining its fans. On the one hand, this is of course thanks to the wonderful football and excellent results of coach Hansi Flick. On the other hand, this is also due to local products such as Lamine Yamal or Pau Cubarsi. Despite his young age, the 17-year-old is already a regular at center back and is not afraid of painful situations.

Kubas demonstrated this in the 5-2 win over Belgrade when he was hit in the face by an opponent's spike while heading a ball inside the penalty area. In post-fight photos, he looked more like a boxer than a football player.

However, as his teammate Garvey's video shows, Kubas took the incident with a sense of humor. The 20-year-old midfielder wrote “My Fighter”.

Regardless, there's plenty to laugh about at Barcelona at the moment. The win against Red Star was a third in a row in the Champions League, with the Catalans leading the league. Barcelona have also scored 55 goals in their first 16 games under Flick – the club has never had a better start under a new coach.

That's semi-intelligent

So far, Aston Villa have not lost a point in their first Champions League appearance. In the fourth game, Birmingham suffered its first defeat. Hans Vanaken scored the only goal in Club Brugge's 1-0 win via a penalty kick. This may be the stupidest penalty in the history of the Champions League.

Because Villa defender Tyrone Mings simply took the ball in his hands after a short goal kick and put it back into the six-yard box. The referee had no choice but to award a penalty kick. Coach Emery said after the game: “This mistake is really strange. This is the biggest mistake my team has made in my coaching career.”

Arteta also needs to learn how to play handball

Another strange situation occurred during the match between Inter Milan and Arsenal. When the ball flew towards the sideline, Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta suddenly reached out to catch the ball. He hasn't come out yet. Although the 42-year-old Basque only touched the ball briefly, he was shown a yellow card. Both he and the referee couldn't help but laugh at the situation.

Record man Yan!

The result left Arteta unsatisfied. Despite having many good chances and an expected goals value of 1.8 goals, Arsenal failed to score and lost 0-1 to Inter Milan. One reason is the outstanding goalkeeper Yann Sommer. The 35-year-old kept his eighth clean sheet in just 11 games for the Nerazzurri and is currently the record holder. According to “Squawka”, no goalkeeper in the history of the Champions League has performed better than the Swiss in at least ten games for the club. So far, Sommer has played in 73% of Inter Milan's games and maintained a clean sheet.

Chain defense at its best

Sommer also helped Inter Milan become one of two teams to not concede a goal after four rounds of Champions League matches. Also unbeaten are Atalanta Bergamo, who won 2-0 at Stuttgart yesterday Wednesday. With strong defenses, both clubs are reminiscent of the best era of Italian football, when many teams relied on the Catenario – a style of play that was very defensively focused. Inter Milan and Atalanta definitely cannot be accused of unattractive playing styles at the moment.

Maybe it's the color? Apart from Inter Milan, Atalanta Bergamo still has no goals.Image: trapezoid

Death casts a shadow over Bayern's victory

From a sporting perspective, Bayern saved the night with Jamal Musiala's goal. But the 1-0 win over Benfica was overshadowed by the tragic death of a fan. Just minutes into the game, an elderly man suffered a heart attack and had to be resuscitated. However, Munich announced after the game that the Bayern fan died on the way to the hospital.

Out of respect for those affected, Munich South Curve offered no support and remained largely silent throughout the game. The only exception was the brief and relatively subdued celebration after the only goal of the game.