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Champions League Results 2016: Group Tables, Scores After Wednesday’s Matches
- Updated: September 14, 2016
Title holders Real Madrid narrowly avoided a loss in their first match of the 2016-17 UEFA Champions League on Wednesday, as Alvaro Morata scored a late goal to see the team past Sporting.
Premier League clubs Manchester City and Leicester City both cruised to easy wins, beating Borussia Monchengladbach and Club Brugge, respectively, while Tottenham Hotspur lost 2-1 against AS Monaco.
The top performance of the night came from Borussia Dortmund, who made a mockery of Polish side Legia Warsaw, winning 6-0.
Here’s a look at Wednesday’s results:
The current Champions League standings:
Recap
Sporting were on the verge of upsetting the reigning champions on Wednesday, as the Portuguese club held a one-goal lead with two minutes left in regulation, but Cristiano Ronaldo and Morata turned things around in a hurry for Los Blancos.
First, Ronaldo powered home a fantastic free-kick, before Morata struck deep in injury time with a header. Per OptaJose, the former Juventus man seems to save his best for Europe’s top competition:
8 – Álvaro Morata has scored eight goals in the #UCL since 2014/15, twice more than any other Spanish player. Hero.
— OptaJose (@OptaJose) September 14, 2016
The British clubs and …
