UEFA Champions League: Edouard Mendy and Chelsea go to eighth

Senegalese Edouard Mendy.

Action Images via Reuters - PETER CZIBORRA

Text by: David Kalfa Follow

2 min

Edouard Mendy had a great evening, November 23, 2021, with a 4-0 victory for Chelsea against Juventus Turin, synonymous with qualification for the round of 16 of the competition.

During the crazy match (3-3) between Young Boys Bern and Atalanta Bergamo, Cameroonian Nicolas Moumi Ngamaleu was decisive passer.

Advertising

Read more

GROUP E

Dynamo Kiev (Ukraine) - Bayern Munich (Germany) 1-2

Franco-Ivorian defender Tanguy Kouassi started in the Bavarian ranks, while Senegal side Bouna Sarr came into play after the break.

He was warned almost immediately.

FC Barcelona (Spain) - Benfica Lisbon (Portugal) 0-0

Moroccan Adel Taarabt spent half an hour on the pitch, Benfica side.

He left Barcelona with a draw and a yellow card.

GROUP F

Villarreal (Spain) - Manchester United (England) 0-2

Anglo-Congolese side Aaron Wan-Bissaka's ManU won and qualified for the round of 16, facing Villarreal from Nigerian midfielder Samu Chukwueze and Senegalese striker Boulaye Dia.

The latter two came into play in the second period.

Young Boys Berne (Switzerland) - Atalanta Bergamo (Italy) 3-3

Crazy match to which Cameroonian Nicolas Moumi Ngamaleu contributed by being a decisive passer on the second Swiss goal.

Congolese Elia Meschak also struggled a lot for the Young Boys attack.

Franco-Ivorian striker Wilfried Kanga and Swiss-Congolese striker Felix Mambimbi also played this meeting.

GROUP G

Sevilla FC (Spain) - Wolfsburg (Germany) 2-0

The Moroccans Yassine Bounou and Munir El Haddadi have achieved a precious success against the Wolfsburg of Aster Vranckx (Belgium / DR Congo).

Lille LOSC (France) - RB Salzburg (Austria) 1-0

Victorious evening for the Mozambican side Reinildo and the Franco-Ivorian attacking midfielder Jonathan Bamba.

The Belgian-Senegalese midfielder Amadou Onana has also shown himself to his advantage with LOSC.

Franco-Comorian striker Isaac Lihadji has made his appearance.

On the Austrian side, there was Cameroonian defender Jérôme Onguéné and Malian midfielder Mohamed Camara.

GROUP H

Chelsea (England) - Juventus Turin (Italy) 4-0

New "clean sheet" for Senegalese goalkeeper Edouard Mendy, also nominated for the title The Best of best goalkeeper of the year 2021. The Moroccan Hakim Ziyech was decisive passer on the last goal of Chelsea, while the English defender Sierra Leonean Trevoh Chalobah opened the scoring for the Blues with a nice half volley.

Malmö (Sweden) - Zenith Saint Petersburg (Russia) 1-1

Big frustration for Nigerian midfielder Bonke Innocent.

Son Malmö appeared to hold a 1-0 win over Zenith but eventually conceded a 1-1 draw.

Newsletter

Receive all international news directly in your mailbox

I subscribe

Follow all the international news by downloading the RFI application

google-play-badge_FR

  • Soccer

  • Sports

  • UEFA Champions League

  • Diaspora African players