UEFA Champions League: Senegalese Abdoulaye Seck doubles against PSG

Abdoulaye Seck during the match against Juventus Turin in C1, October 5, 2022. AFP - MARCO BERTORELLO

Text by: Farid Achache Follow

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If Paris largely dominated Maccabi Haifa at the Parc des Princes on Tuesday, October 25 on behalf of the 5th day of the group stage (7-2), the Senegalese Abdoulaye Seck distinguished himself by scoring twice against the Parisians.

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Group E

RB Salzburg - Chelsea

Only Gabonese Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was in the starting XI for Chelsea.

Goalkeeper Édouard Mendy (Senegal) and Moroccan Hakim Ziyech were on the bench.

Aubameyang had three chances in the first half, including a 26th-minute header.

In the 32nd minute, the former Dortmund player tries a shot at the entrance to the area, easily cleared by the goalkeeper.

Just before the break, goalkeeper Köhn saves his team again after another shot on target from the Gabonese.

In the second half, Aubameyang is found in depth on the left side and strikes once he enters the box, Köhn comes out and deflects the ball for a corner (52nd).

On the side of Salzburg, the Malian Youba Diarra was one of the substitutes.

Aubameyang came off in the 75th minute.

Moroccan Hakim Ziyech came on in the 88th minute.

Dinamo Zagreb - AC Milan

For AC Milan, the Algerian Ismaël Bennacer started the match.

The Senegalese Fodé Ballo-Touré was on the bench.

Milan won 4-0 and took the opportunity to take second place ahead of RB Salzburg.

Group F

RB Leipzig - Real Madrid

Malian Amadou Haidara, midfielder, started the game against Real Madrid.

Madrid lost 3-2.

Celtic Glasgow - Shakhtior Donetsk

Burkinabe striker Lassina Traoré was on the pitch at kick-off.

Draw: 1-1.

Group G

Sevilla FC - FC Copenhagen

For Sevilla, Moroccan striker Youssef En-Nesyri opened the scoring in the 62nd minute.

Injured, he was replaced in the 70th minute.

Moroccan goalkeeper Yassine Bounou was on the bench.

For FC Copenhagen, the Nigerian Paul Mukairu was also a substitute on the score sheet.

The Copenhagen team is now eliminated from all European competition while Sevilla can still dream of the eighth after this 3-0 victory.

Borussia Dortmund - Manchester City

While Manchester City had already qualified for the round of 16 before kick-off, the Algerian Riyad Mahrez started for his fifth match in C1 this season.

Fennec and Skyblues moved to BVB with the aim of securing first place in group G. The two clubs ended in a draw (0-0).

Group H

PSG - Maccabi Haifa

Very prominent on the right side, the Moroccan Achraf Hakimi started the meeting with PSG.

For Maccabi Haifa, Nigerian Ali Mohamed and Senegalese Abdoulaye Seck were also starters.

Seck scored a first-half goal in the 38th minute with a header from close range after the first three Paris goals (Messi, Mbappé and Neymar).

In the second half, Abdoulaye Seck made the Maccabi supporters exult by scoring a double header (50th).

The player passed by Diambars discovers the Champions League.

He played his fifth match in the biggest European competition in the capital and therefore scored his first two goals there.

Paris won 7-2 and went to the round of 16.

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 “commented on RMC Sport Achraf Hakimi.

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