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Chelsea open their Champions League title defense with a win

Sep 15, 2021

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Chelsea got their Champions League title defense off to a flying start, with a 1-0 group stage win over Zenit St Petersburg this morning.

Romelu Lukaku netted the winner at Stamford Bridge, which was also his first Champions League goal for The Blues.

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Meanwhile, Robert Lewandowski scored twice as Bayern Munich recorded a dominant 3-0 win over Barcelona.

The Catalan side – who were playing their first European match since Lionel Messi’s departure – failed to record a single shot on target.

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Man United conceded a dramatic injury-time goal as they fell to a 2-1 defeat to Young Boys.

The Red Devils also had to play nearly an hour with just 10 men, after Aaron Wan-Bissaka was sent off for a dangerous challenge.

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The only positive for United was Cristiano Ronaldo scoring his first European goal since returning to the club.

It was also his 177^th appearance in the competition, equaling the record set by Real Madrid legend Iker Casillas.

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The Paralympic Council of Malaysia welcomes efforts to crowdfund a reward for Mohd Ziyad Zolkefli.

This, after the shot-putter won the hearts of Malaysians with his world record throw at the Tokyo Games, even though he was later stripped of his gold medal for a technical violation.

The PCM says that while the rules do not allow them to officially reward Ziyad…the public can chip in with their own contributions.