Champions League 2017-18 – Match Day 4
UEFA Champions League 2017-18 match day 4 – summary, highlights, standings, press conferences, statistics, reports and many more.
Wednesday 27th September
Group A
| FC Basel | 5 | 0 | Benfica |
| Lang (2′), Oberlin (20′, 69′), van Wolfswinkel (59′ pen), Riveros Galeano (76′) | FT | Magalhães de Almeida (█62′) | |
Benfica had a night to forget in Switzerland, as Basel outclassed them top to bottom, smashing five past the Portuguese side.
| CSKA Moscow | 1 | 4 | Manchester United |
| Kuchaev (90′) | FT | R Lukaku (4′, 26′), Martial (18′ pen), Mkhitaryan (57′) | |
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho said his side are “almost” in the Champions League knockout stages after thrashing CSKA Moscow in Russia.
Group B
| Paris Saint Germain | 3 | 0 | Bayern Munich |
| FT | Dani Alves (2′), Cavani (31′), Neymar (63′) | ||
Paris St-Germain outgunned Bayern Munich in a heavyweight Champions League showdown to go three points clear at the top of Group B.
| RSC Anderlecht | 0 | 3 | Celtic |
| Ben Yedder 27′, 38′, 83′ Pen | FT | ||
Celtic ended their run of 16 European group games without a win as goals by Leigh Griffiths, Patrick Roberts and Scott Sinclair saw off Anderlecht.
Group C
| FK Qarabag | 1 | 2 | AS Roma |
| Konzen Medina da Silva (28′) | FT | Manolas (7′), Dzeko (15′) | |
Kostas Manolas and Edin Dzeko scored in a span of eight minutes to lead AS Roma to a Group C win over winless Qarabag.
| Atletico Madrid | 1 | 2 | Chelsea |
| Ben Yedder 27′, 38′, 83′ Pen | FT | ||
Michy Batshuayi scored a 94th-minute winner as Chelsea snatched a dramatic victory against Atletico Madrid to maintain their 100% start in Champions League Group C.
Group D
| Juventus | 2 | 0 | Olympiakos |
| Higuaín (69′), Mandzukic (80′) | FT | ||
Gonzalo Higuain and Mario Mandzukic’s second-half goals saw Juve past Olympiakos, who stifled the Italians much of the match.
| Sporting Lisbon | 0 | 1 | Barcelona |
| FT | Coates (49′ og) | ||
An own goal by former Liverpool defender Sebastian Coates was enough to earn Barcelona a Champions League Group B victory away to Sporting Lisbon.
