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Bayern Munich didn't need another defeat so soon after an embarrassing Bundesliga loss to Bayer Leverkusen, but that is exactly what happened when their Champions League campaign returned for the first knockout round on Wednesday. Lazio executed a perfect tactical game, shutting down Bayern's attacking flow with disciplined pressing and resolute defending. But there wasn't enough quality from Thomas Tuchel's team to overcome, failng to manage even one shot on target over the course of the 1-0 defeat. In the end, Ciro Immobile's 69th minute penalty was the difference and hands Lazio a narrow aggregate lead to try and hold onto in next month's second leg in Germany. Here's how the players fared in 90min 's player ratings. Bayern Munich's best player vs Lazio Noussair Mazraoui - 7/10 Noussair Mazraoui did his best to get Bayern moving / Silvia Lore/GettyImages The bar wasn't a high one, but Noussair Mazraoui did more to effect the Game in a posi...

Not every win needs to be pretty. Real Madrid secured an ugly 1-0 victory over RB Leipzig on Tuesday to take the lead in their Champions League last 16 clash, relying more on individual quality than overall dominance against the German hosts, who were left disappointed not to have taken more from the Game . Here's how the players fared in 90min 's player ratings. Real Madrid's best player vs RB Leipzig Andriy Lunin - 9/10 Madrid really needed Lunin / ODD ANDERSEN/GettyImages Just the nine saves for Lunin, who was undoubtedly the star of Madrid's victory in Germany. From the first moment, Lunin had to be alert to the potent threat of Benjamin Sesko, who could have easily had a hat-trick inside the opening five minutes. The Ukraine international never took his eye off the prize and ended the game with a huge nine saves. Honourable mention Aurelien Tchouameni - 8/10 Tchouameni was the anchor in Madrid's defence and had to work incredibly hard as the experienced vete...

The two defining figures of Manchester United, Sirs Matt Busby and Alex Ferguson, shared a disciplinarian streak, remarkable adaptability and a fierce fascination with continental competition. Paddy Crerand, who won the 1968 European Cup under Busby, reflected: "He was obsessed with Europe and all the players were aware of that. We wanted to win it anyway because we wanted to be the best team, but it made it even more important to do it for Matt." Ferguson lifted the Champions League trophy twice but retired ruing: "We should've won it more." On this draining quest for European glory, United are doomed to fall short each time they fail to hoist the big-eared pot aloft. Some of the club's Champions League campaigns have strayed further away from success than others, to put it mildly. Man Utd's worst Champions League campaigns - ranked 11. 2012/13 Alex Ferguson's final European game as Manchester United manager was a defeat to Real Madrid / ANDREW YATE...

Liverpool kickstarted their 2023/24 Premier League campaign with a tricky trip to Stamford Bridge on Sunday, and Reds fans will likely be relatively happy with the point they secured A Luis Diaz goal had given Liverpool a slender lead early on before Axel Disasi scored an equaliser before half-time in what was a very entertaining Game . Here's who 90min picked as Liverpool's best and worst players on the day: READ THE LATEST LIVERPOOL NEWS, TRANSFER RUMOURS & GOSSIP feed Liverpool's best player vs Chelsea Alexis Mac Allister - 7/10 A solid outing / Shaun Botterill/GettyImages Alexis Mac Allister is basically everyone's tip to be 'signing of the summer' and on Sunday at Stamford Bridge we saw exactly why. The World Cup winner was, by quite a considerable distance, Liverpool's best midfield performer on the day and battled well throughout the 90 minutes. When he inevitably gets a bit more help in the middle of the park in the coming weeks - likely in ...

Real Madrid will perhaps be ruing their 1-1 draw with Manchester City in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final. Los Blancos had taken the lead in the Game via a stunning strike from Vinicius Junior in the first half, and thoroughly dominated the second on Tuesday evening at the Santiago Bernabeu. And then Kevin De Bruyne decided to go and score a brilliant long-range goal. Here were Real Madrid's best and worst performers at the Bernabeu on Tuesday, courtesy of 90min's player ratings. Read the latest Champions League news here feed Real Madrid's best player vs Man City Vinicius Junior: 9/10 A brilliant player / Julian Finney/GettyImages Is Vinicius Junior now a top three player in the world? After yet another brilliant performance in a high leverage UEFA Champions League Game , it's hard to argue that he isn't. The Brazilian was once again, as he usually is, at the heart of everything good Real Madrid did on Tuesday evening, linking up well with Ed...