Stuttgart, Germany, continued its positive results, after achieving a deserved victory away from home over Slovan Bratislava, Slovakia, with three unanswered goals, in the second round of the league stage in the European Champions League.
German international striker Denis Undav opened the scoring for Stuttgart in the 29th minute, before the visiting team increased its lead with a second goal that came with friendly fire, after Angolan defender Sandro Cruz, a Slovan Bratislava player, accidentally scored against his team.
In the last minute of the match, Bosnian striker Ermedin Demirovich completed Stuttgart's hat-trick, confirming the German team's superiority and giving it a new victory in its continental career.
The victory came to reinforce the awakening that Stuttgart has been experiencing in the recent period, after it defeated Paderborn with two unanswered goals, in addition to its victory over Norwegian Viking 3-1 in the opening round of the Champions League.
In the third round, Stuttgart will host its Spanish counterpart, Atletico Madrid, while Slovan Bratislava will host Italian Roma.
Shakhtar Donetsk of Ukraine achieved a valuable victory over AEK Athens of Greece with a score of 3-1, in the second round of the league stage in the European Champions League, after coming from behind with a goal to achieve a victory with a hat-trick signed by players from South America.
The confrontation was held at Stamford Bridge Stadium, Chelsea's English stronghold in London, after the European Football Association approved it as a stadium for the Ukrainian team, which plays its matches away from home.
AEK Athens was the first to score through Croatian Lovro Maier in the 28th minute, but Shakhtar succeeded in equalizing quickly six minutes later, through Brazilian Pedrinho from a penalty kick.
The score remained tied until the 80th minute, when Brazilian Vinicius Tobias gave the Ukrainian team the lead, before Venezuelan Glaiker Barrios decided the confrontation by scoring the third goal in the 86th minute.
With this victory, Shakhtar raised its score to four points in eleventh place, equal to the number of points with Bayern Munich in Germany, with a difference in goal difference, while AEK Athens' score froze at three points in twentieth place.
English Aston Villa continued its strong start in the European Champions League, after defeating its Turkish guest, Fenerbahce, with six unanswered goals, on Wednesday, in the second round of the league stage.
Swiss Johanmanzambi opened the scoring for the hosts in the 12th minute, taking advantage of Defoe's confusion (39), with two shots from outside the penalty area. Brazilian goalkeeper Ederson Moraes Nicholas Jackson was unable to lead Aston Villa with two consecutive goals in the 31st and 39th minutes, via two shots from outside the penalty area. Brazilian goalkeeper Ederson Moraes, the former Manchester City goalkeeper, was unable to stop them, so the English team ended the first half with a 3-0 lead.
In the second half, the home team continued to excel, and Ross Barkley added the fourth goal from a penalty kick in the 68th minute, before the same player returned four minutes later to score his second and fifth personal goal for his team, with a powerful shot with his left foot from outside the penalty area.
Tammy Abraham concluded the goal festival in the 90th minute, as Aston Villa completed its massive victory and maintained its perfect record in the tournament.
The English team raised its score to six points from two victories, after starting its campaign with an away victory over Club Brugge of Belgium 3-2, while Fenerbahce's score froze at one point, which it gained from its 1-1 draw with Italian club Roma in the first round.
In the third round, scheduled for October 20 and 21, Fenerbahce will host the Czech team Slavia Prague, while Aston Villa will host its Norwegian Viking, seeking to continue its ideal start in the continental competition.
