Arsenal shocked, Milan-Barcelona draw

Arsenal suffered their first defeat in the Champions League this year when they lost 1-2 to Borussia Dortmund at the Emirates Stadium. Meanwhile, the highlight match between AC Milan and Barcelona ended in a 1-1 draw.

Before the third round of group stage matches (from Group EH) took place, Arsenal were on a 12-match unbeaten streak in all competitions. The rise of the Gunners from London was closely linked to the role of Mesut Oezil - the author of a double against Norwich last weekend.

However, once again, German teams showed that they are always the ones to make Arsenal "feel regret." Mesut Oezil suddenly became overshadowed on the day of reuniting with a hometown team - just like what he experienced with Real when facing Dortmund last season.

On the day Oezil was absent, Arsenal could not completely dominate the Champions League runner-up. As a result, the Gunners had to accept a 1-2 defeat right at home.

Robert Lewandowski sinks Arsenal. (Source: AFP/Getty Images)

Henrik Mkhitaryan and Robert Lewandowski were the ones who brought home 3 valuable points for the away team, while all Arsenal could manage was a somewhat lucky goal from Giroud after a lack of coordination between goalkeeper Weidenfeller and Subotic.

This result not only helped Dortmund stop Arsenal's 12-match unbeaten streak, but also took the top spot in Group F from their opponents, and at the same time, pushed the battle for 2 tickets to the "death group" into a tense situation because in the match at the same time, Napoli defeated Marseille 2-1. Currently, Dortmund, Arsenal and Napoli all have 6 points.

Before this round of matches, Arsenal were the team with the biggest advantage but now they are the team with the biggest disadvantage. They only have 1 match left at home against Marseille, while they will have to play away at the two main opponents, Dortmund and Napoli, in the next rounds.

In Group H, the highlight match between AC Milan and Barcelona ended in a 1-1 draw - the result was exactly as home team coach Massimiliano Allegri had announced before the match.

With this result, Barcelona continues to dominate Group H with 7 points after 3 rounds. Meanwhile, although still holding the 2nd position, Milan can feel the pressure from Celtic - the team that won 2-1 against Ajax in the match at the same time.

Milan are currently two points ahead of Celtic but in the fourth round (taking place in early November), they will have to travel to the Nou Camp to meet Barcelona again. Last season, at this same stadium, Milan suffered a bitter 0-4 defeat and were eliminated from the Champions League despite leading 2-0 in the first leg of the knockout round.

Messi returned but could not help Barca overcome Milan. (Source: AFP/Getty Images)

In Group E, after a painful stumble in the opening match against Basel, Chelsea had their second victory in the Champions League, easily defeating Schalke 3-0 right on German soil. This victory was marked by Fernando Torres - who scored a double.

This victory also helped coach Jose Mourinho's team take the top spot from Schalke (Chelsea have the same 6 points as Schalke but have a better head-to-head record and goal difference). In the upcoming match, Chelsea will return home to welcome the German representative.

Meanwhile, Basel - the team that caused a shock on the opening day could not get a second win, when they were held to a 1-1 draw by Steaua Bucurest despite leading 1-0 until the 87th minute of the match. Thus, after 3 matches, Basel has 4 points in hand and they still have a chance to win a ticket to the next round.

In Group G, Atletico Madrid are considered to have set one foot in the knockout round after a 3-0 victory away to Austria Wien. Up to this point, they are also the only team to have won all three first matches, and are 5 points ahead of the second-placed team, Zenit St Petersburg.

In this round, Zenit St Petersburg was the team that caused the biggest surprise when they defeated Porto 1-0 right on Portuguese soil./.

Atletico have one foot in the knockout round. (Source: AFP/Getty Images)

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