Girona fell to a second straight Champions League defeat on Wednesday, losing 3-2 to Feyenoord in a pulsating encounter featuring two saved penalties and two own goals.
David Lopez scored Girona's first-ever goal in Europe's premier club competition midway through the first half, reacting quickest when Feyenoord failed to clear a corner to power into the roof of the net.
However, their lead lasted just three minutes before Igor Paixao’s free-kick reached the six-yard box and went in off the chest of Girona defender Yangel Herrera.
Feyenoord then grabbed the lead as 19-year-old Antoni Milambo collected a pass from Paixao to finish, though the visitors missed a chance to go 3-1 up soon afterwards as Ayase Ueda saw a spot-kick pushed away by Girona goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga.
Midway through the second half, Timon Wellenreuther saved Bojan Miovski's penalty after fouling the Girona forward in the area, but the Spanish side did draw level when Donny van de Beek tapped home in the 73rd minute.
Girona's joy was short-lived, however, as Ladislav Krejci turned Hancko's low cross into his own net to re-establish Feyenoord's lead 11 minutes from time, and they held on to pick up their first three points of the campaign.
Data Debrief: Luckless Girona
After just two games in Europe's premier club competition, Girona have already equalled the record for the most own goals conceded in a single Champions League campaign.
Three of their four goals conceded in the competition have come from their own players, matching Fenerbahce in 2007-08, and they do, of course, still have six league-phase matches to play.
They are the first team in Champions League history to put through their own net in each of their first two games in the competition.
Liverpool boss Slot: Salah 'will always score goals'
Arne Slot is confident Mohamed Salah will "always score goals" if he is in the Liverpool team, after the Egyptian's star turn against Bologna.
Having teed up Alexis Mac Allister's opener at Anfield, Salah scored Liverpool's second to seal a 2-0 win in the Champions League on Wednesday.
In the process, Salah became the first Liverpool player to score in five consecutive home games in the European Cup/Champions League.
He is only the third player to score in five consecutive Champions League home games for a Premier League side, after Thierry Henry with Arsenal (seven) and Ruud van Nistelrooy with Manchester United (six).
"Before [last week's EFL Cup win over West Ham], Mo played three games without scoring a goal," said Slot.
"So it is in football, it can happen that sometimes in three games, you score one or you don't score.
"But these players, like Mo, they will always score their goals if you just keep playing them."
Salah's contract expires at the end of this season and he has said this will be his last season at Anfield.
"Mo has done really well today, and I'm happy with the way he does at the moment, and I'm not looking forward to next season," Slot added.
The 46-year-old Dutchman, who replaced Jurgen Klopp, has become Liverpool's first head coach to win eight of their first nine games across all competitions.
His team have won their opening two in the Champions League to sit fifth in the 36-team table. They also top the Premier League.
Slot said: "I don't draw many conclusions from that, but it's nice. So many incredible managers have worked here, doing so many special things.
"The only thing is I hope it is not the only thing people remember me for in two or three years or however long I am here. If all they say is, 'that's the manager who won eight out of nine!'
"I'm hoping to do more special things than just win eight out of my first nine games.
"It also says how I have been left this club – the work rate the players put in, how the staff are helping me get these results."
'Unreal' win over Bayern a 'statement', says Aston Villa goalkeeper Martinez
Aston Villa made a "statement" with their "unreal" victory over European heavyweights Bayern Munich, according to Emiliano Martinez.
Villa won 1-0 on Wednesday to make it two victories from two games in the Champions League, as they claimed their second triumph over Bayern from as many meetings, with their previous success against them having come by the same scoreline in the 1982 European Cup final.
The German giants dominated possession and accrued 1.42 expected goals (xG) to Villa's 0.4, but the only stat that mattered at Villa Park was the scoreline.
Substitute Jhon Duran was the hero as he scooped a brilliant finish over Manuel Neuer from outside the box in the 79th minute, with Martinez subsequently pulling off a string of fine stops to deny Bayern an equaliser.
"It's unreal. It's a night that we will remember for a long time. It's a statement," said Villa's World Cup-winning goalkeeper.
"[The noise] was hurting my ears. This is a club that's moving forward. I love playing here. I love the fans."
Duran, who reportedly came close to leaving Villa in the summer, has started the season brilliantly, and now has a Champions League goal to go with his four in the Premier League.
"He's an excellent substitute," Martinez said of the Colombian, whose five goals have all come from the bench.
"The first time he touched the ball, he chipped Neuer – one of the most beautiful goals in history."
Unai Emery, meanwhile, said Duran's goal was a pre-planned tactic.
"In the analysis we did, we were speaking a lot about the usual position of Neuer, which is high," Emery said of Villa's pre-match conversations.
"He [Duran] had in his mind this possibility about Neuer.
"He is young, he has huge potential. As a player, I have to let him play, put him on the field, because his talent is there, his capacity to help us.
"We are working with him. Most important is his attitude. He's available to play 90, 60, 30 minutes. He's been focusing each minute he's playing.
"It's fantastic for him and the team."
Emery also had warm words for Martinez, adding: "Martinez did an amazing job, amazing saves."
'It's a great night for everyone' - Genesio revels as Lille shock Madrid
Bruno Genesio revelled in "a great night for everyone", as "incredible" Lille stunned Champions League holders Real Madrid 1-0 at Stade Pierre-Mauroy.
Jonathan David's first-half penalty - after Eduardo Camavinga handled from Edon Zhegrova's free-kick - ended Madrid's 14-match unbeaten streak in this competition, while condemning them to a first reverse overall in 36 games.
Genesio also had Lucas Chevalier to thank after the Lille goalkeeper made a string of superb saves to keep Carlo Ancelotti's side at bay, including a wonderful instinctive stop to thwart Antonio Rudiger right at the death.
Indeed, Madrid simply had no answer to their stubborn hosts, despite the introduction of a fit-again Kylian Mbappe during the second half.
And Genesio saluted his players for their efforts in delivering a memorable result.
"What this team did is incredible," he said. "We try to put things in place, but you need the players to believe in the plan for this kind of upset to happen.
"You have to do everything perfectly, you need a keeper who makes the decisive saves, a striker who scores, and a bit of luck.
"We played a very good first half, we played together. It's a great night for everyone.
"We saw that Real like to cut inside, so we put intensity in that sector - even if we had to abandon possession sometimes.
"Then, it was all about pressing when it mattered. Everything worked perfectly, it was an ideal scenario - even if we suffered a lot in the last 25 to 30 minutes, but Lucas made the saves we needed."
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