Champions League: Assane Diao decisive for Como, Bayern and Manchester United cruise

Assane Diao distinguished himself with Como by scoring a goal in his team's resounding 4-1 victory against RB Leipzig. Meanwhile, Bayern Munich and Manchester United made a perfect start to their European campaigns, while Lens secured a valuable win in Prague thanks in particular to Abdallah Sima.

The final matches of the first round of Champions League fixtures were played on Thursday. Assane Diao and Como dominated RB Leipzig (4-1). The young Senegalese international striker distinguished himself by scoring his team's third goal in the 54th minute. Having scored twice in the league last week, the Senegalese prodigy thus confirms his excellent current form.

At the Allianz Arena, Bayern Munich also made a strong start to their European campaign with a resounding 5-0 victory over Bodø/Glimt. Jamal Musiala (47th minute), Harry Kane (61st minute), Alphonso Davies (77th minute), and Michael Olise, who scored twice (83rd and 90+2 minutes), secured the Bavarians' comfortable win. Young Senegalese international Bara Sapoko Ndiaye watched the Bavarian triumph from the bench.

At Old Trafford, Manchester United showed no mercy against Sabah, thrashing them 4-0. Matheus Cunha (27th), Bruno Fernandes (42nd), Benjamin Šeško (45th) and Lisandro Martínez (68th) scored the goals for United.

In their return to the Champions League, Lens, with Abdallah Sima in the lineup, secured a valuable 3-2 victory in Prague against Slavia Prague. Sima had first equalized for Lens in the 75th minute, before Florian Thauvin leveled the score in the first minute of stoppage time (90+1). In the dying seconds, Ruben Aguilar snatched the win for Lens with a decisive goal in the third minute of stoppage time (90+3).

In Türkiye, Fenerbahçe were held to a 1-1 draw by AS Roma. The same scoreline was seen in the match between PSV Eindhoven and Shakhtar Donetsk (1-1).

Babacar SENE