Spanish La Liga giants Real Madrid have finally revealed the reason behind the halftime substitution of goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois during the Champions League clash with Belgian side Club Brugge on Tuesday evening.

Thibaut Courtois was subbed off for French shot stopper Alphonse Areola at the start of the second half of the aforementioned Champions League game.

Earlier reports had claimed that Real Madrid player was substituted during the Club Brugge because of anxiety but the Spanish giants have released a statement to deny that reason.

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It was revealed that the former Chelsea goalkeeper suffered acute gastroenteritis and that was responsible for his early substitution during the Champions League game at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu earlier in the week.

Thibaut Courtois conceded two first half goals to Nigerian striker Emmanuel Bonaventure Dennis before his substitution as Real Madrid trailed 2-0 at home to Club Brugge FC of Belgium at that point.

Real Madrid skipper Sergio Ramos pulled one back for his team in the first ten minutes of the second half before midfielder Casemiro scored the equalizer with five minutes left on the clock shortly after the visitors’ captain Ruud Vormer was sent off for two yellow cards.

The point earned was the first one for Real Madrid in the Champions League this season.

Premier League legend Rio Ferdinand has named Fikayo Tomori as the best player for Chelsea during their Champions League clash with French Ligue 1 club Lille on Wednesday night.

Fikayo Tomori and Chelsea picked up their first win of this Champions League season with a 2-1 win over Lille on Matchday Two.

Former Leeds United and Manchester United centre back Rio Ferdinand said that Nigerian-born English defender Fikayo Tomori was the best player for Chelsea while he was doing his punditry work on BT Sports.

Fikayo Tomori has earned rave reviews for his performances for Chelsea this season following his return from a loan spell at English Championship side Derby County last season.

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He played under Frank Lampard at Derby County last season as the Rams reached the playoff final before they were beaten by Aston Villa who secured Premier League promotion as a result.

Fikayo Tomori returned to Chelsea from his loan spell at Derby County this summer and started the new campaign on the bench before he was brought into the team for the week five league clash away to Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Fikayo Tomori scored one of the goals of the season as Chelsea beat Wolves 5-2 to secure their second win of the season.

Chelsea manager Frank Lampard has singled out one player for praise after the Champions League clash with French Ligue 1 side Lille on Wednesday night.

Frank Lampard secured his first Champions League win as a manager after his Chelsea side beat Lille 2-1 away from home in what was a Matchday Two meeting.

After the game, Lampard told reporters how he was impressed with the performance of Fikayo Tomori.

The Blues boss praised the quality of the young center-back before encouraging him to maintain his good form.

Fikayo Tomori is the first choice center-back at Chelsea at the moment as confirmed by his manager in one of his press conferences last month.

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He played the entire duration of the Champions League game at Lille as Chelsea picked up their first win of the season.

Chelsea took the lead through Tammy Abraham in the 22nd minute before the hosts equalized through the in-form Victor Osimhen who has now scored seven goals in all competitions.

The Blues scored the winning goal 13 minutes from time through Brazilian international Willian.

Chelsea go into the double header with Dutch Eredivisie giants Ajax Amsterdam in second place with three points from the first two games in Group H.

Former Arsenal and Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas has revealed the player that he would like to play with via his official Twitter handle.

Cesc Fabregas said that he would love to play behind Liverpool attacker Sadio Mane before adding that the Senegalese international star is one of the top three players in the world.

The Spanish international was at Chelsea until January 2019 when he joined French Ligue 1 side AS Monaco.

Cesc Fabregas praised the quality of Sadio Mane following his performance for Liverpool in their Champions League clash with Austrian champions Red Bull Salzburg.

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Sadio Mane scored one of the goals as Liverpool beat Red Bull Salzburg 4-3 in what was a Matchday Two clash.

He scored the opening goal of the game before Liverpool left-back Andy Robertson added a second goal.

Egyptian international Mohamed Salah added a third goal for the hosts on 36 minutes before Hwang Hee-Wan pulled one back three minutes later.

Takumi Minamoto and Erling Haaland completed the turnaround for Red Bull Salzburg in the second half only for Liverpool to score the seventh and the winning goal of the game courtesy the aforementioned Salah.

Liverpool were able to bounce back from their Matchday One loss at the hands of Napoli.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has warned his team of the need to tighten up on the defensive front ahead of the visit of high-flying outfit Leicester City in the Premier League this weekend.

Klopp was visibly disappointed with the defensive display of his team during the Champions League clash with Austrian champions Red Bull Salzburg on Wednesday night.

Liverpool conceded three goals at home to the Austrians but they were still able to win 4-3 thereby boosting their hopes of qualifying for the knockout stage from Group E.

It was their first win in the Champions League this season at the second time of asking after they lost on Matchday 1.

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Liverpool were beaten 2-0 by Italian Serie A giants Napoli in their first game this season through the goals from Dries Mertens (penalty) and substitute Fernando Llorente.

The loss to Napoli ensured that the Red Bull Salzburg game was in must-win territory for Liverpool.

The target of winning was achieved by Klopp and his players but the German tactician was not happy with the three goals conceded.

In his post-match press conference after the game, Klopp said that his team must improve defensively before the visit of Leicester City and their in-form striker Jamie Vardy.

Bayern Munich forward Serge Gnabry produced the best game of his career during the Matchday Two clash with Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur.

Ex-Arsenal star Gnabry scored four goals in the second half as Bayern Munich thrashed Tottenham Hotspur 7-2 away from home in their Champions League Matchday 2 clash on Tuesday night.

German international Serge Gnabry is the joint leading goalscorer in the Champions League with four goals after the Matchday 2 games as a result of his individual performance against Spurs.

Young Red Bull Salzburg striker Erling Haaland is also on four goals at the end of Matchday 2.

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The Norwegian striker scored his fourth goal during the away game at Liverpool which ended in a 4-3 defeat for his team.

Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski is third on the list of goalscorers after he scored twice against Spurs on Tuesday to take his tally to three goals.

Highest Goalscorers:

4 goals: Serge Gnabry (Bayern Munich), Erling Haaland (Salzburg)

3 goals: Mislav Orsic (Dinamo Zagreb), Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)

2 goals: Hwang Hee-Chan (Salzburg), Sardar Azmoun (Zenit), Emmanuel Bonaventure Dennis (Club Brugge), Memphis Depay (Lyon), Quincy Promes (Ajax), Angel Di Maria (PSG), Achraf Hakim (Borussia Dortmund), Mohammed Salah (Liverpool), Luis Suarez (Barcelona), Timo Werner (RB Leipzig), Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur)

Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham continued his very good form for his team after he scored his first ever goal in the Champions League to hand the Blues their first victory in the competition.

Tammy Abraham scored the opening goal of the game as Chelsea secured a 2-1 away win in France against former Ligue 1 champions Lille.

Chelsea had started their Champions League campaign this season with a 1-0 loss to visitors Valencia.

The only goal of the game was scored by the Spanish La Liga outfit via Spanish international Rodrigo.

Chelsea had to respond to that home defeat and that was what the West London giants did exactly.

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Tammy Abraham is the second topscorer in the Premier League with Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

The two players have scored seven league goals this season behind Manchester City star Sergio Aguero.

He scored his eighth goal for the Blues this season with the opening strike during the Lille game.

Lille equalized 11 minutes after the 22nd opener from Tammy Abraham.

Victor Osimhen is having the time of his life in front of goal and that continued into the Chelsea after he netted the equalizer for his seventh goal of the season in all competitions.

Chelsea won the game with 13 minutes left on the clock through the strike from Brazilian international Willian.

Frank Lampard has won his first game as a manager in the Champions League after he led his Chelsea team to a slim win at the home of French Ligue 1 side Lille.

Lampard picked up his first win in the competition after the 2-1 victory over Lille in their Group H clash on Wednesday night.

The win reinvigorated the Blues’ to push for a place in the knockout stage of the competition.

Chelsea took the lead on 22 minutes through the in-form Tammy Abraham who has now scored eight goals in 11 games in all competitions.

Nigerian-born England international Tammy Abraham already scored seven goals in just eight games in the Premier League before the Champions League clash at Lille.

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Tammy Abraham is an England international but he’s still eligible to turn out for another team on the international stage since England is yet to give him a competitive debut.

Just like Tammy Abraham, Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen has also been in red-hot form for Lille this season and he was responsible for their equaliser in the 33rd minute.

Victor Osimhen had scored six goals and also provided two assists in eight league games before the Chelsea game.

Chelsea won the game 2-1 by virtue of the 78th-minute strike from Willian.