UEFA Youth League Results 2016: Wednesday's Scores, Updated Tables and Schedule
Arsenal and Atletico Madrid both grabbed vital wins in the 2016-17 UEFA Youth League on Wednesday, beating Ludogorets Razgrad and FC Rostov, respectively.
The Gunners cruised to a 3-0 win at home thanks to a double from Eddie Nketiah, but while the result momentarily took them up to second place in their group, Paris Saint-Germain's win over FC Basel means Arsenal are back in third.
Atletico jumped PSV with a 3-1 win over Rostov, but similarly to PSG, the Dutchmen hit back with a win over Bayern Munich.
Here's a look at Wednesday's scores:
| Rostov | 1-3 | Atletico Madrid |
| Dinamo Kyiv | 2-1 | Benfica |
| Arsenal | 3-0 | Ludogorets |
| Celtic | 1-1 | Monchengladbach |
| Napoli | 2-2 | Besiktas |
| Barcelona | 1-0 | Manchester City |
| PSG | 4-1 | Basel |
| Bayern Munich | 0-2 | PSV |
The current standings:
| PSG | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 7 |
| Basel | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 6 |
| Arsenal | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Ludogorets | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | -11 | 0 |
| Dynamo Kyiv | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 7 |
| Benfica | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Besiktas | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Napoli | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 1 |
| Barcelona | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| Manchester City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| Celtic | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 1 |
| Monchengladbach | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 1 |
| PSV | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 7 |
| Bayern Munich | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 6 |
| Atletico | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| FC Rostov | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | -10 | 0 |
For the full UEFA Youth League schedule, visit the tournament's official website.
Recap
Arsenal dominated Ludogorets from start to finish on their way to their first win of this year's UEFA Youth League.
Reiss Nelson opened the score at Meadow Park after just three minutes, putting his team up before most of the fans had even found their seats.
Ludogorets improved after the early deficit and came close to putting one past goalkeeper Joao Virginia a few times, but all in all, Arsenal stood firm quite easily. The Gunners dominated in midfield, with star youngster Krystian Bielik flashing his potential, and both Nelson and Nketiah had their chances.
Ludogorets pushed for an equaliser after the break and the hosts survived some tense moments. But the Arsenal faithful could breathe a sigh of relief after 81 minutes, as shared by the club's official Twitter account:
Nketiah added to his tally just minutes later, as the 17-year-old capped off his UEFA Youth League debut with a powerful header to give his team the win.
Per the Gunners' official Twitter account, the youngster has been in sensational form this season:
PSG and Basel will do battle later on Wednesday, giving Les Parisiens the chance to move back in front of Arsenal in the standings.
Over in Rostov, a late goal from Salomon Obama ensured the Rojiblancos all three points, capping off an exciting match.
The visitors took a two-goal lead thanks to an own goal from Aleksei Neskoromny and a goal from Yael Ballesteros, but Rostov hit back immediately after the second through star midfielder Dmitri Veber.
That set up a tense finale where Salomon ultimately made the difference to give his team their first win of the UEFA Youth League campaign.
In Munich, previously unbeaten Bayern were outplayed by PSV, who won 2-0 thanks to goals from Sam Lammers and Dirk Abels. Per the team's official Twitter account, the result meant good things for the standings:
Timothy Tillman ran into two bookings in the span of a minute and was sent off for the hosts.
Carles Perez scored the only goal in Barcelona's 1-0 win over Manchester City.
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