Liverpool maintained their excellent file on this season’s Champions League as they ran out 2-0 winners over holders Actual Madrid at Anfield.
Second-half targets from Alexis Mac Allister and Cody Gakpo gave Arne Slot’s crew a memorable victory, in the meantime Actual’s struggling type on this 12 months’s competitors continues.
Either side missed penalties, with Kylian Mbappe and Mohamed Salah failing to search out the online from 12 yards.
The end result leaves Slot’s aspect high of the pile after 5 matches they usually stay the one crew to have gained all 5.
Los Blancos hunch to twenty fourth within the desk and are in actual hazard of lacking out on an computerized place within the final 16.
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For Aston Villa, they failed to finish their latest winless run however can take consolation within the reality they held Juventus, considered one of Europe’s large hitters, to a goalless draw at Villa Park.
Morgan Rogers had a aim dominated out deep in second-half stoppage time, on the finish of what was a largely cagey affair within the West Midlands.
Celtic, in the meantime, additionally picked up a degree after they got here from behind to attract 1-1 at residence to Membership Brugge.
A disastrous personal aim from Cameron Carter-Vickers was finally cancelled out by Daizen Maeda as Brendan Rodgers aspect sit in twentieth spot.
“I feel it’s mushy!”
Ollie Watkins reacts to Morgan Rogers’ late aim being dominated out for Aston Villa ❌
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Elsewhere, an entertaining contest within the south of France noticed Monaco fall to a 3-2 defeat to Benfica.
Eliesse Ben Seghir had given the hosts a first-half lead however Vangelis Pavlidis levelled for the guests shortly after the restart.
Wilfried Singo then noticed crimson for Monaco earlier than Soungoutou Magassa restored the house aspect’s benefit just for two Benfica targets within the closing ten minutes – from Arthur Cabral and Zeki Amdouni – to show the tie in favour of the Portuguese crew.
Monaco transfer to eighth whereas Benfica leap as much as 14th.
The subs make the distinction!
Amdouni will get on the tip of Di Maria’s cross to win the sport for Benfica 🤩
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In one other five-goal thriller, PSV scored targets within the 87th, ninetieth and 97th minute to overturn a two-goal deficit and declare a memorable win over Shakhtar Donetsk.
First-half targets from Danylo Sikan and Oleksandr Zubkov put Shakhtar in a commanding place however they had been then decreased to 10 males on 69-minutes when Pedrinho was dismissed.
The numerical benefit sparked a late resurgence from the hosts, with Malik Tillman bagging a brace and Ricardo Pepi grabbing the winner for PSV.
Lille continued their positive begin to the Champions League marketing campaign with two targets from Ngal’ayel Mukau proving to be the distinction as they emerged 2-1 victors over Bologna.
Jhon Lucumi scored for the Italian aspect as Lille transfer to twelfth within the desk.
SK Sturm Graz beat Girona 1-0 courtesy of Mika Biereth, whereas Crvena zvezda thumped Stuttgart 5-1.
Nemanja Radonjic helped himself to 2, whereas Silas, Rade Krunic and Mirko Ivanic additionally scored. Ermedin Demirovic discovered the online for Stuttgart.
Within the different sport of the night time, Borussia Dortmund breezed previous Dinamo Zagreb to maneuver as much as fourth.
Jamie Bynoe-Gittens, Ramy Bensebaini and Serhou Guirassy scored in a 3-0 win for the German aspect.
Guirassy off the bench so as to add a 3rd for Dortmund 🧊
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