Champions League, group stage, round 5
Group A
Napoli 3-0 Rangers
Targets: Simeone, 11, 16, Estigor, 80
“Ajax” – “Liverpool” – 0: 3
Targets: Salah, 42, Nunes, 49, Elliott, 52
Group B.
Brugge-Porto 0-4
Targets:Taremi, 33, 70, Evanilson, 57, Eustaquio, 60
Wrong penalty: Lang, 51 (B)
“Atletico” – “Bayer” – 2: 2
Targets: Carrasco 22, De Paul 50 – Diaby 9, Hudson-Odoi 29
Wrong penalty: Carrasco, 90 + 8 (A)
Group C
“Inter” – “Victoria” Pilsen – 4: 0
Targets: Mkhitaryan, 35, Dzeko, 42, 66, Lukaku, 87
“Barcelona” – “Bayern” – 0: 3
Targets: Mane, 10, Čupo-Moting, 31, Pavar, 90 + 5
Group D
“Tottenham” – “Sportsman” – 1: 1
Targets: Bentancourt 80 – Edwards 22
Eintracht 2-1 Marseille
Targets: Kamada, 3, Kolo Muani, 27 – Genduzi, 22
In quartet A, the group favorites achieved comfortable victories. Napoli scored a brace on their debut thanks to Simeone. The Argentine converted a one-on-one with McGregor for the first time after Di Lorenzo’s pass. And then Rui closed the canopy from the left side with his head. And he finished the “Rangers” 10 minutes before Estigor’s whistle.
Meanwhile, the Merseysiders have put Ajax to the test on the road on the border between the two halves. Towards the end of the first Salah elegantly hooks the ball to the goalkeeper after Henderson’s away trip. At the start of the second half, Liverpool struck a double blow: Nunez headed the corner for a corner, and Elliott entered the near corner after a split pass from Salah.
In Group B, Club Brugge, after securing a place in the playoffs, unexpectedly suffered a home fiasco by the Dragons. The Portuguese scored four unanswered goals. Porto’s heroes were Taremi (2 goals) and Otaviu (2 assists). Guests scored for all tastes: Evanilson and Eustakio – on the rebound Taremi scored twice with one touch.
Meanwhile, in Madrid, the rivals have devised a goal festival. Bayer Leverkusen took the lead twice, with Diaby scoring from the goal line and Hudson-Odoi beating Oblak at close range after an Amiri pass. But the “mattress” has recovered. It is Carrasco who hits the low corner with a nice shot from the penalty area, and at the beginning of the second half he passes to De Paul, who equalizes for the second time with a round trip.
The fight in quartet C did not work, the Nerazzurri defeated the victory in Milan. The beat of the Czech star begins before the break, when Mkhitaryan heads Bastogne’s cross from a few meters and Dzeko puts his foot under Dimarco’s cross. In the second half the Bosinian scored a brace, taking advantage of Martinez’s discount. Lukaku finished the guests: the grenadier beat Correa and fired without a chance.
“Bayern” once again proved the imperfection of “Bars”. Monaco secured victory in the opening half hour with two goals. First, Manet came out victorious in a bout with ter Stegen after Gnabry’s transfer. So Chupo-Moting avoided an offside trap, hid from opponents and hit the corner away from the corner of the penalty area. Pavard in injury time proved once again that the Catalans are better off playing in the Europa League.
Finally, in group D, the intrigue went to the maximum after the second round. All 4 teams still claim to go to the playoffs from there. On the last day, just win to play the 1/8 finals. On 1 November Marseille will host Tottenham, while Sporting will face Eintracht.
