MADRID, 4 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) –
Liverpool added an important victory this Tuesday in the 2022-2023 Champions League by beating Glasgow Rangers 2-0 at Anfield, on a third day marked by the goals of Naples and Bayern Munich, especially that of the Neapolitan team ( 1-6) at the Johan Cruyff Arena.
The ‘reds’ have not signed a very solid start this season, but in the top continental competition they have straightened their course after starting with a clear defeat at the Diego Armando Maradona. After beating Ajax (0-1), the current European runner-up beat Glasgow Rangers 2-0 to secure second place in Group A.
Liverpool dominated the game from start to finish and had little trouble breaking the resistance of the Scottish team, very soon behind on the scoreboard thanks to a sensational foul by the controversial Trent Alexander-Arnold. Mohamed Salah, from a penalty at the beginning of the second half, sentenced for the English team that follows in the wake of a huge Napoli.
Luciano Spalletti’s team crushed Dutch Ajax in their own stadium 1-6 and despite being down on the scoreboard with a goal from Mohammed Kudus in the ninth minute. Giacomo Raspadori continued his inspiring moment to equalize and Giovanni di Lorenzo and Piotr Zielinski, just before half-time, came from behind for the visitors. Once again Raspadori, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Giovanni Simeone completed the set in the second half of a Napoli team that continues with full points.
On the other hand, in Group C, that of FC Barcelona, ??Bayern Munich closed the first round also with nine points after beating the Czech Viktoria Plzen 5-0 at the Allianz Arena, in a match without much history and that they put on track the locals after a devastating start in the first half.
The current Bundesliga champion barely needed an hour to sign a ‘little hand’ that began after seven minutes through Leroy Sané, while Serge Gnabry and Sadio Mané made it 3-0 in the 21st minute. Julian’s men Nagelsmann ‘loosened up’ and closed their win with another strong start to the second half, with goals from Sané and Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting.
For its part, in Group B, where Atlético de Madrid is, with Bruges thrown into first place with nine points, the rest of the teams are tied on three points after Porto added their first win by defeating Do Dragao beat Bayer Leverkusen 2-0. The German team missed a penalty through Patrick Schick in the 45th minute and was then penalized in the second half by goals from Zaidu and Galeno.
Finally, in Group D, the only goalless match of the entire day on Tuesday was seen, the one between the German Eintracht Frankfurt and the English Tottenham, who remain level on four points after a duel where Antonio Conte’s men suffered from aim.
In the other clash, Olympique de Marseille opened their points locker with a 3-1 win against Sporting de Portugal who conceded their first defeat, despite being ahead of the minute of play through former Blaugrana Trincao. However, another former Barça player, Alexis Sánchez equalized and the expulsion of Spanish goalkeeper Antonio Adán smoothed things out for the locals, who signed the comeback with goals from Harit, Balerdi and Mbemba.
