SSC Napoli inflicted real humiliation on Ajax Amsterdam in the Champions League. Meanwhile, FC Brugge surprised their group with an impeccable record.
Group A: Napoli remain ahead of Liverpool after a thumping victory
Napoli kept their clean sheet with their third win in three games in Group A and remain top of the table. Liverpool are three points behind in second. They are followed by Ajax with three and Rangers with zero points.
Ajax Amsterdam – SSC Napoli 1: 6 (1: 2)
Mohammed Kudus initially gave Ajax the lead from the crowd (9′), but then Naples struck back: Giacomo Raspadori completed a remarkable combination from the guests (18′), Giovanni Di Lorenzo followed up a corner to give Naples the lead (33′). .).
Napoli turned up the heat: Shortly before the break, Piotr Zieliński made it 3-1 after a counterattack (45′). Raspadori again scored Napoli’s fourth goal (47′) after a mistake by Ajax goalkeeper Remko Pasveer. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (63′) and Giovanni Simeone (81′) scored the other goals. Ajax player Dušan Tadić saw a second yellow card (73′).
Liverpool 2-0 Glasgow Rangers (1-0)
Trent Alexander-Arnold gave Liverpool an early lead. He curled a free kick into the Rangers goal in the 7th minute. Liverpool was the much better team, the Rangers hardly posed a goal threat. After the break, Mohammed Salah made it 2-0 with a penalty kick (53rd), Luis Díaz had been fouled by Leon King. The Rangers had nothing more to oppose.
Group B: Brugge surprisingly up front, Leverkusen lose
At the time of the draw, Club Brugge were in pot 4 and are first in the table after three wins from three games with nine points. The lead is getting bigger: All other three teams only have three points each.
Club Brugge – Atletico Madrid 2:0 (1:0)
Brugge was a little better, but had few chances to score – until the 36th minute. Then Ferrán Jutglà put on for Kamal Soawh, who scored the lead.
Jutglà then made it 2-0 himself from twelve meters out, Tajon Buchanan had put him in position. Atletico missed the great opportunity to connect from the point, Antoine Griezmann missed a penalty (76th).
FC Porto – Bayer Leverkusen 1:0 (0:0)
The highlight of the game was a disallowed goal. Porto had scored, instead of the goal for Porto there was a penalty for Leverkusen according to video evidence, but Patrik Schick failed to keeper Diogo Costa. Zaidu Sanusi (69′) and Galeno scored in the second half to win for Porto, Leverkusen’s Jeremie Fripong received a second yellow card (88′).
Group C: Inter positions themselves behind Bayern
Bayern remain top of the table with an unblemished record of three wins, while Inter Milan have moved up to six points by beating FC Barcelona at home. With three points, FC Barcelona now have to fear relegation to the Europa League. Pilsen is the last with zero points.
Inter Milan 1-0 FC Barcelona (1-0)
Barcelona started powerfully, but initially hardly scored goals. The Milanese showed a strong defensive performance and concentrated on the fast transition game. This is how Inter took the lead, Hakan Calhanoglu scored from 20 meters (45′).
Pedri only supposedly equalized after the break – Ansu Fati played the ball with his hand on the previous cross (69th).
Bayern Munich – Viktoria Pilsen 5: 0 (3: 0)
Bayern won comfortably 5-0 (3-0) against the Czech champions. The goals were scored by Leroy Sané (7th minute/50th), Serge Gnabry (13th), Sadio Mané (21st) and Eric-Maxim Choupo-Moting (59th).
Group D: Black day for Sporting’s goalkeeper, point for Frankfurt
Sporting Lisbon remains top of the table with six points despite a defeat. Tottenham and Frankfurt each have four points, Marseille three after their first win.
Olympique Marseille – Sporting Lisbon 4: 1 (3: 1)
Sporting took an early lead through Trincao (1st minute). Then Lisbon goalkeeper Antonio Adán became a formative figure: On a tee shot he only hit opponent Alexis Sánchez, from whose leg the ball bounced into the goal (13th). A bad pass by the goalkeeper initiated the next goal by Amine Harit (17th). And then Adán saw a red card after a handball outside the penalty area (23′).
Substitute goalkeeper Franco Israel did little better and misjudged a corner. Leonardo Balerdi headed in to make it 3-1 (28′). Chancel Mbemba put the lid on it shortly before the end (84th). After the riots surrounding the Frankfurt game, the stands in Marseille remained empty due to a UEFA penalty.
Eintracht Frankfurt – Tottenham Hotspur 0:0
Frankfurt took their fourth point and kept the game open. Eintracht had a few chances, especially in the second half, but didn’t score the winning goal.