Second game, first win: Jürgen Klopp has redeemed himself with Liverpool for the false start in the Champions League and scored the first points. The Reds defeated Ajax Amsterdam 2-1 (1-1) thanks to a late goal from Joel Matip and clinched their first win.
Mo Salah gave Liverpool, who were at times oppressively superior, the lead (17th). Mohammed Kudus (27th) equalized for the Dutch record champions before Matip made the late decision in the 89th minute. At the start there was a 1: 4 defeat at the Italian first division club SSC Napoli.
Inter Milan could also celebrate. The Italian cup winners won 2-0 (1-0) against outsiders Viktoria Pilsen in group C of the preliminary round and booked their first success a week after the opening defeat against Bayern Munich (0-2).
Former Bundesliga striker Edin Dzeko (20′) and Dutchman Denzel Dumfries (70′) scored for Inter with international player Robin Gosens in the starting lineup. Pilsen, who had to play outnumbered after a red card against Pavel Bucha (61st) in the last half hour, remain without a point. The Czechs, who clearly lost their first game against FC Barcelona (1:5), will be opponents of FC Bayern on October 4th.
Club Brugge unstoppable – Tottenham loses
In Leverkusen’s Group B, FC Brugge achieved their next success. A week after the win against Bayer (1-0), the Belgian series champions didn’t let anything burn in the 4-0 win at FC Porto. Ferran Jutgla (15′), Kamal Sowah (47′), Andreas Skov Olsen (52′) and Antonio Nusa (89′) scored for Brugge. Porto, who host Leverkusen in early October, are without a point after two games.
In Group D, Sporting Lisbon celebrated the next three thanks to a strong finish. The Portuguese, who had clearly defeated Eintracht Frankfurt (3-0) at the start of the premier class, defeated Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 (0-0) thanks to late goals from Paulinho (90+1) and Arthur Gomes (90+3). ). Tottenham, who scored 2-0 against Olympique Marseille in their opening game, are Eintracht’s next opponents on October 4th.