Liverpool players gave manager Arne Slot a nice birthday present as he celebrated his 46th birthday on Tuesday, with the Reds beating AC Milan 3-1 at the San Siro.
This Champions League matchday 1 match had started badly for the visitors, surprised by Pulisic in the 3rd minute. But then, Liverpool clearly took the upper hand and scored through Konate (23rd minute), van Dijk (41st minute) – both with headers – and Szoboszlai (67th minute). As a bonus, Salah hit the bar twice in the first half. On the Milan side, Noah Okafor came off the bench in the 84th minute.
Holders of the trophy, Real Madrid had to wait before beating VfB Stuttgart 3-1. Mbappé opened the scoring (46th) before Undav equalized (68th). But Rüdiger (83rd) and Endrick (95th) gave Real the victory (83rd). Fabian Rieder came on shortly after the hour mark for the visitors and was involved in his team’s equalizer.
Nine goals for Bayern
Bayern Munich crushed Dinamo Zagreb 9-2. The Bavarians led 3-0 at half-time but conceded twice after the restart before pulling away. Kane scored four goals (including three penalties) and Olise scored twice for Bayern.
In Turin, Juventus were not troubled by PSV Eindhoven for their return to the European scene. The Italians won 3-1. They made the difference through Kenan Yildiz (21st), McKennie (27th) and Gonzalez (52nd), the visitors saving face in injury time. Finally, Sporting Lisbon won 2-0 against Lille.
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