The joy of the English after the 2-0.
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And four! Liverpool crushed Granit
After a rather dull first hour of play at Anfield, Liverpool made the difference thanks to a hat-trick from Luis Diaz (61st, 83rd, 92nd) and another goal from Cody Gakpo (63rd). Only Aston Villa, another English club, can follow this perfect pace in the event of a fourth victory on Wednesday in Bruges.
Real beaten by Milan
Real Madrid, who had been undefeated at home in the Champions League since April 2022, logically lost 3-1 on Tuesday against AC Milan, their second consecutive loss at home after the spanking received against Barcelona during the Clasico.
The goals of the Rossoneri, who are behind Real in the standings (6 points) and are back in the race for qualification, were scored by Malick Thiaw (12th), the former Real, Alvaro Morata (39th), and the Dutchman Tijani Reijnders (73rd). Vinicius equalized at 1-1 from the penalty spot with a panenka (23rd).
City beaten by future United manager
Sporting Portugal, again led by future Manchester United coach Ruben Amorim, sank Manchester City with Manuel Akanji (4-1) in Lisbon, inflicting Pep Guardiola’s men with their third defeat in a row in all competitions.
Before a final match with Sporting on Sunday in the Portuguese championship, a trip to Braga, Amorim will take up his duties at Manchester United on Monday with a record of three wins and one draw this season in the Champions League.
Juventus take a point at Lille
Lille and Juventus neutralized each other 1-1 after a balanced match at the Pierre-Mauroy stadium.
After two prestigious successes against Real Madrid (1-0) and Atlético Madrid (3-1), LOSC had to be content with a draw. Jonathan David (27th) opened the scoring for the Dogues, his fourth goal of the current campaign, Dusan Vlahovic offering Juve the equalizer from the penalty spot on the hour mark (60th).
Swiss duel for Monaco
With Remo Freuler and Michael Ndoye on the pitch, Bologna lost on their home field against Monaco, with Breel Embolo, 0-1. Beaten in its last two Ligue 1 matches, Monaco remains undefeated in the Champions League.
Defender Thilo Kehrer gave ASM the victory on the wire by regaining the ball following a corner deflected by Embolo (86th). The Monegasques remain at the top of the C1 ranking with ten points (3 wins, 1 draw).
