Germany international Emre Can helped Liverpool to three points against Maribor on Wednesday evening courtesy of his first UEFA Champions League goal. The Confed Cup winner notched the Reds’ second in a 3-0 win at Anfield.
Elsewhere, Manchester City were 4-2 winners against SSC Napoli, with Leroy Sané and Ilkay Gündogan providing an assist each as the Premier League leaders secured progression to the last 16. However, Die Mannschaft’s Toni Kroos was dealt a blow as Real Madrid were beaten 3-1 by Tottenham Hotspur.
Liverpool stay top of Group E after their win over Maribor, but haven’t yet confirmed their place in the knockout stages. Mohamed Salah opened the scoring for the hosts shortly after half-time, before Emre Can bagged his maiden UCL strike from around twelve yards. Daniel Sturridge wrapped up the win for the Merseyside club in the final minute, after James Milner had earlier missed a penalty.
Sané and Gündogan both star in assisting roles
Ilkay Gündogan set up Manchester City’s first equaliser against Napoli, with Nicolas Otamendi on the end of his cross to make it 1-1 on 34 minutes. John Stones put Pep Guardiola’s side 2-1 up shortly after the restart, heading in Leroy Sané’s corner-kick. A quick break from the 21-year-old also led to Sergio Agüero’s counterattacking goal that saw City take a 3-2 lead.
Lorenzo Insigne had broken the deadlock for Napoli, while Jorginho levelled the scores at 2-2 from the spot around the hour-mark after Sané had given away a penalty. Raheem Sterling wrapped up the 4-2 win in added time, which means that the Citizens can no longer drop out of the top two in Group F.
Finally, Toni Kroos’ Real Madrid were unable to bounce back from a 2-1 loss to Girona on the weekend, as two goals from Dele Alli and one from Christian Eriksen saw the defending champions suffer their first Champions League defeat of the campaign. Cristiano Ronaldo netted the consolation goal for Real, who sit three points behind already qualified Spurs, but a comfortable five ahead of Borussia Dortmund and APOEL FC.
Germany international Emre Can helped Liverpool to three points against Maribor on Wednesday evening courtesy of his first UEFA Champions League goal. The Confed Cup winner notched the Reds’ second in a 3-0 win at Anfield.
Elsewhere, Manchester City were 4-2 winners against SSC Napoli, with Leroy Sané and Ilkay Gündogan providing an assist each as the Premier League leaders secured progression to the last 16. However, Die Mannschaft’s Toni Kroos was dealt a blow as Real Madrid were beaten 3-1 by Tottenham Hotspur.
Liverpool stay top of Group E after their win over Maribor, but haven’t yet confirmed their place in the knockout stages. Mohamed Salah opened the scoring for the hosts shortly after half-time, before Emre Can bagged his maiden UCL strike from around twelve yards. Daniel Sturridge wrapped up the win for the Merseyside club in the final minute, after James Milner had earlier missed a penalty.
Sané and Gündogan both star in assisting roles
Ilkay Gündogan set up Manchester City’s first equaliser against Napoli, with Nicolas Otamendi on the end of his cross to make it 1-1 on 34 minutes. John Stones put Pep Guardiola’s side 2-1 up shortly after the restart, heading in Leroy Sané’s corner-kick. A quick break from the 21-year-old also led to Sergio Agüero’s counterattacking goal that saw City take a 3-2 lead.
Lorenzo Insigne had broken the deadlock for Napoli, while Jorginho levelled the scores at 2-2 from the spot around the hour-mark after Sané had given away a penalty. Raheem Sterling wrapped up the 4-2 win in added time, which means that the Citizens can no longer drop out of the top two in Group F.
Finally, Toni Kroos’ Real Madrid were unable to bounce back from a 2-1 loss to Girona on the weekend, as two goals from Dele Alli and one from Christian Eriksen saw the defending champions suffer their first Champions League defeat of the campaign. Cristiano Ronaldo netted the consolation goal for Real, who sit three points behind already qualified Spurs, but a comfortable five ahead of Borussia Dortmund and APOEL FC.
