Napoli fire out Rangers Champions League warning as sizzling Serie A side blow Liverpool away
It was a sore one for Rangers as they kicked off their Champions League group stage campaign with a 4-0 thumping in Amsterdam.
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Liverpool crash to 4-1 defeat at Napoli
NAPLES, Italy : Liverpool, Champions League runners-up last season, suffered a shock 4-1 defeat to Napoli in their opening Group A game at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium on Wednesday.
Last-gasp Griezmann goal gives Atletico win over 10-man Porto
MADRID : A goal in the 11th minute of stoppage-time by Antoine Griezmann earned Atletico Madrid a 2-1 home win over 10-man Porto in the Champions League on Wednesday after a frantic end to the match.
Frances Tiafoe downs Andrey Rublev in straight sets, becomes first American man to make US Open semifinals since 2006
NEW YORK — Frances Tiafoe became the first American man to reach the US Open semifinals since 2006 by beating Andrey Rublev 7-6 (3), 7-6 (0), 6-4 behind the backing of a boisterous partisan crowd in Arthur Ashe Stadium on Wednesday.
Richarlison gets first Tottenham Hotspur goals to break 10-man Marseille’s resistance after Chancel Mbemba sees red
Tottenham defeated ten man Marseille 2-0 as Champions League action returned to North London. It was a first half of few chances as Spurs lacked a killer pass and the creativity to unlock the defence of the Ligue 1 outfit. They did excellently to frustrate the hosts and silence a noisy crowd dictating the ball for large periods.
Napoli 4-1 Liverpool: Hosts dominate as Jurgen Klopp's side are embarrassed on stunning night in Naples
Napoli extended their unbeaten run in style at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona as Luciano Spalletti’s side struck three times in the first half to hand Liverpool an embarrassing 4-1 defeat in their Champions League opener in Group A. Within three minutes, the Partenopei were awarded a penalty by referee Carlos del Cerro Grande after James Milner handled Matteo Politano’s shot inside the area.
Atletico Madrid 2-1 Porto: Antoine Griezmann scores third goal of injury time to steal win for hosts
Atletico Madrid beat Porto in a remarkable 2-1 win featuring three stoppage time goals. When these two met in the Champions League group stage last season, this same fixture finished 0-0 and from the outset that seemed a likely outcome again this time around. Ad Both sides were cautious.
Barcelona 5-1 Viktoria Plzen: Lewandowski hits hat-trick in comfortable opening win
Robert Lewandowski scored a brilliant hat-trick as Barcelona eased to a win that was both expected and impressive in a game where Plzen were blown away by their hosts’ creativity and speed. Barca got after Plzen from the off and on 13 minutes went ahead when Franck Kessie nodded home after Jules Kounde won first contact following a corner. Ad At that point, it looked like a case of how many, but when Jhon Mosquera spun Andreas Christensen and Christensen pulled him down, the ref pointed to the spot and drew his red card.