New boy hits hat-trick as Liverpool thump FIVE in CL masterclass
ATALANTA 0-5 LIVERPOOL
Diogo Jota scored a hat-trick as Liverpool crushed Atalanta 5-0 in their Champions League Group D clash in Bergamo on Tuesday.
Portuguese forward Jota turned in the first for the Premier League leaders after quarter of an hour, adding a second on 33 minutes to put the visitors two-goals up at the break in a empty Gewiss stadium in northern Italy.
Gian Piero Gasperini’s home side needed to pull off a comeback from two goals down as they did to hold Ajax 2-2 a week ago.
But Liverpool continued the punishment in the second half with Mohamed Saleh and Sadio Mane adding two more within four minutes, and Jota completing his hat-trick after 55 minutes.
Jurgen Klopp’s 2019 Champions League winners are top of Group D with their maximum nine points and are five clear of both Atalanta and Ajax, who won 2-1 at Danish champions Midtjylland.
MANCHESTER CITY 3-0 OLYMPIAKOS
Gabriel Jesus marked his return from injury with a blistering strike to seal Manchester City’s 3-0 win over Olympiakos as Pep Guardiola’s men cruised towards a place in the last 16 of the Champions League.
City have maximum points from their opening three games in Group C, thanks in large part to Ferran Torres’ free-scoring form as the Spaniard became the third youngest player to ever score in four straight Champions League games when he opened the scoring on 12 minutes.
However, the English side have lacked a ruthless streak in the recent weeks in the Premier League without a natural striker and Jesus’s return comes at just the right time ahead of Liverpool’s visit to the Etihad on Sunday.
REAL MADRID 3-2 INTER MILAN
Real Madrid thwarted a second half comeback from Inter Milan to win 3-2 on Tuesday and give their Champions League bid lift-off in Group B.
Madrid’s 19-year-old Brazilian Rodrygo came off the bench to score the winner at the empty Alfredo di Stefano stadium, where Inter threatened a remarkable turnaround after drawing level from two goals down.
Lautaro Martinez and Ivan Perisic gave Inter hope of victory after Karim Benzema and Sergio Ramos had put Madrid in command, Ramos heading in a second after half an hour for his 100th Real Madrid goal.
But Rodrygo had the last word, his cool finish in the 80th minute earning Zinedine Zidane’s side their first win to leave Inter with a mountain to climb if they are to make the last 16.
OTHER RESULTS
RB Salzburg 2-6 Bayern Munich
FC Porto 3-0 Marseille
FC Midtjylland 1-2 Ajax
Shakhtar Donetsk 0-6 Borussia Monchengladbach
Lokomotiv Moscow 1-1 Atletico Madrid
Source: Fox Sports
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