Liverpool saved the furniture and added a transcendental victory over Ajax, the first of the group stage, and avoided complicating the classification with a defeat that could have moved them 6 points away from Napoli, in case the Italian team achieved the victory tomorrow against Rangers. With doubts and at the horn, but a goal by Jöel Matip in the 89th allowed Liverpool to take all three points in the match against Ajax. A duel in which the locals came out strong, pushed by a vibrant Anfield, but saw how Kudus quickly neutralized Salah's initial goal. He insisted again and again on Klopp's team until at the last breath he found himself with the prize.
In an overwhelming start, the English team needed just a quarter of an hour to open the can. Mohamed Salah, in the first clear opportunity for Klopp's team, did not forgive and put the Reds ahead in a quick play started in the goal. A long ball from Alisson Becker towards the front that, after two touches, reaches the feet of Mohamed Salah and the Egyptian finished with quality to score 1-0 at Anfield.
Despite the dominance of the local team, Ajax did not give up and managed to tie the game just ten minutes later with a real goal from Kudus for the entire squad. Not only was the definition of the ajacied footballer brilliant, before that the Dutch team chained 28 passes in a long possession that could not have had a better culmination.
Ajax resisted against a Liverpool that accumulated up to a dozen shots between the three sticks and as many outside, but died on the shore. Joël Matip rescued Liverpool with a goal in the 89th that earned the English team the first 3 points in Europe. The reds debuted against Napoli with a defeat (4-1) and they had to win in order not to complicate their lives. Now they are second with the same points as Napoli and Ajax, and Rangers close Group A still without scoring any points. Tomorrow (9pm) the second day will be completed with the duel between Rangers and Napoli.
In the rest of the clashes on the second day of the Champions League group stage, Barça crashed during their visit to Germany and fell 2 goals to 0 against Bayer. Inter, their next rival in the Champions League, had a more placid day and added the first 3 points of the group stage by beating Viktoria Pilsen 0-2, with goals from Dzeko and Dumfries.
Atlético gave up a defeat against Leverkusen due to two goals in the last minutes of the match. Andrich in 84, and Diaby in 87, signed the victory for the Germans. In the same group (B) as the mattress team is Ferran Jutglà's Brujas. The former Barça player is still on a roll and made his debut as a scorer in the Champions League, overtaking Bruges, from a penalty, 15 minutes into the game. The Belgian team ended up beating Porto 0-4 and is the sole leader of group B thanks to the defeat of the mattress team.
Sporting de Portugal continues on a roll and adds its second consecutive victory in the Champions League. Their 2-0 win against Tottenham leaves them the sole leader of Group D, beating the English team, who saw the match slip away with two goals in the last moments of the game. Paulinho in 90 and Arthur Gomes in 93 sealed the win for the Portuguese team, which is leader of Group D. The other clash in the group was for Eintracht. Lindstrom, shortly before the break, scored the only goal against Olympique de Marseille and sealed the first victory for the German team.
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