Champions League: Liverpool cruise into knockouts, Manchester City beat Brugge 4-1 as PSG slip in opposition to Leipzig

Liverpool cruised previous Atletico Madrid 2-0 at Anfield whereas Manchester City overpowered Clube Brugge 4-1. Paris St Germain had been held to a 2-2 draw by Leipzig after conceding a late penalty. Sadio Mane and Diogo Jota scored within the first 21 minutes. (Reuters Photo)HIGHLIGHTSLiverpool had by no means opened a Champions League group stage with 4 winsThey had been hardly ever troubled by Atletico within the Group B matchCity took a one-point lead over PSG earlier than they meet in Manchester in three weeks’ timeLiverpool and Ajax prolonged their good successful information within the Champions League on Wednesday to advance into the spherical of 16. Liverpool cruised previous Spanish champions Atletico Madrid 2-0 at Anfield and Ajax hit 10-man Borussia Dortmund with late objectives in a 3-1 come-from-behind win in Germany.

The 4 groups with 4 straight wins – after Bayern Munich and Juventus sealed their locations Tuesday – have already given the knockout lineup a nostalgic really feel. Ajax, Bayern and Liverpool mixed to win all eight European Cup titles from 1971-78.Liverpool had by no means opened a Champions League group stage with 4 wins, although they had been hardly ever troubled in opposition to Atletico in Group B after Diogo Jota and Sadio Mané scored within the first 21 minutes. Atletico dropped to 3rd within the group behind Porto, who had been held to a 1-1 draw at last-place AC Milan.Ajax are having a standout Champions League marketing campaign after being ignored by the Super League founders from England, Italy and Spain once they lined up their ill-fated challenge a number of months in the past.The Dutch champions made it back-to-back massive wins over Dortmund, which had veteran defender Mats Hummels despatched off within the first half.Second-place Dortmund path Ajax by six factors in Group C with two rounds left. Dortmund are stage on factors with Sporting Lisbon, who routed Besiktas 4-0 and host the German aspect subsequent on November 24.Real Madrid and Inter Milan – two of the 12 Super League golf equipment – have taken management of Group D from upstart Sheriff after vital wins on Wednesday.Karim Benzema’s objectives ensured Madrid beat Shakhtar Donetsk 2-1 and lead the standings by two factors from Inter. The Italian champions made it two straight wins over Sheriff, 3-1 away to the champions of Moldova.Manchester City overpowered Club Brugge 4-1 and had been rewarded with the highest spot in Group A after late drama at Leipzig the place Paris Saint-Germain drew 2-2.A PSG group lacking the injured Lionel Messi rallied from an early Leipzig surge to guide at halftime by means of two objectives by Georgino Wijnaldum. But PSG dropped factors after a stoppage-time penalty by Leipzig substitute Dominik Szoboszlai.City took a one-point lead over PSG earlier than they meet in Manchester in three weeks’ time.Click right here for IndiaToday.in’s full protection of the coronavirus pandemic.