Champions League: EVERY result – including a shocker for Liverpool!

Napoli claimed a stunning win over last season's beaten finalists Liverpool in their opening Champions League group game.

Sep 8, 2022 - 09:49
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Champions League: EVERY result – including a shocker for Liverpool!

Napoli claimed a stunning 4-1 win over last season’s beaten finalists Liverpool in their opening Champions League group game on Wednesday, as a worrying start to the campaign continued for Jurgen Klopp’s side.

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Piotr Zielinski gave Napoli a fifth-minute lead from the penalty spot and Victor Osimhen had another spot-kick saved before Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa and Giovanni Simeone added further first-half goals.

Zielinski scored Napoli’s fourth just after the break, with Luis Diaz pulling one back for Liverpool in the Group A clash.

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Champions League results on Wednesday:

Group A

Ajax (NED) 4 (Alvarez 17, Berghuis 32, Kudus 33, Bergwijn 80) Rangers (SCO) 0

Napoli (ITA) 4 (Zielinski 5-pen, 47, Zambo Anguissa 31, Simeone 44) Liverpool (ENG) 1 (Diaz 49)

Group B

Atletico Madrid (ESP) 2 (Hermoso 90+2, Griezmann 90+11) FC Porto (POR) 1 (Uribe 90+6-pen)

Club Brugge (BEL) 1 (Sylla 42) Bayer Leverkusen (GER) 0

Group C

Barcelona (ESP) 5 (Kessie 13, Lewandowski 34, 45+3, 67, Torres 71) Viktoria Plzen (CZE) 1 (Sykora 44)

Inter Milan (ITA) 0 Bayern Munich (GER) 2 (Sane 25, D’Ambrosio 66-og)

Group D

Eintracht Frankfurt (GER) 0 Sporting (POR) 3 (Edwards 65, Trincao 67, Santos 82)

Tottenham Hotspur (ENG) 2 (Richarlison 76, 81) Marseille (FRA) 0

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Group E

Dinamo Zagreb (CRO) 1 (Orsic 13) Chelsea (ENG) 0

Red Bull Salzburg (AUT) 1 (Okafor 28) AC Milan (ITA) 1 (Saelamaekers 40)

Group F

Celtic (SCO) 0 Real Madrid (ESP) 3 (Vinicius 56, Modric 60, Hazard 77)

RB Leipzig (GER) 1 (Simakan 57) Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR) 4 (Shved 16, 58, Mudryk 76, Traore 85)

Group G

Borussia Dortmund (GER) 3 (Reus 35, Guerreiro 42, Bellingham 83) FC Copenhagen (DEN) 0

Sevilla (ESP) 0 Manchester City (ENG) 4 (Haaland 20, 67, Foden 58, Dias 90+2)

Group H

Paris Saint-Germain (FRA) 2 (Mbappe 5, 22) Juventus (ITA) 1 (McKennie 53)

Benfica (POR) 2 (Silva 50, Grimaldo 54) Maccabi Haifa (ISR) 0

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