Football – Alexis Mac Allister and Mohamed Salah got on the scoresheet as Liverpool beat Bologna 2-0 yesterday to remain perfect in their Champions League campaign.
A rousing atmosphere greeted Arne Slot and his team who had beaten AC Milan 3-1 away in their opener, and Liverpool did not disappoint, with Mac Allister scoring in the 11th minute, tapping in Salah’s pinpoint cross from close range.
The Argentinian midfielder’s first goal of the season came less than two minutes after Bologna’s Thijs Dallinga slotted the ball past Liverpool keeper Alisson, but it was disallowed for offside.
Liverpool were denied a second goal in the 17th minute when Darwin Nunez sprinted onto a pass before calmly firing home past Lukasz Skorupski, but the Uruguayan was flagged for offside.
After narrowly missing several scoring chances, Reds talisman Salah finally connected in the 75th minute for his 49th Champions League goal, touching the ball past Juan Miranda before curling a rocket into the top right corner.
Aston Villa beat Bayern Munich 1-0 thanks to a brilliant late Jhon Duran goal as the hosts celebrated in style their first home game in Europe’s elite club competition for 41 years.
With the Germans dominating possession but squandering chances, Duran ran onto a high ball in the 79th minute, spotted goalkeeper Manuel Neuer off his line, and scooped the ball over him to send Villa Park into delirium.
It was Duran’s fifth goal as a substitute this season.
The win was a throwback to one of Villa’s most glorious days when they beat Bayern Munich to lift the European Cup in 1982.
Duran’s goal came against the run of play after Bayern had enjoyed two thirds of possession and the best chances in both teams’ second fixture of the new 36-team league phase of the Champions League.
In the first half, Villa’s World Cup-winning Argentine goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez saved a Harry Kane bullet header brilliantly, though the striker was later ruled offside, then tipped over a shot from Michael Olise.
A first-half penalty earned Lille a shock 1-0 home victory over holders Real Madrid, ending the 15-times European Cup winners’ 14-game unbeaten run in the competition.
Jonathan David converted a penalty three minutes into first-half stoppage time to hand Real, who had not lost in their previous 36 matches in all competitions, their first defeat since January.
The result put Ligue 1 side Lille on three points from two games in the new format of Europe’s premier club competition. Real, who won their opening match against VfB Stuttgart, are also on three points.
Ten-man Juventus twice came from a goal down to stun hosts RB Leipzig 3-2 thanks to Francisco Conceicao’s 83rd-minute winner, making it two wins from two matches in the Champions League.
Juve, who were reduced to 10 when keeper Michele Di Gregorio was sent off on the hour for a handball outside the box, fell 1-0 down in the 30th minute when Benjamin Sesko, who had also scored for Leipzig in their opening loss to Atletico Madrid, drilled in off the crossbar.
The Italians, who had suffered a double blow at the start of the game with the injuries to captain Bremer and Nicolas Gonzalez, recovered after the break.
They levelled through Dusan Vlahovic in the 50th minute but went 2-1 down when Sesko converted a penalty in the 65th to put the hosts back in front.
Serbia striker Vlahovic came to their rescue again three minutes later, curling a left-footed shot into the far top corner to equalise before Conceicao’s fine finish completed their comeback.
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