Liverpool, English premier league (EPL) champions, fell to a surprising 2-0 loss to Atalanta at Anfield on Wednesday night.
Liverpool, in the absence of Mohamed Salah who is recovering from COVID-19 pandemic, never looked like a side ready to score goals as they also allowed the high-scoring Italian side a glimmer of hope.
Atalanta scored the first through Josip Illicic. The Serbian crept in at the back post to sweep in an Alejandro Gomez’s cross. The diminutive Argentine was also heavily involved in the second goal. His cross led to a struggle in the box and Robin Goosens was on hand to bury the ball in the net.
In other matches, Real Madrid defeated Inter Milan 2-0, thanks to a penalty from Eden Hazard and Rodrygo’s last addition. Bayern Munich defeated RB Salzburg 3-1 with Robert Lewandoswki scoring once to move level with Raul on 71 total UCL goals.
RESULTS
- Borussia Monchengladbach 4-0 Shakhtar Donetsk
- Olympiakos 0-1 Manchester City
- Bayern Munich 3-1 RB Salzburg
- Atletico Madrid 0-0 Lokomotiv Moscow
- Inter Milan 0-2 Real Madrid
- Marseille 0-2 Porto
- Liverpool 0-2 Atalanta
- Ajax 3-1 Midtjlland.
By Jerry Lenbang/TheCable
