As the defense struggled to get into the flow of the match against Villarreal—making mistakes and showing lapses in concentration that allowed the Spanish team to take a 2-0 lead— Liverpool put Plan… Anfield into action.
For this stadium will go down in its vast history as the place where yet another important European match was turned around, resulting in the 4-3 victory that kept the “Reds” remained undefeated with a 3-3 record in this year’s Champions League group stage.
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Just four minutes in, Mikaoutanje, capitalizing on a wayward header by Van Dijk, made it 1-0, and Cardona, in the 29th minute, after a pass from Saliba that “pierced” the English team’s defense, gave the “Yellow Submarine” a two-goal lead.
At that point, Liverpool decided to wake up. Tsimikas’ assist from a corner kick found McAllister’s head, making it 1–2 in the 36th minute, while Araujo’s header off the far post in the final play of the first half made it 2-2! Liverpool came out strong in the second half, and with Wirz coming into the game, completed the comeback when McAllister finished neatly off Engumoha’s second assist of the game to make it 3-2, and the German attacking midfielder, who had come on as a substitute, sealed the 4-2 victory with an easy finish in the 68th minute!
The match remained suspenseful when Olubasegyi beat Alisson in the near corner in the 87th minute, but Iraola’s team secured its third win in as many matches.
At the “Olimpico,” Roma dominated Slovan Bratislava and won 4-0, a week after suffering a completely unexpected comeback defeat at the hands of Real Madrid, having led 3-1 only to ultimately lose 4-3.
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Roma played comfortably and… beautifully, crushing Slovan with a “four-goal” victory
Roma crushed Slovan Bratislava 4-0, making a strong debut in the competition thanks to a stellar performance by Malen, who scored one goal and provided two assists
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Atlético earned a point in Stuttgart with a “10” and… Alvares as the hero
Atlético managed to avoid defeat in Stuttgart and leave Germany with a point in the bag, as the match ended 1-1. The Germans had taken the lead in the 36th minute through Leveling, but Julián Álvarez equalized with a stunning shot in the 47th minute. In fact, the “Rojiblancos” had to defend the score with 10 players starting in the 64th minute, when Hjulmand was sent off, but they managed to do so.
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