Dries Mertens scores double and wins prestigious Champions League record (video)



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Naples won without a lot of trouble on Tuesday against Etoile Rouge Belgrade (3-1) thanks to a double of Dries Mertens and keeps the lead of Group C of the Champions League in front of PSG and Liverpool, but the Carlo Ancelotti's team can still lose everything on the last day. The Red Devil became the first Belgian player to score ten goals in C1.

"At this point, if we do not pbad, we are really idiots," warned Monday the Italian technician in a press conference.

His team took another step towards the round of 16, beating the Red Star as expected and it has its destiny in hand. But the goal conceded Tuesday while she led quietly 3-0 could be important.

If PSG wins against the Red Star, the second ticket will be played at Anfield Road, where Liverpool and Naples will play a kind of final.

In case of draw or success, Naples would pbad. But if Liverpool wins 1-0 or more goals away, Naples slip into third place and leave the PSG and the Reds to reach the 8th finals.

Meanwhile, the Neapolitans have unsurprisingly dominated the Red Star, which in turn is no longer in the race for qualification.

It was captain Hamsik who opened the scoring in the 11th minute by taking a left from Maksimovic on the corner.

The following two goals were scored by Mertens, first of a good recovery from outside the right in the surface (33), then a nice shot in the skylight (52). With this double, the Belgian striker has reached the 100 goals mark in the Napoli jersey. The Red Devil also became the first Belgian player to score ten goals in the Champions League.

But five minutes later, Etoile Rouge reduced the mark by Ben Nabouhane (3-1, 57th) after a superb badist from Marin on one of the very few Serbian actions of the match.

Anecdotal in the history of this match, this goal weakens yet the difference in goals of the Neapolitans when concluding the group stage.

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