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Paris: Roberto Firmino's latest strike allowed Liverpool to win 3-2 over Paris Saint-Germain during a thrilling encounter at the opening night of the group stage of the day. 39; UEFA Champions League.
There have been late dramatic goals in Europe, including for Inter Milan against Tottenham Hotspur, and victorious starts for several of the leading contenders, while Atletico Madrid has beaten for beat Monaco.
But the heavyweight match of the evening took place at Anfield, and the Group C match between the finalists beaten last season and the ambitious PSG met expectations.
Liverpool was rewarded for their excellent start as they scored twice after 36 minutes. Daniel Sturridge opened the scoring before James Milner got a penalty.
But the champions of France pushed the back before the interval thanks to Thomas Meunier – the goal was maintained despite the fact that Edinson Cavani was offside.
The two most expensive players in the world then combined for the equalizer in the 83rd minute that seemed to be going to draw PSG, Neymar helping Kylian Mbappe to score.
These two had not played well and Mbappe was caught just before Firmino, as a substitute, hit the winner in the second minute of the time.
"I can not say enough good things about Bobby, getting off the bench after his weekend injury is really amazing," said Klopp of Firmino, who was surprised by Jan Vertonghen last weekend.
PSG will face Red Star Belgrade, who scored a strong comeback with a 0-0 draw against Napoli.
The superb free kick from Messi:
UEFA kicked off early this week in the UEFA Champions League, and the match was still tight at Camp Nou, while Barcelona faced PSV Eindhoven in Group B.
Messi has clearly shown his determination to go up to Europe this season and the Argentinean scored the first goal of the 2018-19 group stage from a superb free kick in the first period.
Barca took the lead in the second half, with Ousmane Dembele scoring one goal before Messi added two more to complete his eighth league win in the Champions League, one more than Cristiano Ronaldo, to win a 4 victory. -0.
"Normally, if you make a hat-trick, you frame it, but it's an extraordinary routine," said Barca coach Ernesto Valverde, to whom Samuel Umtiti sent his team.
Injured spurs:
The champions of Spain then go to London to face Tottenham Hotspur, victim of a 2-1 defeat at Inter Milan.
After losing their last two Premier League games, the Spurs were on track to win the victory over Christian Eriksen in the opening match of the second period.
But Mauro Icardi 's brilliant end – end brought the hosts level, and Matias Vecino went into a stoppage for Inter, returning to the Champions League for the first time since 2011-12. .
"We are suffering a little but it's not an excuse," said Mauricio Pochettino, Tottenham's manager.
After winning the Europa League last season, Atletico Madrid is aiming for the glory of the Champions League with the final to be played in its own stadium.
They started their campaign by beating Monaco 2-1 away in Group A, Diego Costa and Jose Maria Gimenez getting their goals after Samuel Grandsir put the hosts ahead.
In the same group, Christian Pulisic celebrated his 20th birthday by scoring a late goal that allowed Borussia Dortmund to win 1-0 away from Club Brugge.
Schalke, the fierce rival of Dortmund, started with a 1-1 draw against FC Porto in a hectic Group D fixture.
Breel Embolo gave the advantage to the German team in the second half, ahead of Iker Casillas, who played in the Champions League in 20 distinct seasons.
That was after Alex Telles had an anticipated penalty saved for visitors. But Porto, who won the Champions League at Schalke's Gelsenkirchen Stadium in 2004, equalized when Otavio converted another late penalty.
Meanwhile, Garry Rodrigues and Eren Derdiyok scored, and Selcuk Inan scored a penalty, while Galatasaray beat Lokomotiv Moscow 3-0 in Istanbul.
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