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\nPARIS: Liverpool eased to a comfortable 2-0 win in the \u2018Battle of Britain\u2019 against Rangers in the Champions League group games on Tuesday while Napoli underlined their credentials with an impressive 6-1 thrashing of Ajax in Amsterdam.<\/p>\n
\nOn a night when a minute\u2019s silence was held before every match in tribute to the 131 victims of the Indonesia stadium tragedy, Bayern Munich and Club Brugge also made it three wins from three while Inter edged Barcelona in a tight contest in Milan.<\/p>\n
\nJurgen Klopp\u2019s Liverpool went into their Group A game against the Scottish champions on the back of just three wins in their first nine Premier League and Champions League games of the season.<\/p>\n
\nBut they settled quickly when Trent Alexander-Arnold produced a sublime free-kick to put the home side ahead after just seven minutes.<\/p>\n
\nRangers\u2019 40-year-old goalkeeper Allan McGregor produced some fine saves, including four to deny Darwin Nunez his first goal for Liverpool, to keep his side in the hunt at halftime.<\/p>\n
\nSeven minutes into the second half, however, Leon King\u2019s challenge caught the legs of Luis Diaz to give away a penalty.<\/p>\n
\nMohamed Salah stepped up and struck the ball down the middle as McGregor was unable to repeat the penalty-saving heroics he produced against Napoli.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cIt was exactly what we needed. It was a super, solid performance,\u201d said Klopp, who switched from his usual 4-3-3 formation to a 4-2-3-1.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cSometimes you have to change things.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nNapoli stay top of Group A after another impressive victory, coming from behind to hammer Ajax 6-1 to take their tally of goals to 13 from three matches.<\/p>\n
\nMohammed Kudus put the home side ahead in the ninth minute but Luciano Spalletti\u2019s side bounced back with first-half goals from Giacomo Raspadori, Giovanni Di Lorenzo and Piotr Zielinski.<\/p>\n
\nRaspadori added his second two minutes after the restart and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia added the fifth just after the hour.<\/p>\n
\nAjax\u2019s night was made worse when captain Dusan Tadic was sent off after collecting a second yellow card and Giovanni Simeone closed out the win.<\/p>\n
\nBayern moved to the edge of qualification with a third successive win, thrashing Viktoria Plzen 5-0 in Group C.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cWe were calm, we dominated and we were in total control,\u201d said Bayern captain and Manuel Neuer.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cWhen everything is going well, we\u2019re almost unstoppable.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nGerman international Leroy Sane struck twice, opening the scoring from distance after seven minutes and adding a second five minutes after the break.<\/p>\n
\nBetween Sane\u2019s two goals, Serge Gnabry added a second on 13 minutes before Sadio Mane posted his first Champions League goal for Bayern with number three after 21 minutes.<\/p>\n
\nSubstitute Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting came off the bench at half time and added the fifth just before the hour mark.<\/p>\n
\nHakan Calhanoglu fired Inter Milan to a 1-0 win over Barcelona at the San Siro which took the Italians into second spot in Group C, three points behind Bayern.<\/p>\n
\nInter had lost five of the previous 10 matches in all competitions but Turkey midfielder Calhanoglu ended the crisis talk when he lashed in the only goal of the game on the stroke of half-time.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cIt was very important today for us, to show something to our fans who are always with us. We showed that we deserved it,\u201d said Calhanoglu.<\/p>\n
\nBarcelona boss Xavi Hernandez, however, was left fuming after two key handball decisions went against his team.<\/p>\n
\nThe first saw an equalizer ruled out following a pitch review by referee Slavko Vincic for Ansu Fati\u2019s handball just before the ball dropped to Pedri to tuck home.<\/p>\n
\nBarca were then denied a stoppage time penalty after VAR officials ruled that Denzel Dumfries did not commit a handball offense despite touching the ball in a very similar way to Fati.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cIf you ask me I\u2019m outraged… the word is outrage because it makes no sense, it\u2019s an injustice,\u201d Xavi told reporters.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cI think it\u2019s an injustice, I just can\u2019t hide it.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nClub Brugge also claimed a third successive win to continue their surprise charge toward the next round.<\/p>\n
\nKamal Sowah and Ferran Jutgla were on target as the Belgian side made short work of Atletico Madrid in Group B.<\/p>\n
\nAtletico had their chances with Antoine Griezmann crashing a penalty off the crossbar. They also had a goal ruled out for offside which added to their frustration.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cIt\u2019s a very tight group and we will have to fight because we won\u2019t get anything for free,\u201d said Atletico captain Koke.<\/p>\n
\nClub Brugge top Group B, three points ahead of the other three teams after Porto beat Bayern Leverkusen 2-0 with second half goals from Zaidu and Galeno.<\/p>\n
\nSporting Lisbon\u2019s march in Group D came to a shuddering halt in Marseille where the home side came from a goal down to win 4-1 and get their first win under their belt.<\/p>\n
\nLisbon still top the group with six points, two ahead of Eintracht Frankfurt and Tottenham Hotspur who played out a goalless draw in Germany.
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