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UCL: Liverpool demolish City with early goals, Barcelona in big win against Roma

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UEFA Champions League action continued on Wednesday night, with Liverpool stunning Manchester City 3-0 at Anfield. It was a game that saw both Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane score their seventh Champions League goals of the season.

In the other game of the night, Barcelona benefited from two own goals as they beat Roma 4-1 at the Camp Nou, with Gerard Pique and Luis Suarez also getting on the scoresheet.

Comprehensive Review

 

Although City controlled the possession early on, Liverpool stunned City inside 12 minutes as Salah broke the deadlock.

The Egyptian offloaded to Roberto Firmino after a surging run upfield and received the ball back off the Brazilian after he saw his shot saved by Ederson and Kyle Walker failed to clear his lines.

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Salah duly converted from close range.

Just eight minutes later, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain doubled the Reds’ tally with a vicious effort from the edge of the area.

By the half-hour mark, Liverpool were 3-0 up as Salah curled in a cross for Mane to head home

Although City were able to regain some composure and controlled much of the match after the break, they nevertheless failed to trouble Liverpool’s goal.

At the Camp Nou, Barcelona took the lead seven minutes before the break when Daniele De Rossi intercepted Andres Iniesta’s pass to prevent Lionel Messi from receiving it, but he contrived to turn the ball into his own goal.

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Roma were similarly unfortunate shortly after the restart, when Samuel Umtiti’s effort rebounded off the post and went in via Kostas Manolas.

Barcelona have been the beneficiaries of several own goals in the Champions League this season.

Gerard Pique tapped in a rebound from Suarez soon after, before Edin Dzeko netted his fifth Champions League goal of the campaign. The striker picked up the ball from Diego Perotti and held off Jordi Alba before firing past Marc-Andre ter Stegen.

Suarez rounded out the scoring with his first European goal since Barcelona’s 6-1 win over Paris Saint-Germain last year, capitalising on some poor defending from Federico Fazio to tuck home.

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Here are Wednesday’s results:

Liverpool 3-0 Man City

Barcelona 4-1 Roma

Additional report by BleacherReport

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