Tuesday, October 19, 2021
Sheriff collects the first CL bankruptcy
Griezmann’s bad kick leads to a Liverpool win
Liverpool FC’s record is perfect even after the third day of the Champions League group stage. In the win against Atletico Madrid, Antoine Griezmann first played a positive, then ingloriously a leading role. Real Madrid are back on track, but the scare favorites Sheriff Tiraspol are beaten for the first time.
Liverpool FC is clearly on course for the last sixteen in the Champions League. Team manager Jürgen Klopp’s team, still unbeaten in all competitions, prevailed 3-2 (2-2) at Spanish champions Atletico Madrid and leads Group B after three games with the maximum yield. The Reds still lack a win to advance.
In the Spanish capital, James Milner (8th) and the ex-Leipzig Naby Keita (13th) gave Klopp an early lead. World champion Antoine Griezmann equalized with a double strike (20./34.) Before the break before the Frenchman was sent off after the break after a kick. In the heated final phase, the outstanding Mohamed Salah vom Punkt kept his nerve (76th).
In the 81st minute, the German referee Daniel Siebert had initially decided on a penalty again, but this time for Atlético. After consulting the video assistant, however, he withdrew the penalty; beforehand, he had carefully examined the scene again on the screen on the edge of the field. In the group’s parallel game, Luis Diaz’s goal in the 65th minute decided the duel between FC Porto and AC Milan in favor of the Portuguese. Milan remains last with no points.
Tiraspol loses for the first time
Real Madrid have meanwhile rehabilitated themselves after the home shame against outsider Sheriff Tiraspol. The record winner won in Kiev against Shakhtar Donetsk with a clear 5-0 (1-0). Sergej Krywzow (37th / own goal), Vinicius Junior (51th / 56th), Rodrygo (65th) and Karim Benzema (90th + 1) scored for Los Blancos, who had lost both comparisons against the Ukrainians last season .
Meanwhile, Real-Schreck Sheriff Tiraspol suffered the first defeat in its young Champions League history. After the dream start against Donetsk and the sensational success in Madrid, the team from Moldova lost 3-1 at Inter Milan, for the Italians it was the first victory of the current season in the premier class. Edin Dzeko took the lead in the 34th minute, and after the break, Sebastien Thill (52nd) equalized for Tiraspol. The Luxembourger had not only scored the winning goal at Real, but also the first CL goal by a Luxemburgish player.
However, the draw did not last long, the former Leverkusen and Munich Arturo Vidal after Dzeko’s template Inter broke again in the front (58th). Stefan de Vrij then made the final score in the 67th minute.