With Liverpool FC, Jürgen Klopp has a close eye on the quarter-finals in the Football Champions League.
The English champion scored 5:0 (2:0) with Atalanta Bergamo in the third game of group D and could already make progress in the second leg in three weeks. Record winner Real Madrid is also gradually gaining momentum. The Royal defeated Inter Milan 3-2 (2-1) and are now second in group
B behind Borussia Mönchengladbach (6-0 near Schachtjor Donezk). Like Liverpool and FC Bayern (6-2 at RB Salzburg), Manchester City also won the third. Pep Guardiola’s team won 3-0 (1-0) against Olympiakos Piraeus. Second in Group C was Porto, who defeated Olympique Marseille 3-0 (2-0).
New arrival Diogo Jota is currently the man of the hour at Liverpool. The Portuguese scored three goals against Atalanta (16th, 33rd and 54th), making him the fourth consecutive match winner in a row. Mohamed Salah (47th) and Sadio Mané (49th) also met. In the league, Jota had scored the 2-1 victory goal against West Ham United and Sheffield United, while in the top division he scored the lead goal against Midtjylland 2-0. Ajax Amsterdam is now second behind Liverpool. The Dutch record champion won 2:1 (2:1) in Midtjylland.