Jota Fires Hat-Trick in Big Liverpool Win
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Sport WEDNESDAY 4 NOVEMBER 2020 Make helmets mandatory for batsmen, Indian legend Tendulkar urges ICC Be it a spinner or pacer, wearing a HELMET should be MANDATORY for batsmen at professional levels. Request @icc to take this up on priority. Sachin Tendulkar Sport |10 CRICKET: THIRD ODI IN RAWALPINDI Zimbabwe: 278 for 6, Pakistan: 278 for 9 - Result: Zimbabwe win on Super Over (PAK 2-2; ZIM 3-0) Champions League: Bayern crush Salzburg to make it 14 wins in a row Jota fires hat-trick in big Liverpool win AGENCIES – BERGAMO, ITALY Diogo Jota scored a hat-trick Tuchel asks as Liverpool demolished Atalanta 5-0 in the Champions PSG to show League yesterday to secure a third win in as many matches collective in Group D. Portugal forward Jota struck twice in the first half in strength Bergamo before Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane added REUTERS – LEIPZIG goals early in the second period. Jota completed his Paris Saint Germain coach Thomas treble on 54 minutes. Tuchel asked his team to show Jurgen Klopp's side have a collective strength to make up for maximum nine points and are Liverpool’s the absence of starting players five clear of both Atalanta and Portuguese including Kylian Mbappe and Ajax, who won 2-1 at Danish striker Diogo Neymar when the French champions Champions Midtjylland. Jota (right) face RB Leipzig in the Champions Meanwhile, Bayern scores past League today. Munich came from behind to Atalanta’s Italian PSG face Leipzig away, after an crush RB Salzburg 6-2 with goalkeeper opening defeat to Manchester United two goals from Robert Marco Sportiello at the Parc des Princes and an away Lewandowski on Tuesday, during the UEFA win at Istanbul Basaksehir, without stretching their record Champions their two top strikers as well as winning run in the Champions League match forward Mauro Icardi as they have League to 14 consecutive at the Atalanta been hit by a string of injuries. Mid- games and leading their group Stadium in fielders Marco Verratti and Julian by five points after three Bergamo, Draxler have also been ruled out. games. yesterday. “We’re missing several key The Bavarians, who have players. We’re not happy about it but we’re not sad either. We’re going to won five titles in 2020 their top scorer Lewandowski but Neuer got his fingertips to Boateng powering in a header try to cope without them and play including the Champions levelled with a 21st minute Enock Mwepu's shot to turn it from Joshua Kimmich's corner as a team,” Tuchel told a news League, went behind after only penalty. wide. The Bayern keeper was in the 79th and Leroy Sane conference. four minutes when Mergim Salzburg defender Rasmus beaten in the 66th minute, scoring with a perfectly curled “We’ll try to make more efforts Berisha was left completely Kristensen then turned a however, when Masaya shot four minutes later. as a team, with a better collective unmarked inside the box to Thomas Mueller cross into his Okugawa fired Salzburg level. Lewandowski headed his mindset. We have to grow together beat goalkeeper Manuel Neuer. own net a minute before the Despite a string of chances second goal in the 88th and in this situation. We’re going to find Bayern instantly bounced break. for the home side, it was Lucas Hernandez drilled in a a starting 11 and we’re going to have back and Serge Gnabry had his The hosts came close to an Bayern who scored again in a sixth in stoppage time to lift to show that we can fight together. shot cleared off the line before equaliser right after the restart strong finish with Jerome Bayern to nine points in Group It’s necessary.” YESTERDAY'S RESULTS A ahead of second-placed Angel Di Maria is expected to GROUP STAGE Bayern Munich’s Corentin Tolisso Atletico Madrid. start alongside Pablo Sarabia and Lokomotiv Moscow 1-1 Atlético Madrid in action with FC Salzburg’s Andre Elsewhere, Substitute Moise Kean, who has scored four Shakhtar Donetsk 0-6 Borussia Ramalho during their Group A Rodrygo scored an 80th- goals in his last two appearances. Monchengladbach match yesterday. minute winner as Real Madrid Earlier yesterday, PSG said that Red Bull Salzburg 2-6 FC Bayern beat Inter Milan 3-2 to get its Mbappe would miss the game due Munich Champions League campaign to a hamstring problem. Real Madrid 3-2 Internazionale back on track. Mbappe, 21, sustained the injury FC Porto 3-0 Olympique de Marseille Meanwhile, Ferranan TorresTorres,, during SaturdaSaturday’sy’s 33-0-0 Manchester City 3-0 Olympiacos Gabriel Jesus and Joaoao Cancelo LigueLiL gue 1 victoryvictory Atalanta 0-5 Liverpool were on target as Manchesteranchester against Nantes andand FC Midtjylland 1-2 Ajax City made it three winswins out of was withdrawnwithdrawn three in group C with a 3-0 win towardstowards thethe TODAY'S FIXTURES over Olympiakos at ththee EtiEtihadhad closingclosing stages ofof 8:55pm Qatar time Stadium. thethe mmatch.atch. FC Zenit vs SS Lazio Earlier, in Kievv Striker Basaksehir vs Manchester United Alassane Plea scoreded a hat- 11:00pm Qatar time trick as Borussiaussia Chelsea vs Stade Rennais Moenchengladbachach Sevilla FC vs FC Krasnodar crushed their hostssts Club Brugge vs Borussia Dortmund Schakhtar Donetsk 6-0-0 Ferencváros vs Juventus yesterday to take overer FC Barcelona vs Dynamo Kiev from them at the top RB Leipzig vs Paris Saint-Germain of their group . PSG coach Thomas Tuchel Brahimi's late double powers Al Rayyan to 2-0 victory THE PENINSULA – DOHA the shot. Soon after the first water break on the half-hour mark, Boli pro- Al Rayyan struck late with a magnif- duced a snap-header from close icent brace from substitute Yacine range, but his deflection was smartly Brahimi to clinch a 2-0 win over Al blocked by Al Ahli goalkeeper Yazan Ahli in their Ooredoo Cup Round 4 Naim. (Group B) match played at the Al Arabi On the hour mark, Abdulrahman Stadium yesterday. Al Harazi was benched and in walked The victory, their first in the group Brahimi. In the 65th minute, Franck stage, increased Al Rayyan's points Kom produced a neat slip pass to tally to four. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS - GROUP B Brahimi, who failed to outduel his Al Ahli's third defeat in four Al Rayyan 2-0 Al Ahli marker within striking range of the Al matches meant they only have just one Al Gharafa 0-0 Al Arabi Ahli goal. point which they earned after drawing Al Kharaitiyat 1-2 Umm Salal Nine minutes later, Al Ahli skipper 1-1 with Umm Salal in the third round. Omid Ebrahimi curled in a spectacular Yesterday also it looked like the TODAY'S FIXTURES - GROUP A shot from the edge of the box, but Al match was heading for a draw until 17:15 - Qatar SC Stadium Rayyan goalkeeper Saoud Al Hajri was the final few minutes before Algerian alert to the situation and dived to his Al Duhail vs Qatar SC star Brahimi took advantage of an left to collect the ball. 19:30 - Qatar SC Stadium 85th minute penalty. Then came Brahimi’s goals. The Brahimi converted the penalty and Al Sadd vs Al Khor penalty was awarded when he was then produced a brilliant finish for his 19:30 - Al Khor Stadium brought down by Fahad Ahmed. The second goal of the match just a minute Al Sailiya vs Al Wakrah Algerian attacking midfielder scored later. his second goal with a surprise shot. Al Rayyan's Yacine Brahimi (left) in action during yesterday's match. Ivorian Yohan Boli received a long Hazem Shehata unleashed a powerful Meanwhile, Umm Salal defeated cross from the flank as early as the shot from the edge of the box and his Al Kharaitiyat 2-1 at Al Khor Stadium, third minute, but the striker missed shot kissed the crossbar and flew thanks to goals from Adnan Mustafa The result raided Al Gharafa's the Qatar SC Stadium. Al Sadd will an easy tap into the net from close away. (64) and Elis Hamid (87). Ivan Mensah points tally to 10 at the top of the table meet Al Khor at the same venue in the range when he took the shot on the Moments later, Al Rayyan’s (61) scored Al Kharaitiyat's goal. in Group B while Al Arabi are second day's second match while Al Sailiya volley. Ibrahim Masoud also muffled a shot Al Arabi Stadium, Al Gharafa and with eight points. and Al Wakrah face off at Al Khor In the next 10 minutes, two close from close range as Al Ahli goalkeeper Al Arabi were involved in a goalless Today, Al Duhail face Qatar SC in Stadium in the final game of the chances went waste when Al Ahli’s quickly moved in to kill the angle of draw in the third match of the day. the first Group A match of the day at round. 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