Tuesday, September 18, 2018

UEFA Champions League, Group C: Reds Rack Up Late Home Win Over PSG; Red Star and Napoli Battle To Scoreless Stalemate In Serbian Capital

Action in Group C of the UEFA Champions League commenced on Tuesday with two games.

At Liverpool, England:

Roberto Firmino (that's him coming off the bench) scored the winning goal in the second minute of second-half stoppage time as Liverpool recovered from blowing a two-goal lead and defeated visiting Paris Saint-Germain 3-2.

Getty Images photo by Julian Finney

At Belgrade, Serbia:
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Red Star Belgrade and visiting Napoli battled to a 0-0 stalemate.

Here, we see Napoli defender Kevin Malcuit (right) being pursued by a pair of Red Star players---namely Goran Causic and Filip Stojkovic.

Associated Press photo by Darko Vojnovic

Group C Standings:

1. Liverpool (GP: 1; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
2. Red Star Belgrade (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
3. Napoli (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
4. Paris Saint-Germain (GP: 1; GD: -1; PTS: 0)

NOTE:  Red Star Belgrade has the disciplinary points advantage over Napoli (-2 to -4).

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