Tuesday, November 06, 2018

UEFA Champions League, Group C: Red Star Knock Off Reds; Napoli and PSG Draw In Italy

Two games in Group C of the UEFA Champions League are set to be contested on Tuesday.

At Belgrade, Serbia:

Milan Pavkov scored both goals (22', 29') in the first half-hour of Red Star Belgrade's 2-0 home blanking of Liverpool.

The happy players on the Serbian club celebrate after Milan's second tally.

AFP/Getty Images photo by Pedja Milosavljevic

At Naples, Italy:

Lorenzo Insigne's penalty kick in the 63rd minute (shown here) provided the equalizer that enabled Napoli to gain a 1-1 home draw with Paris Saint-Germain.

Juan Bernat scored in the second minute of first-half stoppage time for the French club.

AFP/Getty Images photo by Filippo Monteforte

Group C Standings:

1. Napoli (GP: 4; GD: +1; PTS: 6)
2. Liverpool (GP: 4; GD: +2; PTS: 6)
3. Paris Saint-Germain (GP: 4; GD: +4; PTS: 5)
4. Red Star Belgrade (GP: 4; GD: -7; PTS: 4)

Napoli defeated Liverpool 1-0 at home on October 3, thus the Italian club had a head-to-head 3-0 points advantage.

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