Champions League: Liverpool remains at the top and City experienced a night of terror

Liverpool of England today consolidated its position in the Champions League with a crushing 4-0 victory over Bayer Leverkusen, highlighting the performance of Colombian Luis Díaz, who scored a hat trick.

The home team broke the deadlock in the second half after a filtered pass from Curtis Jones to Díaz, who scored with precision over goalkeeper Hrádecky.

This play sparked a flurry of goals that included a header from Cody Gakpo after a cross from Mohamed Salah and two more goals from Díaz, one in added time.

With this victory, Liverpool, which had Alexis MacAllisterhas four victories in the same number of games, leading its group with an ideal score, at least until Aston Villa’s next match.

Meanwhile, in Portugal, Manchester City suffered a surprising 4-1 defeat against Sporting Lisbon, marking a negative record in the Pep Guardiola era in the Champions League.

Despite starting the lead from the fourth minute with a goal from Phil Foden, City could not maintain the advantage, as Sporting equalized the score before the break with a goal from Viktor Gyokeres, who would end up being the star of the match.

The second half was dominated by the Portuguese team, who scored three more goals, including two from penalties, with Gyokeres completing a hat trick.

The defeat leaves City in a delicate position and marks the first time they have conceded four goals in the Champions League under Guardiola.

Milan also had an outstanding night, defeating Real Madrid 3-1 at the Santiago Bernabéu. From the beginning, those led by Paulo Fonseca played with intensity and quickly took the lead with a header from Malick Thiaw.

Although Real Madrid managed to equalize with a Vinicius penalty, Milan took the lead again before the break, thanks to a play by Álvaro Morata.

In the second half, the “Rossoneri” sealed the victory with a third goal after a play started by Tijjani Reijnders and ended in the six-yard box.

This victory left Madrid in a compromised situation in the group stage, while the Italian team celebrated a historic victory on Spanish soil.

On the other hand, the Argentine goalkeeper Walter Benitez stood out in the victory of PSV over Girona by 4 to 0 in the Netherlands.

The goalkeeper, recently called up by Lionel Scaloni for the Argentine National Team, had an impeccable performance in the first half, stopping a header from Yangel Herrera and a close-range shot from Ladislav Krejci.

Thanks to their interventions, PSV managed to keep a clean sheet, allowing the Dutch team to consolidate its victory.

With this performance, Benítez reinforces his position as one of the most solid goalkeepers of the moment and a worthy candidate to replace Emiliano “Dibu” Martínez in the national team.

In the rest of the results: Bratislava 1- Dinamo Zagreb 4; Bologna 0 – Monaco 1; Borussia Dortmund 1 – Sturm Graz 0; Celtic 3 – Leipzig 1 and Lille 1 – Juventus 1.