Leverkusen, represented by Lukas Hradecky, suffered a crushing defeat at Anfield. Sporting’s Viktor Gyökeres and Liverpool’s Luis Diaz were capable of hat tricks.
Liverpool played a modest opening half of Champions League football but were on the move in the second half with a new look and ultimately too tough Lukas Hradecky representing Leverkusen.
Compiled by Hattrick Luis Diaz and Cody Gakpo sealed Liverpool’s 4–0 home win. Hradecky was completely powerless in the face of comeback goals. Liverpool leads the Champions League with a full 12 points.
The loss was Hradecky’s first in a Leverkusen shirt since May 2023. Huhkajavätti’s streak of undefeated Leverkusen games ended at 45 matches.
For former Liverpool midfielder, current manager of Leverkusen For Xabi Alonso42, the return to Anfield was grim. During his playing career, he represented Liverpool in 2004–09.
Real Madrid in the Netherlands
Milan continued to humiliate Real Madrid and beat the weak home team at the Santiago Bernabeu with goals 3–1. In the previous home game, Real had taken the pot in the meeting of the La Liga giants from Barcelona 0-4.
Real Madrid had to take a break already for the third time in a row in a UCL home game, and did not rise from the 1-2 situation this time.
They were responsible for Milan’s goals Malick Thiaw, Alvaro Morata and Tijjani Reijnders. Real’s only one scored from the penalty kick Vinicius Juniorfor whom the hit was the fourth of the season in as many UCL games.
Strong performances from ManU’s new pilot and Swedish striker
Manchester United’s future coach, moving to Old Trafford after the national team break Ruben Amorim still excelled at the helm of Sporting.
He led the highly motivated Portuguese team to a 4-1 home win over Manchester City, which was their third straight defeat. The last time City experienced something similar was in the 2017–18 season.
Second in the Premier League, City’s scoring was responsible Phil Foden.
City pilot Pep Guardiola’s the nightmare came true at the beginning of the 2nd half. Initially Maximiliano Araujo scored a 2-1 goal for the hosts almost straight from the start and three minutes later Sporting led 3-1. City’s pursuit in your part Erling Haaland’s to an unsuccessful penalty in the 69th minute.
Sporting’s Swedish goalscorer stole the headlines again – this time with a hat trick.
Viktor Gyökeres scored 1–1, 3–1 and 4–1 goals to take his tally to five in four UCL games this season. In total, the Stockholm-born goaltender has scored a dazzling 23 complete hits in the 17 matches he has played for the Lisbon club.
UCL matches and goals here, table here