Champions League round-up: Liverpool win sixth straight away to Real Madrid [JIAYU]


Xinhua News Agency, London, Dec. 10 (Reporter Zhang Wei) Premier League leaders Liverpool also continued their strong run in the Champions League with a sixth straight win after a 1-0 away win over Girona on Wednesday.

Liverpool and Girona both came close to scoring in the first half of Match of the Day. In the fourth minute, Gomez's header from the front point was tipped over the bar by the home goalkeeper. Nunez also had a shot blocked by the opposing goalkeeper with his foot. Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson then leapt to save a long shot from outside the home side's penalty area.

The 0-0 deadlock was broken in the second half. Diaz won a penalty for Liverpool, which Salah converted. Liverpool continue to lead the table after six consecutive wins, and they are already qualified for the knockout stage after the last round.

Real Madrid played Atalanta away on the same day. In the 10th minute, Mbappe entered the penalty area after a low shot into the far corner to help Real Madrid pull out the first. However, the French superstar was substituted before half-time due to injury. The home side equalised from the penalty spot in first-half stoppage time.

Easy side to fight again, Vinicius in the 56th minute in the penalty area half turned low shot to break, Real Madrid to take the lead again. Just three minutes later, Bellingham converted a long ball for Madrid to extend their lead to 3-1. Atlanta then recovered by Luckman, but it was unable to change the game.

Elsewhere, Bayern Munich beat Shakhtar Donetsk 5-1 to make it three wins in a row after two straight defeats in the Champions League. Aston Villa, who twice led and twice equalised, beat Leipzig 3-2 to hand their opponents their sixth consecutive defeat in the Champions League.