BEVERLY HILLS, October 24, (THEWILL) – The 2019-20 UEFA Champions League delivered again on Wednesday, with goals and drama across the eight matches. Barcelona, Liverpool, Chelsea, Napoli and Inter all took care of business, picking up key wins.
Liverpool cruised past Genk, while Barcelona were made to work against Slavia Prague. Napoli narrowly held off Salzburg, Inter beat Borussia Dortmund and Chelsea got the win over Ajax.
Liverpool defeated Genk 4-1 in Belgium to claim a second victory in this season’s competition, while Lionel Messi’s Barcelona defeated Slavia Prague in Czech with star player joining an elite goalscoring club.
A brace from Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and further goals from Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah gave the UCL defending champions victory in an encounter they controlled.
Lionel Messi scored the first goal in Barcelona’s 2-1 win away to Slavia Prague in the Czech Republic.
The goal means that the six-time Balon D’Or has scored against the 33rd different opposition in the UCL, joining both Cristiano Ronaldo and Raul on the list.
The goal also means Messi became the only player to have scored in 15 consecutive UCL seasons.
Mitchy Batshuayi’s late goal gave Chelsea a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Ajax in Holland while Inter Milan continued their renaissance under Antoni Conte with a 2-0 win over Borussia Dortmund.
Here are Wednesday’s full results:
Genk 1-4 Liverpool
Salzburg 2-3 Napoli
Inter 2-0 Dortmund
Slavia Prague 1-2 Barcelona
Leipzig 2-1 Zenit St. Petersburg
Benfica 2-1 Lyon
Ajax 0-1 Chelsea
Lille 1-1 Valencia
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