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liverpool And Chelsea were comprehensive winners in the third round Champions League The fixtures concluded on Wednesday night.
Both sides won 5-1, the Merseysiders at Eintracht Frankfurt and the Londoners at Ajax on a night when Tottenham clawed their way to a point in France.
He did the same sean dyche Preparing for his first game as Nottingham Forest’s newest head coach.
hugo first
Hugo Aktyk struck a record £125million signing once again for Alexander Isak as Liverpool bounced back from an early shock to win 5-1 at Eintracht Frankfurt.
reds boss Arne Slott The decision to start both summer signings at Deutsche Bank Park saw £69m man Aktike score against his former club to cancel out Rasmus Christensen’s opener before Virgil van Dijk, Ibrahima Konate, Cody Gakpo and Dominic Szoboszlai finished the job.
However, Isak left at half-time with a groin problem, resulting in another account and he has now scored just once in eight appearances for the club.
Slott said: “A lot of people wanted me to play more of a role with them and we had to find a balance and unfortunately that balance didn’t quite work for us today. But let’s hope for the best.”
“Today with Alex and Hugo, I brought two players on the field who are usually capable of scoring goals. Alex was close at times but at half-time he had to go out and it is difficult for us to balance with him.”
the children are absolutely fine
Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca watched his teenagers rise to the challenge in a 5-1 win over 10-man Ajax at Stamford Bridge.
Nineteen-year-olds Marc Guieu and Tyreek George and 18-year-old Brazilian star Estevan Willian were all on the scoresheet as the Blues were left in a rut after captain Kenneth Taylor was handed a red card in the 17th minute.
Asked about Estevao, Maresca said: “With young players, most of the time you are worried. They play one or two games and score and they think they are already a top player.
“The good thing about Estevao is that we don’t have to be worried about that. He’s a special player, but we don’t have to be worried that he thinks he knows how good he is. He’s a very simple person. I feel very fortunate to be his manager.”
keeping it real
Tottenham thanked goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario for a clean sheet in their goalless draw at Monaco, maintaining their unbeaten start to their European campaign.
The 29-year-old Italy international made a number of fine saves to deny Folarin Balogun on three occasions and Thilo Kehrer on a difficult night for Thomas Frank’s men at the Stade Louis II.
The Dane said: “I thought he was very good today. I thought some of the saves were exceptional.
“That’s a big part of why we got a hard-fought point, but at the end of the day, it could be a turning point.”
reality check
Sean Dyche is a confident ambitious owner Evangelos Marinakis Is realistic about Nottingham Forest’s plight as he begins his reign as the club’s third manager of the season.
Forest immediately turned to the 54-year-old former Burnley and Everton boss, who has signed a deal until 2027 with the club he spent time with as an apprentice during the Brian Clough era, leaving Ange Postecoglou just 39 days after replacing Nuno Espirito Santo.
Dyche, who inherits a team that has won 10 matches in a row in all competitions, said: “He lives with the statistics and the facts. He knows it was a challenging run at the end of last season where they didn’t get as many points.
“He’s aware of that and that’s why he tried to add something else to try to move forward. It was a good conversation, obviously, otherwise I wouldn’t be here and there was a genuineness to it.”
What’s going on today?
Dyche made a strong start to his reign as Porto headed to the City Ground for Europa League action.
Aston Villa play in the same competition when they travel to the Netherlands to face the Go Ahead Eagles, while Old Firm rivals Rangers and Celtic also take the field with new Gers boss Danny Rohl taking his team to Brann and entertaining Bhoys Sturm Graz.
In the Conference League, Crystal Palace welcome AEK Larnaca to Selhurst Park, Aberdeen are at AEK Athens, while Irish pair Shelbourne and Shamrock Rovers are away at home to Shekendija and Celje respectively.