Liverpool stun City, Dortmund lose ground
Sunday, November 22, 2015
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While Liverpool impressed in a 4-1 triumph at Manchester City, Jürgen Klopp's old side and fellow UEFA Europa League hopefuls Dortmund slipped further off the pace in Germany.
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There were contrasting results for Jürgen Klopp's current club Liverpool and his old side Dortmund as the UEFA Europa League teams warmed up for matchday five across the continent.
Liverpool turned heads by inflicting a comprehensive 4-1 home loss on Premier League high-fliers Manchester City, with Klopp's dynamic Reds racing into a 3-0 half-time lead on their way to knocking their hosts off the summit. The German coach's former employers BVB slipped to a 3-1 reverse at Hamburg, on the other hand, and fell eight points behind leaders Bayern München in second spot.
The title race continues to take fascinating shape in Italy, meanwhile, where Napoli triumphed 2-0 at Verona to stay within two points of top dogs Internazionale, and level with fellow group stage hopefuls Fiorentina. As for Villarreal, they climbed into the top four in Spain despite a draw, while Ajax slotted five goals past Cambuur to continue their fine form in the Eredivisie.
Group A
Molde concluded their Norwegian Eliteserien campaign on 8 November
Mersin İdman Yurdu 1-3 Fenerbahçe
Ajax 5-1 Cambuur
Celtic 0-0 Kilmarnock
Group B
Young Boys 1-1 Sion
Manchester City 1-4 Liverpool
Rennes 2-2 Bordeaux
Amkar Perm 1-2 Rubin Kazan
Group C
Hamburg 3-1 Borussia Dortmund
Spartak Moskva 3-2 Krasnodar
PAOK 0-0 Panetolikos
Sumqayıt 2-2 Qäbälä
Group D
Verona 0-2 Napoli
OB 1-1 Midtjylland
Club Brugge 3-0 Zulte Waregem
Legia Warszawa 1-0 Śląsk Wrocław
Group E
Mattersburg 1-6 Rapid Wien
Villarreal 1-1 Eibar
Viktoria Plzeň 1-0 Mladá Boleslav
Dinamo Minsk 1-1 Neman Grodno (Belarusian Cup fourth round first leg)
Group F
Farense 0-1 Braga (Portuguese Cup fourth round)
Liberec 1-0 Sparta Praha
St-Étienne 0-2 Marseille
De Graafschap 1-2 Groningen
Group G
Lazio 1-1 Palermo
St-Étienne 0-2 Marseille
Chornomorets Odesa 0-0 Dnipro
Rosenborg concluded their Norwegian Eliteserien campaign on 8 November
Group H
Lokomotiv Moskva 0-2 Anji Makhachkala
Beşiktaş 2-0 Sivasspor
Sporting CP 2-1 Benfica (Portuguese Cup fourth round)
Skënderbeu 4-0 Terbuni
Group I
St Gallen 2-1 Basel
Fiorentina 2-2 Empoli
Pogoń Szczecin 0-2 Lech Poznań
Portimonense 3-2 Belenenses (Portuguese Cup fourth round)
Group J
Tottenham Hotspur 4-1 West Ham
Monaco 1-0 Nantes
Qarabağ 3-0 Käpäz
Lokeren P-P Anderlecht
Group K
Schalke 1-3 Bayern München
Liberec 1-0 Sparta Praha
Asteras Tripolis 1-0 Atromitos
APOEL 0-2 Anorthosis Famagusta
Group L
Granada 2-0 Athletic Club
Stuttgart 0-4 Augsburg
Partizan 3-0 Novi Pazar
AZ 3-1 Heerenveen
