Champions League: Inter Milan edges out Barcelona

MILAN: Inter Milan bounced back after two consecutive losses in Serie A with a crucial 1-0 Champions League win against Barcelona on Tuesday, thanks to a Hakan Calhanoglu goal.

The Turkish midfielder slotted the ball home with a clinical strike from just outside the area in stoppage time before the break, with the ball going into the corner to the goalkeeper’s right. The home win lifted Inter to second place in Group C on six points, three points behind leader Bayern Munich and three in front of the third-placed Barcelona.

Liverpool put its recent stutters behind it to comfortably beat Rangers 2-0 at home and move into second spot in Group A. The win, courtesy of a sumptuous first-half free-kick from Trent Alexander-Arnold and a second-half penalty by Mohamed Salah, put Liverpool on six points after three matches, three points behind leader Napoli.

RESULTS: Inter Milan 1 (H Calhanoglu 45) bt Barcelona 0; Liverpool 2 (T Alexander-Arnold 7, M Salah 53(P)) bt Rangers 0; Bayern Munich 5 (L Sane 7 & 50, S Gnabry 13, S Mane 21, EM Choupo-Moting 59) bt Viktoria Plzen 0; Ajax 1 (M Kudus 9) lost to Napoli 6 (G Raspadori 18 & 47, G Di Lorenzo 33, P Zielinski 45, K Kvaratskhelia 63, G Simeone 81); Club Brugge 2 (K Sowah 36, F Jutgla 62) bt Atletico Madrid 0; Eintracht Frankfurt 0 drew with Tottenham Hotspur 0; Porto 2 (Zaidu 69, Galeno 87) bt Bayer Leverkusen 0; Marseille 4 (A Sanchez 13, A Harit 16, L Balerdi 28, C Mbemba 84) bt Sporting 1 (F Trincao 1)