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Spectacular Sporting, Marvelous Milan

Nov 06, 2024

Sporting Lisbon have pulled off a major upset in the Champions League by thrashing Man City 4-1 this morning.

Viktor Gyokeres was the star for the Portuguese side with a hattrick against the former winners.

This is the heaviest defeat for the Citizens since September 2020.

There was another surprise over in Spain where holders Real Madrid suffered a 3-1 defeat to AC Milan.

Meanwhile, Luis Diaz netted a hattrick as Liverpool thrashed Bayer Leverkusen 4-0.

The Reds are now top of the standings…with four wins from four matches.

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Separately, Martin Odergaard could make an earlier-than-expected return for Arsenal in their Champions League tie against Inter Milan tomorrow.

The midfielder has been out since September with an ankle injury.

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In Asian Champions League Elite action…JDT defeated South Korean side Ulsan 3-0.

This is the Southern Tigers second win of the group stage and leaves them third in the standings after four matches.

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And, defending champion Novak Djokovic has pulled out of the season-ending ATP Finals because of an injury.