Much of the build-up to the clash was dominated by the exclusion of Mohamed Salah from the Reds squad after he claimed the club had "thrown him under the bus" and his relationship with manager Arne Slot had broken down. And with the Egypt forward left back in Liverpool, Szoboszlai stepped up to take the decisive late spot-kick after Alessandro Bastoni was adjudged, following a video assistant referee (VAR) check, to have tugged at the shirt of Florian Wirtz in the box. Inter keeper Yann Sommer dived the right way, but the power of the penalty proved too much and Liverpool held on for a welcome three points after a turbulent few days at the club. After a worrying run of nine defeats in 12 games, Slot's side are now unbeaten in four. The Reds have 12 points from their six Champions League ties and victory here propelled them into the top eight of the league phase, where automatic qualification to the last 16 is guaranteed. Inter dropped down to fifth, on the same points tally, as they suffered a first home defeat in 19 matches in the competition - since September 2022 against Bayern Munich.

The visitors went ahead in the 21st minute when Ansgar Knauff raced on to Nathaniel Brown's pass, held off Alejandro Balde and slotted the ball past Joan Garcia. England forward Marcus Rashford, on as a half-time substitute, made an instant impact as his cross from the left was headed in by Kounde in the 50th minute. The France defender scored his second three minutes later, this time connecting with Lamine Yamal's delivery when unmarked six yards out. The victory takes five-time European champions Barca on to 10 points from their six matches and, with two games to go, still in contention to claim a top-eight place that would see them jump straight into the last 16 and avoid the play-off round. Hansi Flick's side play at Slavia Prague on 21 January and end their league phase campaign at home to Copenhagen a week later. Meanwhile, Eintracht Frankfurt, seventh in the German Bundesliga, are in serious danger of being eliminated from European competition as they only have four points from their opening six matches.

The 17-year-old became the youngest player to achieve the feat in the competition as he put the hosts in front with a thumping near-post finish midway through the second half. Sporting had gone in front nine minutes after the break through a Joshua Kimmich own goal as the midfielder slid to try and cut out Ivan Fresneda's cross at the end of a swift counter attack. Bayern levelled 10 minutes later when Serge Gnabry was left completely unmarked five yards out to volley home at the far post from Michael Olise's. Vincent Kompany's side were ahead on 69 minutes as Karl controlled Konrad Laimer's lofted pass into the box before finishing smartly with his right foot. Goalkeeper Rui Silva might have done better as the ball burst through his hands but could do nothing to prevent Jonathan Tah adding a third for Bayern as the defender stabbed home after Gnabry had nodded the ball into his path from a deep free-kick. Bayern, who move level on points with Arsenal at the top of the table though having played a game more, dominated the first half with Karl having an early goal ruled for offside and Harry Kane curling a low shot against the post. Sporting offered a threat on the break but while that route led to the opening goal, Bayern were ultimately too strong as they took another step towards the knockout stages.

On a night when a sizeable number of home fans heeded a call to delay their entrance for 15 minutes as a protest against the club's Chinese ownership, Wolves ended a 540-minute wait for a goal when Jean-Ricner Bellegarde found the corner after David Moller Wolfe's mis-hit shot had bounced into his path. It made United pay for a series of missed chances either side of a comical effort from skipper Bruno Fernandes after Andre had delayed on the ball for far too long and lost possession deep in his own half. But Luke Shaw's forceful tackle on Bellegarde early in the second half set the visitors on a counter-attack that led to Diogo Dalot squaring to give Bryan Mbeumo an easy finish. When Mason Mount brilliantly controlled Fernandes' chipped pass to drill home a third, it was the first time since March that United had been two goals ahead in an away league game. Ferrnandes finished cleanly with an 82nd-minute penalty after a video assistant referee (VAR) intervention for handball against Yerson Mosquera to complete his side's biggest win of the season. The second-half performance saved head coach Ruben Amorim from another night of embarrassment in front of minority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe and world darts champion and lifelong United fan Luke Littler. While Littler and the rest of the visiting fans were celebrating, the mutinous atmosphere among the home supporters spilled over as Wolves slumped to an eighth-straight defeat, equalling an unwanted club record. Chants against chairman Jeff Shi were followed by huge cheers at manager Rob Edwards' decision to take off striker Jorgen Strand Larsen, although it made no difference to the outcome as Wolves remain stuck at the bottom of the league with just two points.

The defeat means second-placed Real, who host Man City in the Champions League on Wednesday, remain four points behind leaders Barcelona having won just one of their last five La Liga matches. "We are all angry, evidently this was not the game we wanted, it was not the result we wanted," Alonso said. "We have to try and turn the page as quickly as possible. It's only three points. "We have the Champions League game against City to react in, and get this bad taste out of our mouths." Seven minutes after the break, substitute Williot Swedberg flicked a clever finish into the bottom corner with his first league goal of the season giving Celta an unlikely lead. In the 64th minute, things went from bad to worse for Real when they were reduced to 10 men after Fran Garcia was shown two yellow cards in the space of a minute. Real were reduced to nine men in the 92nd minute after Alvaro Carreras was shown two quick-fire yellow cards, one for dissent and the other for foul and abusive language. Swedberg added a second after Carreras' dismissal as the hosts imploded. It is Celta's first win over Real in La Liga since May 2014, a run of 22 games without victory.