Liverpool 2-0 Real Madrid, Aston Villa 0-0 Juventus & Celtic 1-1 Club Brugge
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Liverpool 2-0 Real Madrid
Gary Cahill
Former Chelsea and Aston Villa defender on BBC Radio 5 Live
I thoroughly enjoyed Liverpool's performance. What a start they have made in all competitions. They are full of confidence.
They were so energetic, and you would expect that at Anfield, but the tempo and confidence that they are playing with made it really enjoyable.
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Jurgen Klopp assembled a very talented squad in his time at Liverpool but Slot is proving Klopp underachieved with those players.
Martin, Derby
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Liverpool 2-0 Real Madrid
Chris Sutton
Former Premier League striker on BBC Radio 5 Live's Football Daily
Kelleher saves Mbappe penalty
By Kylian Mbappe's standards and the pressure that is on at Real Madrid, he has been pretty underwhelming.
There were a couple of times in the first half when he had one-on-ones against Conor Bradley and he always went on the inside, he never tried to go on the outside and take him on in a foot race.
There is something missing at this moment in time and it will be a conundrum for Carlo Ancelotti. He is well off it at the moment.
Something isn't quite right at Real Madrid at the moment.
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Kelleher - the world's best number 2. You have to feel for him. Any other outfield position he would’ve kept his place in the team.
Bilal
Liverpool 2-0 Real Madrid
Chris Sutton
Former Premier League striker on BBC Radio 5 Live's Football Daily
What Liverpool have, that Manchester City and Arsenal don't have in my opinion, is great strength in depth.
If you look at Caoimhin Kelleher behind Alisson and then Conor Bradley behind Trent Alexander-Arnold.
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I can't understand Slot guaranteeing Alisson's place in the team on his return from injury. Given Kelleher's form, surely it makes sense to keep shtum, allow competition for the place to thrive, and keep both players hungry for the start.
Adam, Southport
Liverpool 2-0 Real Madrid
As Mark Chapman said on Match of the Day, "there was so much love from the Anfield crowd" for Liverpool right-back Conor Bradley.
Former Reds midfielder Danny Murphy said: "When you see a young player playing arguably the biggest game of his career, against one of the best players in Europe (Kylian Mbappe) and perform like that, it's incredible. I think he's got a great future.
"I know there's a lot of talk about Trent [Alexander-Arnold] at the moment but what a player to come in and fill the gap for him."
Conor Bradley 'incredible' in Real Madrid game - Danny Murphy
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It's a great start from Liverpool, but going back to the stat about becoming the fifth side to start with 5 wins and concede only 1 goal... none of those sides went on to win the Cup. Brave to bet against Liverpool in this form, but the point is the Final isn't in November is it?
Chris
Liverpool 2-0 Real Madrid
Liverpool manager Arne Slot: "I liked a lot of what I saw. I think we controlled the first half, creating a few chances, but I also thought we were still a bit sloppy.
"I said 'try to be even more patient, let the gaps open up instead of forcing them', and then it helps if for the first minutes after half-time we have total dominance. We scored the goal and then we were flying.
"It's always good to win a big game like this," he added. "For me, it would mean more if we go into the later stages of the tournament because this is such a different set-up in the Champions League that's it's difficult to judge how important these wins are.
"If we arrive in the last 16 or quarter-finals, face them again, and then we are able to beat them then that would be a bigger statement than this. But we are definitely happy with the win."
Liverpool 2-0 Real Madrid: Arne Slot post-match press conference
Liverpool 2-0 Real Madrid
Chris Sutton
Former Premier League striker on BBC Radio 5 Live's Football Daily
Everyone talked about this being an enormous week for Liverpool with Real Madrid and Manchester City coming to town and this felt like a big win.
They are cruising in the Premier League and in the Champions League.
Real Madrid didn't really lay a glove on Liverpool, who started the second half with such intensity and they really deserved the win.
We're still waiting on news from Fifa so until we get that shortlist, let's move back to this week's Champions League action, which continued on Wednesday with a big win for Liverpool against Real Madrid at Anfield.
Champions League highlights: Liverpool 2-0 Real Madrid
The trophy for the Fifa Best men's and women's player was first awarded in 2016.
Here's who has won those awards so far:
Unlike other awards, such as the Ballon d'Or, which are done on a season-to-season basis, the Fifa Best awards are judged on calendar-year performances.
So, in theory, players could have a poor start to the season, or be ruled out by injury, but if they pick up form in the new year and have an impressive second half to the campaign they are in contention.
Summer tournaments, such as a World Cup, European Championships, Copa America or Olympics (in the women's game), will also have a say.
There are also awards for men's and women's teams of the year (more on those shortly) and a fans award.
It's fairly simple.
The awards are voted for by national team coaches and captains, as well expert journalists and fans on fifa.com.
That is one difference from the Ballon d'Or, won by Manchester City and Spain midfielder Rodri in October, where just journalists from each country have a vote.
Lionel Messi won last year's award for the best men's player, claiming it for a third time.
Image source, ReutersNow then, just a heads-up that the shortlist for the Fifa Best Awards is being revealed at about 09:00 GMT.
Stick with us and we'll let you know all the nominess.
Before then, you can click here to catch up on all of this week's Champions League goals.
Aston Villa 0-0 Juventus
Jacob Tanswell
Aston Villa writer for the Athletic on BBC Radio 5 Live's Football Daily
I think on first showing you'd probably say it was a free-kick because goalkeepers are very protected like Ollie Watkins alludes to but if you look at the replay it is the most gentle of nudges from Diego Carlos. The keeper does spill it and he does make a real hash of it.
I think VAR could have intervened but it would have been a brave decision to go against the referee's call.
It's just a sign of the times - goalkeepers come out, they claim crosses and when they drop it they fall to the ground and most of the time they tend to get the free-kick.
Aston Villa 0-0 Juventus
Image source, Getty ImagesAston Villa striker Ollie Watkins speaking to TNT Sports on the disallowed goal: "I think it was soft. Maybe in the Premier League, it's a goal. But in Europe, the goalkeepers are protected a lot. It's one of them. I thought we scored. But to be fair, this game had a 0-0 written all over it."
On the refereeing: "Obviously, I have to be careful talking about the referee, but it's different in this competition. We are used to it now. Sometimes it goes against you and sometimes it goes in your favour."
On the result: "It's a positive result. The fans want to see a lot of goals and we do ourselves too, but the most important thing was that we didn't lose tonight.
"Juventus are a massive team and they played well. We kept them out and now we move onto the weekend."
Aston Villa 0-0 Juventus
Aston Villa failed to score in a European home game for the first time since a 1-0 Uefa Cup defeat against Deportivo La Coruna on 3 November 1993.
They had scored in all 26 European home games since.
Image source, Getty Images| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 12 |
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| 2 | Ajax | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 10 |
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| 3 | Galatasaray | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 10 |
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| 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
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| 5 | Anderlecht | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
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| 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
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| 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
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| 8 | FCSB | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
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| 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
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| 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
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| 11 | Olympiakos Piraeus | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
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| 12 | Bodø / Glimt | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
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| 13 | Midtjylland | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
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| 14 | Ferencváros | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
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| 15 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 6 |
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| 16 | Viktoria Plzeň | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
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| 17 | AZ | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
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| 18 | Beşiktaş | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 6 |
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| 19 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
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| 20 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
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| 21 | Fenerbahçe | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 5 |
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| 22 | Porto | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
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| 23 | Slavia Prague | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
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| 24 | Elfsborg | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 4 |
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| 25 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 4 |
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| 26 | Sporting Braga | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 4 |
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| 27 | Twente | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 3 |
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| 28 | Malmö FF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 3 |
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| 29 | Qarabağ | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 3 |
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| 30 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 2 |
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| 31 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 2 |
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| 32 | Rīgas FS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 2 |
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| 33 | PAOK | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 1 |
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| 34 | Ludogorets | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 1 |
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| 35 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 11 | -9 | 0 |
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| 36 | Dynamo Kyiv | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | -10 | 0 |
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