Jota sparkles with a hat-trick; Plea too slams in three for GladbachDiogo Jota scored a stunning hat-trick in Liverpool’s 5-0 demolition of Atalanta in the Champions League on Tuesday, as holder Bayern Munich scored six and Real Madrid struck late to beat Inter Milan in a thriller. Jota was brought into the starting line-up in place of Roberto Firmino and required just 16 minutes to open the scoring. With three wins from three, Liverpool is well on course to top Group D, with Ajax and Atalanta both five points back. French forward Plea had earlier scored a hat-trick as Gladbach claimed a stunning 6-0 victory over Shakhtar Donetsk in Kiev. Reigning champion Bayern has now won a record-extending 14 consecutive Champions League games after a 6-2 victory against Salzburg in Austria.

Source: The Hindu November 04, 2020 17:03 UTC