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Andy Hunter
The shot sailed wide of Peter Gulacsi’s top corner and into the Kop, affording Villarreal much-needed respite at 4-2, but for Andoni Iraola it was a standout moment in a scintillating Champions League display from Rio Ngumoha. To a coach that called for versatility from all of his wingers this summer, here was a significant step forward among many from the 18-year-old at Anfield.
There were questions over how Ngumoha would adapt to playing on the right even before Liverpool increased the likelihood by signing Bradley Barcola for £123m from Paris Saint-Germain. On his fifth start under Iraola on Tuesday, which his side ultimately won 4-3, Liverpool witnessed an answer: quickly, incisively and confidently. The teenager’s willingness to cut inside from the right and shoot from distance with the left foot captured Iraola’s imagination as much as the devastating run that created Alexis Mac Allister’s second goal of the game.
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Preamble
Hello and welcome to the coverage of a batch of Champions League matches. There are seven games kicking off at the same time but I will make sure I bring you every goal and bit of action and/or drama.
The matches that all begin at 8pm BST are:
I will keep a keen eye on Real Madrid v RB Leipzig but any update from the other matches will be brought to you as soon as they happen. The craziness of 14 teams announcing line-ups will drop soon so bear with me as I bring you all of that news too. Let’s get this show on the road.
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