CL: Liverpool secure stunning victory by 5-1 against Eintracht Frankfurt

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English giants Liverpool emphatically rebounded from a miserable run as it won 5-1 at Eintracht Frankfurt in the Champions League.

Real, Bayern win too

There were also comfortable wins for Chelsea and Bayern Munich on Wednesday, while record 15-time champion Real Madrid maintained its perfect start with a 1-0 win at home over struggling Juventus. Jude Bellingham scored his first Champions League goal of the season to break the deadlock in the 57th minute. “I don’t know if it’s a statement but it i’s a win and something to build on,” Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk told TNT Sports.

“I’ve been in the football business for a while, so not relief. Obviously, we are disappointed with losing games, so it’s something we have to deal with, stick together and keep working. We don’t get dragged into the negative things going around. The only way you can play your game is to focus on the task ahead,” he added.
Liverpool travelled to Germany on a four-game losing streak that included Sunday’s home defeat to Manchester United in the Premier League. 

Rasmus Kristensen gave the home side the lead in the 26th minute, but Liverpool levelled nine minutes later through former Frankfurt player Hugo Ekitike, who outsprinted three of his former teammates before firing a low effort under Michael Zetterer.

Van Dijk and Ibrahima Konate headed in corners within five minutes of each other to give Liverpool a comfortable halftime lead. Florian Wirtz provided his first Champions league assist in the 66th, setting up Cody Gakpo for a tap-in, and he did it again four minutes later for a low drive from Dominik Szoboszlai low drive from 30 meters out.

Chelsea’s teenagers strike

Meanwhile, three teenagers scored for Chelsea to help them overwhelm 10-man Ajax 5-1 at Stamford Bridge. In Munich, 17-year-old Lennart Karl became Bayern’s youngest Champions League goalscorer in style, setting the German team on its way to a 4-0 win over Club Brugge. Harry Kane, Luis Diaz and Nicolas Jackson also scored for Bayern.

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