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11/04 14:03 CST Champions League: Real Madrid pulls off another comeback,
Liverpool beaten by Fenerbahce
Champions League: Real Madrid pulls off another comeback, Liverpool beaten by
Fenerbahce
By JAMES ROBSON
AP Soccer Writer
Real Madrid produced another stunning Champions League comeback to beat AEK
Athens 3-2 in the Champions League on Wednesday.
Liverpool, however, fell to a 3-2 defeat at Fenerbahce to end its 100% start to
this season's competition.
Madrid's perfect record was also in jeopardy in Greece after twice going behind
to AEK until Federico Valverde fired home from long range in the second minute
of stoppage time.
The Spanish giant also needed a late rally to beat Roma 4-3 last month, scoring
three goals in the last 10 minutes, including a 90th minute winner from Antonio
Rudiger.
AEK led through Aboubakary Koita in the first half before Jude Bellingham
leveled with a back heel.
Stavros Pilios put the home team 2-1 ahead in the 75th, but Kylian Mbapp
equalized three minutes later.
Mbapp then hit the bar before Valverde's dramatic winner.
Liverpool stunned by Fenerbahce
It was the opposite story for Liverpool in Istanbul, twice blowing the lead
before losing for the first time in this season's Champions League.
Trey Nyoni and Alexander Isak gave the Merseyside club the lead in each half,
with former Manchester United striker Mason Greenwood and Archie Brown leveling
for Fenerbahce on each occasion.
Vedat Muriqi struck the winner in the 89th as Liverpool fell to back-to-back
losses in all competitions following defeat to Arsenal in the Premier League on
Sunday.
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