Champions League: Haller, Mané and Mahrez, always higher

Ivorian Sébastien Haller (right), still a scorer with Ajax Amsterdam in the Champions League.

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Text by: David Kalfa Follow

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Several African players scored this November 3 in the UEFA Champions League: Algerian Riyad Mahrez with Manchester City, Senegalese Sadio Mané with Liverpool, Ivorian Sébastien Haller with Ajax Amsterdam, or Franco-Congolese Christopher Nkunku with Leipzig .

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GROUP A

RB Leipzig (Germany) - Paris Saint-Germain (France) 2-2

The Franco-Congolese

was one of the big players in this lively match, as he opened the scoring with a superb uncrossed header for Leipzig and caused the penalty which brought his club's equalizer.

For his partners, Franco-Guinean defender

and Malian midfielder

, the meeting was much less flamboyant and much more difficult.

The duels with the PSG of the Moroccan side

and the Senegalese midfielder

have indeed been sometimes tough.

Manchester City (England) - FC Bruges (Belgium) 4-1

head game

is not his strong point.

So when the Algerian scores with his head, he doesn't sulk with his pleasure.

Its Citizens have in any case unfolded against FC Bruges of Angolan

, Franco-Congolese

, Ghanaian

and Belgo-Congolese

.

GROUP B

AC Milan (Italy) - FC Porto (Portugal) 1-1

Moment of loneliness for the Congolese

who allowed the Milanese to equalize, by scoring against his camp.

Before that, AC Milan of Algerian

(holder), Franco-Congolese

and Ivorian

(entered the game), seemed set for a new defeat in the Champions League.

Liverpool (England) - Atletico de Madrid (Spain) 2-0

Liverpool won the shock of November 3 and qualified for the knockout stages of the Champions League.

And he owes it in large part to

.

The forward tore himself away on the Reds' second goal, initiating the decisive action before pouncing on a cross from Trent Alexander-Arnold.

The Senegalese also provoked the expulsion of Felipe.

Egyptian

, for his part, did not score this time.

Cameroonian

, he delivered a fierce duel to the attackers of Atletico de Madrid, Luis Suarez in the lead.

The defender has also been warned.

GROUP C

Borussia Dortmund (Germany) - Ajax Amsterdam (Netherlands) 1-3

Ajax also validated its place in the next round of C1.

And his home scorer,

, has responded again.

The Ivorian signed his 7th goal in 4 matches in this competition, with a header out of balance.

The Moroccan

and the Ghanaian

also participated in this stunning success against a Borussia reduced to ten against eleven.

Sporting Portugal (Portugal) - Besiktas (Turkey) 4-0

A match to forget for the Algerian of Besiktas

, who often found on his way the Moroccan

.

Note that the Cape Verdean

came into play and was able to participate in the great victory of Lisbon.

GROUP D

Real Madrid (Spain) - Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine) 2-1

No African has played this match.

Sheriff Tiraspol (Moldova) - Inter Milan (Italy) 1-3

Malian

saved the honor for Tiraspol from Ghanaian

with a header.

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