Liverpool are the only team still unblemished after the 4th round of the Champions League. Aston Villa dropped their first points with a 1-0 defeat at FC Brugge.
Hans Vanaken converted a penalty in the 52nd minute for the Belgians, who had started with Ardon Jashari. Tyrone Mings had caused this with a completely unnecessary handball. The England center-back picked up a cross-field pass from goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez with his hands.
Liverpool FC, who outclassed Bayer Leverkusen 4-0 on Tuesday, now lead the table by two points ahead of their closest rivals. According to projections by sports data analysts Opta, the Reds are already safely qualified for the knockout phase with twelve points.
Brief telegram and ranking:
FC Brugge - Aston Villa 1:0 (0:0). - SR Stieler. - Goal: 52nd Vanaken (penalty) 1:0. - Remarks: FC Brugge with Jashari.
Ranking: 1. Liverpool 4/12 (10:1). 2. Sporting Lisbon 4/10 (9-2). 3. Monaco 4/10 (10:4). 4. Borussia Dortmund 4/9 (13:6). 5. Aston Villa 4/9 (6-1). 6. Brest 3/7 (7-2). 7. Inter Milan 3/7 (5-0). 8. Arsenal 3/7 (3-0). 9. Juventus 4/7 (7-5). 10. Lille 4/7 (5-4). 11. Manchester City 4/7 (10-4). 12. Bayer Leverkusen 4/7 (6-5). 13. Celtic Glasgow 4/7 (9:9). 14. Dinamo Zagreb 4/7 (10:12). 15. Feyenoord Rotterdam 3/6 (6/7). 16. FC Barcelona 3/6 (10:3). 17. Benfica Lisbon 3/6 (7/4). 18. AC Milan 4/6 (7/6). 19. Real Madrid 4/6 (9-7). 20. FC Brugge 4/6 (3-6). 21. Atalanta Bergamo 3/5 (3-0). 22. PSV Eindhoven 4/5 (7-5). 23rd VfB Stuttgart 3/4 (3-4). 24. Sparta Prague 3/4 (4:6). 25. Paris Saint-Germain 3/4 (2:3). 26. Shakhtar Donetsk 4/4 (2:5). 27. Bayern Munich 3/3 (10:7). 28 Atlético Madrid 3/3 (3:8). 29. Girona 4/3 (4:8). 30th Bologna 4/1 (0-5). 31st Red Star Belgrade 3/0 (2:11). 32. Salzburg 3/0 (0:9). 33. RB Leipzig 4/0 (4:9). 34. Sturm Graz 4/0 (1:6). 35. Young Boys 4/0 (1:11). 36. Slovan Bratislava 4/0 (2:15).
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