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Barca stay on course in Lisbon

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glimpses in Moscow the quartet can be everything they are expected to be with Coutinho and Mane combining for the Brazilian to score.

Defender Trent AlexanderA­rnold believes it is inevitable they will click into gear in the near future.

He said: “Each game we’re getting better and stronger. You can see that in our performanc­es.

“It’s just the goals that are missing at the moment but with time they’ll come and we’ll get better and better.

“We created a lot more chances than they did and had a lot more shots. We just couldn’t get that second goal. We’re disappoint­ed.”

Next up is Sunday’s trip to Newcastle and a reunion with former Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez.

The wily Spaniard is guaranteed to have a tactical plan to negate Klopp’s attacking thrust but Alexander-Arnold is confident they can record back-to-back Premier League wins for only the second time this season.

He added: “It’s just before the internatio­nal break so we’ll try to go into that with three points.

“We’ll keep fighting every week to try to get as many points as we can in every competitio­n we play in.

“We’ve got the quality in the team to keep going and keep getting better.

“Everyone is improving with every game and soon we’ll be a force.” BARCELONA maintained their 100 per cent record at the top of Group D with a 1-0 win away to Sporting Lisbon.

The Spaniards got the winner in the 49th minute when Sporting’s Sebastian Coates bundled home under pressure from Luis Suarez.

Juventus recovered from their defeat in Barcelona in the opening game with a 2-0 home win over Olympiakos.

Both goals came in the second half with sub Miguel Higuain firing home in the 69th minute and Mario Mandzukic sealing it in the 80th minute.

In Group A Basel trail Man United by three points after a 5-0 win over Benfica, who had Andre Almeida sent off in the 68th minute after a two-footed tackle.

In Group C Roma trail leaders Chelsea by two points after a 2-1 win against Qarabag in Azerbaijan. CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GROUP A

 ??  ?? A REAL MOSCOW DYNAMO Coutinho, left, celebrates his goal in Russia with Moreno RED-HOT Kane’s been on form
A REAL MOSCOW DYNAMO Coutinho, left, celebrates his goal in Russia with Moreno RED-HOT Kane’s been on form

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