Inter Milan is right near the top of the table with just a few matches remaining in the opening stage. The Serie A powerhouse won each of its first four matches in UCL action, but came up short against Atletico Madrid last month. Yet, Inter is sitting in a good spot to finish in the top eight.

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Liverpool did get out of the opening period unscathed, as a very dangerous counter attack led by Ekitiké’s sublime dribbling became a Salah assist to the Frenchman off the ensuing corner. Salah’s corner looked a great ball going into the box, and a completely unmarked Ekitiké did the decent thing and made it 2-0.