Mo Salah makes Champions League history in never-before-seen feat

Liverpool star Mohamed Salah has roared back into form after coming off the bench to score the quickest hat-trick in Champions League history, during the Reds' 7-1 demolition of Rangers.

Jurgen Klopp's side beat the Scottish giants 2-0 at Anfield last Tuesday but it was the home side that took a shock lead through Scott Arfield in the 17th minute.

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Last season's Champions League finalists responded seven minutes later when Roberto Firmino headed in from a corner, before the Brazilian grabbed a second in the 55th minute as the visitors' superior quality came to the fore.

Striker Darwin Nunez added a third with a fine finish in the 66th minute before Egyptian Salah grabbed the headlines with three goals in just over six minutes.

Harvey Elliott rounded out the scoring for Liverpool, who remain second in their group behind unbeaten Napoli.

The Italians secured their spot in the knockout stages by beating Ajax 4-2 in what was their fourth consecutive victory.

However, it was Salah's record-breaking cameo for the Reds that sent fans into a frenzy on social media.

The Egyptian's three goals in six minutes and 12 seconds is the fastest hat-trick in Champions League history.

Salah's trio of strikes also saw him set a record for most goals scored (38) in the competition by a player from an English club - overtaking the previous mark of 36 set by Chelsea legend Didier Drogba and Manchester City great Sergio Aguero.

"The goals we scored were exceptional. It's a night where things worked out for us. It changes the mood definitely, and that's good," Reds manager Jurgen Klopp said.

"We all know who is coming on Sunday [Manchester City]. That will be different, but it's better to go in with the feeling from tonight."

Liverpool are now three points behind Group A leaders Napoli but six clear of Ajax with two fixtures remaining, while Rangers are bottom without a point.

Bayern and Napoli maintain flawless records

Bayern Munich and Napoli maintained their perfect record to reach the last 16, along with Belgian surprise team Club Brugge.

Leon Goretzka scored a brace as five-time winners Bayern triumphed 4-2 at Czech champions Viktoria Plzen, and Napoli beat Ajax in the south of Italy with the same 4-2 scoreline as both made it four wins out of four.

Brugge battled to a 0-0 draw at Atletico Madrid with 10 men to progress for the first time in 10 attempts as the trio join title holders Real Madrid and Manchester City who had booked their last-16 berths on Tuesday.

In Spain, Robert Lewandowski scored in added time to keep Barcelona's faint hopes of progression alive.

Lewandowski's last-gasp header helped the Catalan club salvage a 3-3 draw with Inter Milan after the visitors had taken a 3-2 lead with a goal from Robin Gosens in the 89th.

A loss would have meant elimination for Barca for a second consecutive season in the group stage. Third-place Barcelona have four points, three behind Inter in the fight for second in Group C behind Bayern.

"It's disappointing," Barcelona captain Sergio Busquets said.

"It is a difficult group but we had to do better after all the signings we made. It's not settled yet, but now it's very complicated as we don't depend on ourselves anymore."

A Son Heung-min brace and Harry Kane's first Champions League goal in nearly three years helped Tottenham take control of Group D but only after a dramatic 3-2 comeback win at home to 10-man Eintracht Frankfurt.

Elsewhere, FC Porto won 3-0 at Bayer Leverkusen to go second in Group B behind Brugge while Marseille were two-nil winners at Sporting Lisbon to trail Spurs by a point.

with AAP

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