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Barcelona, Liverpool, Atletico Madrid claim Champions League wins
The Statesman Kolkata
|December 11, 2025
Two headers from Jules Kounde lifted Barcelonatoa2-1win over Eintracht Frankfurt, securing a vital Champions League victory at home
The win leaves Barcelona 13th in the 36-team league phase, still with work to do to ensure a top-eight finish, but with two winnable games to play in the new year.
Ansgar Knauff put Eintracht ahead in the 21st minute against therunofplay when he finished off a counterattack in a half where Barcelona had most of the ball, with Pedri looking to control the play, reports Xinhua.
Kounde headed Barcelona level inthe 50th minute aftera finecross from Marcus Rashford after the England forward had comeonasahalftime substitute.
Koundescored another header three minutes later, nodding in Lamine Yamal's high cross.
This story is from the December 11, 2025 edition of The Statesman Kolkata.
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