Reds run over Maribor

Berlin: Tottenham held defending champions Real Madrid to 1-1 in the Champions League while Liverpool racked up their biggest ever away win in Europe.

Juergen Klopp’s side ended A run of seven group matches by crushing Maribor 7-0 in Slovenia. And to cap a good night for English sides, Manchester City defeated Napoli 2-1.

Spartak Moscow enjoyed a big win in Group E, thrashing Sevilla 5-1, and Besiktas made it three wins from three with a come-from-behind 2-1 win at Monaco.

Leipzig defeated visiting Porto 3-2 for their first ever win in European competition, but the other German side in action — Borussia Dortmund — was left contemplating an early exit after being held at APOEL Nicosia to 1-1 draw.

Much was expected of the meeting of two of the competition’s most prolific strikers in Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo and Tottenham’s Harry Kane, but the anticipated shootout failed to materialise.

Ronaldo matched Kane’s tally of five goals from three games when he equalised with a penalty, but the Portuguese also missed several chances, while Keylor Navas denied Kane with a fine save in the first half.