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  "id": 15810813,
  "title": "Liverpool strike back to beat Villarreal in seven-goal thriller",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/liverpool-strike-back-to-beat-villarreal-in-seven-goal-thriller-15810813",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-20T21:22:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
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    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/sports/2026/10/21/liverpool-strike-back-to-beat-villarreal-in-seven-goal-thriller"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "At Anfield, Liverpool staged a remarkable comeback to defeat Villarreal 4-3 in the Champions League, despite trailing 2-0 at halftime. The Spanish side, coached by Inigo Perez, took an early lead after just four minutes; midfielder Georges Mikautadze netted the opener from close range after Virgil van Dijk miscontrolled a header back to goalkeeper Alisson Becker. Villarreal continued to press, with forward Sergi Cardona capitalising on a fine team move to score the second goal in the first half. However, Liverpool showed resilience as Alexis Mac Allister and Ronald Araujo both equalised before halftime. Mac Allister's second goal, a looping header from a corner, came from a poor Villarreal defensive error. Wirtz, brought on as a substitute, sealed the comeback with a goal in the second half, propelling Liverpool to the top of the Champions League table alongside Paris Saint-Germain with nine points from three games.",
  "summary": "The Reds maintained their perfect Champions League start with a 4-3 win, moving level on points with PSG at the top of the table.",
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        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "PSG end Barcelona's winning run as Liverpool fight back against Villarreal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/psg-end-barcelonas-winning-run-as-liverpool-fight-back-against",
        "published": "2026-10-20T21:17:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "PSG sink Barcelona in six-goal thriller, Liverpool and Man City win",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/psg-sink-barcelona-in-six-goal-thriller-liverpool-and-man-city-win",
        "published": "2026-10-20T21:18:02.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Liverpool strike back to beat Villarreal in seven-goal thriller",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/liverpool-strike-back-to-beat-villarreal-in-seven-goal-thriller-15811722",
        "published": "2026-10-20T21:22:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "PSG sink Barcelona in six-goal thriller, Liverpool and Man City win",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/psg-sink-barcelona-in-six-goal-thriller-liverpool-and-man-city-win-15810632",
        "published": "2026-10-20T22:27:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Liverpool strike back to beat Villarreal in seven-goal thriller",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/liverpool-strike-back-to-beat-villarreal-in-seven-goal-thriller",
        "published": "2026-10-21T01:14:07.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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