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REAL MADRID 4-2 NAPOLI, PETE JENSON IN SPAIN: Real Madrid beat Napoli 4-2 on Wednesday, securing the top spot in Champions League Group C with just one round remaining. The 14-time champions held their 100% record and have 15 points from five games, eight points ahead of the Italian champions, who are second on seven points, three points behind Braga in third. After a 1-1 draw against Braga earlier Wednesday, Union Berlin is tied on two points. In the ninth minute, Giovanni Simeone opened the scoring for the visitors with a close shot into the top corner two minutes later, and Real responded quickly, with Rodrygo equalizing with a fine shot into the top corner two minutes later, and the visitors went for a Jude Bellingham header in the 22nd.

Victor Osimhen of Chelsea faced Napoli teammate Giovanni Di Lorenzo in a Call of Duty tournament this week, as both Serie A stars led three-man squads competing for bragging rights. Giovanni Simeone, Diego's son, and Eljif Elmas, were on his squad, while Di Lorenzo's team had Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Leo Ostigard among their ranks, the best of three matches in the beta for Modern Warfare III. In the first match, Di Lorenzo's crew came out on top, with Kvaratskhelia leading by example with 23 kills before Osimhen's side fought back in the second game, where Simeone captured several flags in the 'domination' mode, setting up a winner-takes-all final round.

Champions Napoli defeated Sampdoria 2-0 on the final day of the Serie A season, with Victor Osimhen and Giovanni Simeone scoring in the second half. With 25 goals, four more than any other player in the Golden Boot, Osimhen claimed the Golden Boot, while Napoli closed the season with a 16 point lead to second-placed Lazio. More will follow...

ALVISE CAGNAZZO: Napoli was on the verge of sealing the Scudetto this weekend, but they were unable to capture the moment as the champagne remained on ice. Lazio, their nearest rivals, lost to Inter Milan, who boosted their top-four hopes, while Juventus dropped points at Bologna, where it was honours both Roma and AC Milan. ALVISE CAGNAZZO round up the things we learned from Italy's top flight in his weekly column.

Fans of Manchester United have been begging for Victor Osimhen to be made their 'top priority' after the Napoli man scored a spectacular volley against Roma on Sunday. After controlling the ball with his head and knee, the 24-year-old began scoring with a ferocious blast from inside. After a dramatic late winner from Giovanni Simeone, Luciano Spalletti's team advanced to win the game 2-1, taking them 13 points ahead at the top of Serie A.

Following his team's humiliating 2-1 loss to Napoli's Serie A leaders, Roma boss Jose Mourinho posted a bizzare dressing room snapshot. Stephan El Shaarawy thought he had brought Roma back to the game after equalizing late to cancel out Victor Osimhen's first-half opener, but Giovanni Simeone struck with four minutes to knock out all three points. Mourinho's side is just one point off the Champions League spot in sixth place - and 16 points behind Napoli.

Napoli defeated Roma 2-1 on Sunday, moving one step closer to securing the Serie A title for the first time in 33 years thanks to a fantastic first-half goal by Victor Osimhen and a late decider from Giovanni Simeone. Napoli is alone at the top of the league, with 53 points from 20 games and 13 ahead of second-placed Inter Milan. Roma are in sixth place with 37 points. Kim Min-Jae came close to scoring for Napoli after 12 minutes when he misjudged keeper Alex Meret's position and hurled the ball just to the right of the open goal.

Coach Lionel Scaloni of Argentina has declined to rule out a World Cup return for Lionel Messi in four years, when the PSG forward will have turned 39 years old. The seven-time Ballon d'Or winner has himself confirmed that Qatar 2022 will be his fifth and final appearance at football's biggest tournament, but his boss is still optimistic about a major U-turn. Argentina is the winner of a 35-game unbeaten run in the tournament, with dark horses to lift the trophy in Qatar on December 18.

Van Bronckhorst's side will qualify for third position and Europa League football after Christmas if they defeat Ajax by five goals at Ibrox next week. In an odd situation, the Rangers boss admits he will continue to push points on the board and bring an end to a miserable campaign with a positive result.

In the Champions League, Napoli cruised to a 3-0 win over Rangers on Wednesday, bringing a club record of 12 consecutive victories in all competitions. Giovanni Simeone of Argentina scored twice in the first half to put Napoli firmly in charge against the Scottish side at the Stadio Diego Maradona, while Norwegian defender Leo Ostigard extended the lead with a thumping header from a corner in the 80th minute.

ALVISE CAGNAZZO: It was another big weekend of Serie A football, with Napoli continuing to pull away as unbeaten league champions, chased by Atalanta and Udinese. After a 2-0 victory over Juventus, who looked below par and now languish in eighth, AC Milan remained close to the leaders. Alvise Cagnazzo of Sportsmail takes a look at ten things we learned from this weekend's events in Italy.

Napoli scored three goals in the last 14 minutes to jump two points clear at the top of the Serie A. The scoreline was perhaps harsh on Cremonese, who had been on target until recently, when Cyriel Dessers scored immediately after the interval to cancel out Matteo Politano's first-half penalty, which was won by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, until Napoli replacement Giovanni Simeone's 76th-minute header. Hirving Lozano and Mathias Olivera finished the job with goals that were not on time.

The Campanian side travelled to northern Italy, knowing that if they win they will return to Serie A's top, and Luciano Spalletti's side put on a spectacular show to ensure they were top as the international break came around. Ac Milan's 22-match undefeated streak in Serie A came to an end, with goals from Matteo Politano and Simeone ensuring a landmark victory in Milan.

CRAIG HOPE AT IBROX: The silence followed the chaos, which was courteously and then rousingly observed in honor of Queen Elizabeth II's passing. Ibrox's triumph in defying UEFA directives with a fiery chorus of God Save the King was a highlight. Rangers revealed in the hours leading up to the game that they would play the national anthem, as opposed to Switzerland's suits. However, even the UEFA delegation present would have agreed that this was a fitting tribute to the late Queen, whose portrait hangs in the home dressing-room. It was, hopefully, a harbinger of the scenes we'll see across Premier League grounds this weekend.

MARK WILSON AT IBROX: It took a third penalty to finally break Allan McGregor's resistance and put an end to his hopes of returning to Rangers in the Champions League on a night when Ibrox erupted with intense emotion and chaos. The 40-year-old so nearly completed the most extraordinary hat-trick of his lengthy top-level career. McGregor was crestfallen as Matteo Politano's attack remained agonically out of reach, stretching out a gloved left-hand.

ALVISE CAGNAZZO IN ITALY: Liverpool lost in Naples in 2018-19 and then again in 2019-20, but this third loss sparked an emotional earthquake that will never be forgotten. This victory, a little like David and Goliath's biblical tale, was encapsulated by the smaller team's extraordinary intelligence, which shocked its massive adversary with speed, endurance, and surgical precision. There is talk of nothing else in Naples today. In honor of a triumphant display, news stands feature the club's badge and newspaper front pages. On full throttle, fireworks were set off and horns were blasting on the streets - it was as if Napoli had won more than a group-opening Champions League match.

Napoli were the toast of Italy on Thursday morning, after they decimated Liverpool to start their Champions League campaign off to a flyer. "Fenomenapoli" screamed the headline of Corre dello Sport as they reflected on a 4-1 victory that saw Jurgen Klopp's side constantly exposed at the back.' The paper enthused, 'The Azzurri triumph would go down in history.' A lesson was taught at Liverpool.'

On Wednesday night, Andy Robertson said that Liverpool 'deserved' to be humiliated by Napoli in the Champions League. As their slow start to the season continued in Naples, the Reds defender slammed their lacklustre appearance in the 4-1 loss and warned his colleagues that they'wake up'. A brace from Piotr Zielinski supported by goals from Andre-Franck Zambo Anguissa and substitute Giovanni Simeone wrapped up the win, with Luis Diaz scoring a consolation for Jurgen Klopp's well-beaten side

Giovanni Simeone, son of longtime Atletico Madrid boss Diego Diego, made his Champions League debut with a moment he won't soon forget. On Wednesday, Napoli roared against Liverpool, with the Argentine striker scoring his third goal on his side's 4-1 victory over the finalists. Simone slotted the ball into Allison's goal before halftime, finding himself in the right situation at the right time to get to the end of Khvicha Kvaratskhelia's walk.

Liverpool's players were "deserve" to be yelled at by Jurgen Klopp after their humiliating 4-1 loss to Napoli in the Champions League on Wednesday, according to Robbie Fowler. Piotr Zielinski, Andre-Franck Zambo Anguissa, and Giovanni Simeone gave the defensively frail Reds a three-goal deficit at halftime before Luis Diaz cancelled out Zielinski's second shortly after the break. Despite flashes of promise in attack, Liverpool were found lacking in defense across all directions of the pitch, conceding four sloppy goals and two penalties in less than 45 minutes.

After losing by three goals in their first Champions League group game, Rio Ferdinand called Liverpool's first half results against Napoli "embarrassing." The Serie A team dominated from the outset and advanced through Piotr Zielinski's penalty after five minutes before Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa and Giovanni Simeone scored further goals before the interval. Napoli also had a penalty saved by Alisson and struck the wall as they attempted to open up a bigger advantage. Ferdinand was awed by the Reds' performance, and he doubted some of the players' commitment.

IN ITALY, ALVISE CAGNAZZO: Napoli is the worst team to have been paired with in Group A, according to A. The argument has been advanced that Napoli is the worst team Liverpool may have been paired with in Group A. Five starters have moved on in David Ospina, Dries Mertens, Kalidou Koulibaly, Fabian Ruiz, and Lorenzo Insigne, while five others have undergone dramatic changes in the summer. And yet, Napoli has emerged from it as robust and reliable as ever.