English teams edge Italians to advance in Champions League


Liverpool will be without center back Virgil van Dijk in its first leg at home in the next round. Van Dijk will be suspended for getting a third yellow card in the group stage. It could have been more, as a tackle on Dries Mertens followed through on the Napoli forward's lower left leg and risked a red card.
Tottenham was minutes from exiting the competition, trailing to a superb seventh-minute solo goal from Ousmane Dembele, who shot past his France teammate Hugo Lloris.
Barcelona rested several regular starters, yet still dominated much of the game with Philippe Coutinho twice striking the woodwork.
Harry Kane then found Moura unmarked near the six-yard box to score past back-up goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen.
Inter trailed for much of the game to PSV, who took the lead in the 13th from Mexico winger Chucky Lozano's goal.
Mauro Icardi's fourth goal in the competition in the 73rd was not enough for Inter, which won its opening two games then failed to win any of the next four