Liverpool beats Bologna 2-0

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Liverpool is making one of the toughest fixture lists in the new-format Champions League look quite easy.

Two Italian teams have now been comfortably dealt with, as unheralded Bologna was beaten 2-0 on Wednesday two weeks after AC Milan was brushed aside 3-1 in San Siro.

Two German opponents are up next — including former Liverpool star Xabi Alonso returning to Anfield as Bayer Leverkusen coach — then comes two Spanish teams, including a visit of defending champion Real Madrid.

Those stellar home games in November can show new Liverpool coach Arne Slot how the famed stadium can pulsate on European nights after he enjoyed a relatively calm home debut in the Champions League.

Mohamed Salah’s magical left foot created an 11th-minute goal for Alexis Mac Allister and curled in a rising shot in the 75th.

The Egypt star set a club record by scoring in a fifth straight home game in the European Cup or Champions League, as he was watched from the stands by the club’s scoring greats Ian Rush and Kenny Dalglish.