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Champions League roundup: McTominay double leads Napoli past Bodø/Glimt

Scott McTominay jumps for joy after Napoli retake the lead before half-time. Photograph: Alberto Pizzoli/AFP/Getty Images
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Scott McTominay jumps for joy after Napoli retake the lead before half-time. Photograph: Alberto Pizzoli/AFP/Getty Images

Champions League roundup: McTominay double leads Napoli past Bodø/Glimt

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Scott McTominay scored his first two goals of the season to help Napoli beat Bodø/Glimt 4-3 and relieve pressure on the coach, Massimiliano Allegri. McTominay, who also hit a post, missed a month of the season after undergoing a surgical procedure in early September to treat an irregular heartbeat.

Matteo Politano’s first-minute opener was cancelled out by Bodø’s Jens Petter Hauge. McTominay restored Napoli’s lead before the break only for Andreas Helmersen to again level for the Norwegian club.

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The Scotland midfielder struck again on 71 minutes and Odin Bjørtuft’s late own goal secured the result. Bodø still managed an injury-time consolation from Sondre Brunstad Fet.

Atlético Madrid held on with 10 men for a 1-1 draw with Stuttgart, foiling the German underdogs’ bid to join Paris Saint-Germain and Liverpool at the top of the table on nine points.

Julián Alvarez’s goal for Atlético had cancelled out Jamie Leweling’s opener when the midfielder Morten Hjulmand made a reckless sliding tackle from behind on Angelo Stiller, resulting in a red card that left Atlético clinging on.

Serhou Guirassy scored twice but Borussia Dortmund wasted plenty more chances in a 2-1 away win over Azerbaijan’s Sabah.

It wasn’t the sort of convincing victory the German team were hoping for, after last week’s loss to Bodø/Glimt and draw at Union Berlin which allowed Bayern Munich to take the top spot in the Bundesliga.

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Serhou Guirassy scores for Borussia Dortmund against Sabah. Photograph: Alexandre Simões/Borussia Dortmund/Getty Images

Pavel Kacor’s leaping volley in the 90th minute earned Slavia Prague a 2-2 draw at Fenerbahce, extending the hosts’ long wait for a Champions League win. The Turkish side had been leading 2-0 early on before a defensive blunder by Mattéo Guendouzi let the Czech team back into the game.

PSV won 1-0 against Porto thanks to Guus Til’s 57th-minute winner as the Portuguese side slumped to a third loss. Roma cruised to a 4-0 win over Slovan Bratislava with Mario Hermoso, Nahuel Molina and Niccolò Pisilli on the scoresheet before Donyell Malen added a fourth from the penalty spot.

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