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

Midfielder scores for first time since heart surgeryTen-man Atlético hang on for draw against StuttgartScott 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. Continue reading…
Scott McTominay scored twice as Napoli edged Bodø/Glimt in a seven-goal thriller while 10-man Atlético Madrid drew with Stuttgart 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. 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
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