Liverpool is in the round of 16 of the Champions League. A day before the end of the league phase, the leader of the Premier League consolidated its hegemony in Europe by maintaining its complete victory against Lille (2-1). Despite the defeat, the French, who fell out of the Top-8, got a place in the playoffs.
again Mohamed Salah It was Liverpool’s opener against a solid Lille with personality that stood out to them for the first half hour. The match was intense, dynamic and high-paced, but neither team was able to create chances.
Salah is back
Salah was more inaccurate than usual on the few occasions where Lille left him space, but doubting him is playing with fire.
There are those who dare to say that Salah has dropped his extraordinary performance that he has shown since the beginning of the season. Yes, he didn’t score in three games, but he waited to pounce on Lille’s first mistake.
Lille pays for its first mistake
Kostas Tsimikas, starter in place of the reserved Andy Robertson, stole a home field from Jonathan David and Curtis Jones He launched a quick pass into space that left Salah alone in front of the highway left by the visiting coverage. Lucas Chevalier He hesitated on his way out and the Egyptian overtook him.
It was the 22nd goal of the season in 31 games of Pharaoh and became the first player in Liverpool history to reach 50 in Europe.
Salah made it 2-0
After the goal, Liverpool’s pressure was more intense, the Reds let go while Lille evaporated. Salah had a good chance to score again before the break with another trademark play. He controls with great class a game changer Luis Diaz and headed towards goal, beating his pair in a long race, but this time his cross hit Chevalier he missed by millimeters.
Arne Slot, which is already booked at eleven Robertson and Ibrahima Konaté, left in the booth at intermission Ryan Gravenberch has caught Curtis Jones. However, Liverpool again played their usual game and had few chances to score.
LIlle stays with ten but draws
Furthermore, Lille stayed inferiority when Aïssa Mandi saw the second yellow for knocking down Luis Díaz (59′). In all fairness, Liverpool’s goal was a few minutes in, but instead Anfield was quiet at 1-1.
Gabriel Gudmundsson crossed from the byline, Tsimikas blocked Hakon Arnar Haraldsson’s shot, but The ball falls to David, who is unforgiving (62′). It was the Canadian’s 18th goal of the season.
Elliott, I hope
Victory eluded Liverpool by just five minutes. As is often the case in football, the hard-fought goal comes with luck as an ally. After a rebound from a corner, a shot from Harvey Elliott Mukau deflected it and This dislocated Chevalier.
Liverpool took the game back, although they could not claim victory until the final whistle. They had chances to score, but Lille competed despite being outplayed and accepted their first defeat with dignity after 21 games without defeat.
The French will give up their place in the Top-8, although next Wednesday, on the final day, at home against Feyenoord, they will fight to qualify directly for the round of 16.
match lineup
1
84
21
38
78
4
8
17
9
11
7
30
2
5
21
18
4
20
17
9
7
10
Anfield
Lucas Chevalier30
85′
Aissa Mandi2
34′
58′
Gabriel Gudmundsson5
73′
45′
Benjamin Andre21
87′
Bafodé Diakité18
Alexsandro Ribeiro4
62′
Mitchell Bakker20
62′
45′
Ngal’ayel Mukau17
73′
Jonathan David9
61′
33′
Hákon Haraldsson7
74′
Remy Cabella10
62′
Replacements
Vito Mannone1
Marc-Aurèle Caillard16
Thomas Meunier12
62′
Ismaili31
73′
85′
Isaac Cossier35
62′
Angel Gomes8
45′
91′
Ethan Mbappé29
45′
66′
93′
Ayyoub Bouaddi32
73′
Osame Sahraoui11
62′
74′
Mohamed Bayo27
coach
Arne Slott
Bruno Genesio
Source: La Verdad
I’m Rose Herman and I work as an author for Today Times Live. My expertise lies in writing about sports, a passion of mine that has been with me since childhood. As part of my job, I provide comprehensive coverage on everything from football to tennis to golf.
