Liverpool 2-1 Lille: Mohamed Salah and Harvey Elliott marked every aspect of Jonathan David’s draw, while Assa Mandi sent visitors
One night of a historical realization for Liverpool, the drama of injuries in Lisbon meant that they will have to wait a little more. While they went beyond the defensive efforts of one of their winning organizations of the European Cup, they reserved a position in the last 16 of the new Champions League. It was needed that Barcelona returned to Benfica to represent that they still want some other point to the inaugural winners of the organization phase in 36 organizations. There is no trophy for this, but it would be a remarkable feat, even if your own manager questions its final importance.
“If in tennis, 1 is not classified, it is greater to face No. 24 than No. 8 or No. 12 because it is a classification made for years,” said Arne Slot. “Now we are in a new format when some groups are the best because they have a draw and others are weak because they have had a very complicated draw. We still do not know if it is a merit or not. It can be a merit, it can be an inconvenience.
And yet, although the first six Liverpool games opposed the teams in Serie A, LaLiga and Los Bundesliga, they had a complicated draw and still had the only 100%record. This is not them in the future, however, Jonathan David, the Lille striker who finished his record defensive career, had the right to say: “They can also be the most productive team in the global at this time. “
Lille, conquering Real Madrid colleagues, arrived at Anfield Invrainu in 21 games and defeated duly 2-1. Liverpool is now guaranteed one end between the two in the pool. A frugal series helped: even if Liverpool granted it, they still established a club record, passing 599 minutes without being raped in Europe between Christian Pulisic’s shot for AC Milan, 3 minutes after his campaign and David’s equalizer for Lille .
It was sandwiched by Mohamed Salah’s opener and Harvey Elliott’s winner, goals that may mean the winger gets a night off when Liverpool visit PSV Eindhoven next week, and the midfielder a rare start. Liverpool know now that the rearranged Merseyside derby, which will clash with the play-off games on 12 February, can go ahead. They will have no continental commitments then.
There was a sensation in the variety of slots that the paintings were almost finished. “We would have been really unfortunate if we lost twice we were not yet in the eight most sensible,” he said. He made 3 back adjustments, led Elliott to part time, when Curtis Jones had to separate and gave the replacements of Federico Chiesa and Wataru endo his longest runnuts in this festival as Liverpool players. With the games opposed to Ipswich and PSV, they can look at other opportunities.
However, even if they were players, this is a collective effort. The 599 minutes washing of Liverpool came here thanks to two Putstayers, a back duo, a pair of left rear and its 4 main central defenders. His most productive precedent, from 572, came here for the defense of Rafa Benítez, anchored through Sami Hyypia and Jamie Carragher, new from the glory of the Champions League in 2005. Slot highlighted Alisson’s stops to Girona, but argued that frugality did. It does not come from rear action. “The intelligent for me is that we remain blank and not through protection much, we keep blank sheets attacking a lot,” he said.
And have an attacker of global elegance. Salah had not scored in his last 3 games. He had kept silent inside the one -hour opening, a blow aside. However, he has the ability to come alive when he feels an opening. Its 50th European purpose for the club is taken magnificently. “I think it is special to describe the functionality of MO in this club,” Slot said. “It has been exceptional for so many years and again. This goal tells you that the rate of players who won the ball. »
Kostas Tsimikas approached David, Jones played a pass that moved from the defense of the interior of his own part and, with Lucas Chevalier running from his box, Salah curled up a first final beyond the goalkeeper. There may have been a moment of similar rest. From the edge of his own box, Luis Díaz presented a pass on Lille 4. The first touch of Salah impeccable, knock down the ball. His last most inaccurate, hitting his shot only the bad aspect of the post. Then Salah, going from mute to crawling, rolled some other blow.
Lille had proposed an early evidence of his courage, beginning with the confidence of a team he had lost for 4 months. Gabriel Gudmundsson whistled an open shot after 30 moments. However, they returned to the game illogically. Aissa Mandi recovered his yellow card for a pull in Díaz. Perhaps Liverpool lost the concentration or temporarily yielded to complacency, but Lille replied.
Liverpool’s record race ended a minute before the 10 -hour brand. David hit after Hakon’s shot Haraldsson blocked but the Canadian, the winner of the game opposed the two halves of Madrid, inserted in the rebound. “It is a possibility for the other team,” he reduced the location.
Liverpool had an adequate return. The tsimikas sets raised disorders with Lille and, after their corner only cleared as related to Elliott, its very well -hit medium, however, the deviation of Ngal’ayel Mukau meant that Knight had no chance. “I didn’t know if it was my goal,” admitted the scorer.
Darwin Núñez, scorer of two valid objectives of injuries to Brentford, refused here for the offside and this time, Lille cannot retaliate. The dramatic resolution manufacturer arrived in Lisbon. But possibly it would not be enough to prevent Liverpool from completing in front of the other 35 teams.
Harvey Elliott after seeing his diverted network shot
Harvey Elliott after seeing his diverted network shot
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