Mohamed Salah, Darwin Nunez and Harvey Elliott have been heading in the right direction in Amsterdam because the Reds reached the knockout stage for a sixth consecutive season
Mohamed Salah, Darwin Nunez and Harvey Elliott have been heading in the right direction in Amsterdam because the Reds reached the knockout stage for a sixth consecutive season
Liverpool shrugged off their Premier League issues to qualify for the final 16 of the Champions League with a 3-0 win over Ajax on Wednesday.
Mohamed Salah, Darwin Nunez, and Harvey Elliott have been heading in the right direction in Amsterdam because the Reds reached the knockout stage for a sixth consecutive season.
Jurgen Klopp’s males nonetheless have a mountain to climb subsequent week when Napoli go to Anfield if they’re to complete high of Group A.
Liverpool path the Italians by three factors and want to raised Napoli’s 4-1 win when the edges met final month to get the higher of the head-to-head document.
Defeat ends Ajax’s probabilities of reaching the final 16 and the Dutch champions have been left to rue not profiting from a quick begin as they flew out the traps.
Steven Berghuis ought to have opened the scoring after simply two minutes when he fired towards the put up with simply Alisson Becker to beat.
Berghuis then shot simply large from vary and Dusan Tadic ought to have accomplished higher when he blasted into the physique of Trent Alexander-Arnold on the again put up.
Liverpool have now received as many Champions League matches this season as they’ve in 11 Premier League video games.
The contrasting type of Jurgen Klopp’s males between home and European motion is mirrored in Salah’s scoring document.
Of the Egyptian’s 9 targets this season, six have come within the Champions League as he produced a cool end over Remko Pasveer from Jordan Henderson’s by way of ball to settle Liverpool nerves.
The guests ought to have been out of sight earlier than half-time however for an astonishing miss from Nunez, who hit the put up with the objective gaping from Roberto Firmino’s unselfish move.
Nunez has had a rollercoaster begin to his profession with the Reds after a 75 million euro ($74 million) transfer from Benfica and he rapidly made amends after the break.
The Uruguayan rose highest to energy Andy Robertson’s nook in off the far put up on 49 minutes.
Three minutes later, Liverpool have been cruising when Salah picked out the run of Elliott, who fired excessive previous Pasveer from a slender angle.
Klopp pointed a lot of the blame for his aspect’s lack of consistency within the opening months of the season to a listing of accidents.
And with one other 5 video games nonetheless to come back earlier than the World Cup break subsequent month, a commanding lead meant Liverpool may take their foot off the gasoline within the remaining half-hour with Nunez, Fabinho and Henderson amongst these handed a relaxation by Klopp.
Source: www.thehindu.com