In the third round of the Champions League stage that ended in the early morning of October 24, Beijing time, Liverpool defeated RB Leipzig 1-0. In the first half, Opponda scored offside and Salah set up Nunez to break the deadlock. In the second half, McAllister hit the post, Kelleher made a series of saves, and Opponda's goal was blown again. In the end, Liverpool won by 1 goal away.
Liverpool and Leipzig have won all four meetings and have not conceded a single goal. After winning this game, Liverpool won eight consecutive games in all competitions, including three consecutive wins in the Champions League, ranking second in the table behind Villa, while RB Leipzig suffered three consecutive defeats in the Champions League.
【Key Focus】
In the 27th minute, Gakpo went through, Tsimikas cut in a cross, Salah nodded the ball and Nunez stabbed it into the net in front of the goal, and Liverpool led Leipzig 1-0 away.
【Wonderful Playback】
In the 7th minute, Harvey Simons crossed and the unmarked Seshko's header was held by Kelleher.
In the 12th minute, McAllister was tripped and the referee found a fake fall and showed a yellow card.
In the 14th minute, Haidara shot hard from the outside, and the ball was held by Kelleher again.
In the 19th minute, Kelleher made a mistake and Sheshko's hanging shot was slightly off.
In the 25th minute, Opponda was offside, and then turned and volleyed into the goal.
In the 32nd minute, Nunez grabbed a header and hit the goal, but the ball was saved by Gulasi.
In the 37th minute, Van Dijk grabbed a header in the penalty area, and the ball was once again defused by Gulasi.
In the 38th minute, Nunez fell to the ground in the penalty area, and the referee did not award a penalty
In the 44th minute, Gakpo cut in front of the ball and the ball was deflected wide of the goal.
In the 49th minute, Liverpool missed a good opportunity when Nunez made a strong steal and broke through the cross, and Gakpo's close-range push was saved.
In the 55th minute, McAllister was blocked and kicked to the vital point, and the team doctor fell to the ground in pain.
In the 70th minute, Szobosloy played the ball with his backheel and McAllister fired a long-range shot off the crossbar.
In the 72nd minute, Sheshko made a one-handed push in the small penalty area, and Kelleher made a save.
In the 73rd minute, Harvey Simons' long-range shot was deflected, and Kelleher made another great save.
In the 83rd minute, Opponda grabbed the goal and was offside again, and the first goal was invalidated.
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【Lineup】
Leipzig line-up: 1-Gulasi, 3-Hetleida (74'5-Bischab), 4-Orban, 23-Lukoba, 39-Henrichs, 8-Haidara (86'6-Elmas), 18-Vermillen (74'44-Kanpur), 7-Nousa, 30-Sheshko (74'14-Baumgartner), 10-Harvey Simons (78'9-Poulsen), 11-Opponda
Subs not used: 26-Van de Voort, 19-A, 47-Gebel
Liverpool line-up: 62-Kelleher, 21-Tsimikas (74'26-Robertson), 4-Van Dijk, 5-Konate, 66-Alexander-Arnold (74'2-Gomez), 38-Hrafenberg, 10-McAllister, 8-Szobosloy, 18-Gakpo, 11-Salah (46'7-Luis Dias), 9-Nunez (74'17-Jones)
Subs not used: 56-Yaros, 95-Harvey Davis, 3-Endo, 78-Kwansa, 80-Morton, 98-Nyoni