Salzburg V Liverpool - As it happened.

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Salzburg v Liverpool, Champions League R6, 10/12/2019 - official line-ups. BeSoccer
Salzburg v Liverpool, Champions League R6, 10/12/2019 - official line-ups. BeSoccer
Join us for minute to minute coverage of this Champions League clash between Salzburg and Liverpool! The European champions were expected to have wrapped up qualification for the knockout stages by now; instead, they travel to Austria having to secure a win in order to make it to the next round. One not to miss!
Goal

List of goalscorers

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0 - 2
58'
End of match

End of match

  • 92'
    FT: Salzburg 0-2 Liverpool. Two goals in 100 seconds secure a 2-0 win for Liverpool over Salzburg. There wasn't a lot that separated the teams at half-time, with Alisson making a brilliant double save and Stankovic denying Mane and Keita to keep it at 0-0. In the second half, Keita was unmarked as he headed the ball into the back of an empty net and Salah doubled the lead just over a minute later. It was an excellent strike from him as he curled it in from a tight angle just outside the box.
  • 90'
    Yet ANOTHER missed chance by Salah. He's just having an off night, isn't he?
  • 89'
    Liverpool miss another chance to make it 3-0, Mané skying his shot from 10 yards after Salah got out of the way of Henderson’s pass to avoid being penalised for offside.
  • 86'
    Goalscorer Naby Keita comes off for supersub Origi! Can he get the third?
  • 82'
    Henderson pops the ball over the top for Mané to chase. He and Salah then takes turns setting each other up for shots. Salzburg scramble back in numbers to avoid conceding a third. But Liverpool have shown them who’s boss in this half.
  • 79'
    Salzburg have competed here for large periods, but they are falling apart a little now as Onguene cheaply gives away another corner.
  • 77'
    Salah waits for Onguéné to challenge him, then rolls his way around him and aim a curling shot towards the far corner, but he doesn't get his angle right and Stankovic makes the save. His previous goal was stunning, but he's not got his usual clinical edge tonight.
  • 76'
    The hosts also make a change. Erling Haaland is replaced by Masaya Okugawa for the remaining 15 minutes.
  • 75'
    Second change for Liverpool now and it's Milner that's coming on to replace Firmino.
  • 69'
    Marsch makes his first change of the game, and it's an attacking one for Salzburg. Junuzovic is the player to make way as Daka comes onto the pitch.
  • 68'
    Liverpool are trying to slow down and regain control once more. Those two goals were a clear confidence booster.
  • 67'
    Alexander-Arnold tries to curl a cheeky freekick from wide on the left into the near post. The keeper doesn’t see it coming, but he’s in the clear because the shot isn’t on target.
  • 62'
    Liverpool look like they've got in behind Salzburg once again as Firmino plays a good throughball in between the defenders to try and pick out Salah. He's running onto it, but Stankovic is quickly out of his box to clear it away.
  • 59'
    That’s a ridiculous goal, especially bearing in mind Salah’s previous misses today! He ran on to a pass by Henderson, took it away from the keeper and then - from a way out on the right and a preposterous angle - he clipped it into the net! Suddenly Liverpool are cruising through!
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Liverpool en el 58'
  • 58'
    AND ANOTHER ONE TWO MINUTES LATER!!!
  • 56'
    GOAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLL!!!!! NABY KEITA!!!!!!!!!
  • 53'
    Gomez on, Lovren off. The Croatian has suffered an injury and limps off. This is not an easy match to come into off the bench. Gomez is going to have to get up to speed mighty fast.
Card

Yellow card

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  • 51'
    Mane picks up the first yellow card of the game after a clash with Mwepu.
  • 50'
    BRILLIANT FROM STANKOVIC! It's wonderfully worked upfield by Liverpool and Firmino plays a throughball to Salah who times his run perfectly to stay onside and get one-on-one with the keeper. He tries to take it round Stankovic, but he times his save perfectly to deny Salah.
  • 47'
    Salah misses again!!!!! Gorgeous pass by Mané right into the path of the on-rushing Salah ... who lifts it over the keeper and the bar from 10 yards! That wasn’t as bad as his earlier miss - because he had little time - but it was far from good. No excuses here.
  • 46'
    Back underway! No changes this second half.
  • 45'
    HT: Salburg 0-0 Liverpool. The fact that this is game is still goalless is a feat in itself, and it speaks for the efforts both goalkeepers have had to make. Salzburg are clearly not intimidated by the champions and have tried their best to open the score, but a combination of Van Dijk and Alisson have somehow kept the score from reaching 5-0. Meanwhile, Salah and Mane have had their fair share of shots, but they're lacking their usual clinical edge tonight. Nerves? See you in 15!
  • 45'
    Firmino feeds Salah, who plays a lovely pass through to the overlapping Keita, who tries to flip it past the keeper with the outside of his right foot. But Stankovic spreads himself well to make a vital save.
  • 42'
    CLEAR SHOT AT GOAL JUST ONE MINUTE LATER! Mwepu unleashes a fierce, crisp shot from 25 yards. If it had been towards either of the corner, Alisson would have been in trouble. As it was, the keeper just has to stand his ground, keep his eye on the ball and make the save.
  • 42'
    SAVE! Mwepu drills the ball towards goal from distance but Alisson gets his body behind the ball to make a comfortable save.
  • 40'
    Possession belongs to Liverpool, but chances belong to Salzburg.
  • 36'
    Liverpool are struggling to find any space on the edge of the box due to how tightly Salzburg's defence is staying. Keita tries to squeeze a pass through to Salah and get him in on goal, but it's intercepted by Wober.
  • 34'
    Salah steps up to take the free-kick that he won and he's trying to pick out the top right corner with his shot. He curls his effort over the wall, but there's no dip on it and it sails high over the crossbar.
  • 33'
    Wober tussles with Salah on the edge of his own penalty area and the referee's whistle sounds for a free-kick against the Salzburg defender.
  • 31'
    Liverpool are seeing more of the ball at the minute and look very confident every time they go forward. Robertson is linking up well with Mane down the left wing, but this time they can't pick out a cross into the box.
  • 29'
    HOW DID HE MISS THAT! Mo Salah gets a clean cut chance to get the upper hand but he misses to the right after a stunning pass from Keita.
  • 28'
    Salzburg's youngsters just can't stop creating occasions at the moment. If it wasn't for Van Dijk's relentless quality or Alisson's amazing saves, the hosts would definitely be winning right now.
  • 26'
    It's end-to-end here at the moment as both teams chase the opening goal. Liverpool fans are holding onto their seats right now.
  • 24'
    GOOD CHANCE! The build-up from Salzburg is brilliant before Minamino slides a throughball forward to Haaland. Lovren is tight to him, but the forward manages to squeeze his effort on target and Alisson comes across to deny him.
  • 23'
    Haaland almost opens the score yet again!
  • 21'
    ALISSSON WITH A KEY SAVE!!!!! Minamino slips a pass through to Hwang, who tries to shoot while running into the left-hand side of the Lvierpool box. But he doesn’t catch it cleanly, so it’s a straightforward save for Alisson.
  • 20'
    Some wonderful teamwork almost gives Liverpool the lead! Mane darts on to a cute ass by Wijnaldum and tries to curl a shot from the right-hand side of the box into the far corner. The keeper makes a meal of pushing it away. Keita retrieves and unloads a shot from 18 yards. It’s blocked. Alexander-Arnold pounces on the follow-up but blasts over the bar. All of this in thirthy seconds. It's an intense game in Austria!
  • 20'
    Mane and Keita with a wonderful link-up that almost gives Liverpool the lead!
  • 18'
    Mane looks to skip past Kristensen but the full-back stands his ground well to make a perfectly timed tackle.
  • 16'
    Most teams struggle to cope with Liverpool’s speed and intensity. but Salzburg are matching it, maybe even exceeding it, at the moment. Very impressive from the Austrians.
  • 14'
    Mane squares the ball out to Robertson who finds himself in some space on the left of the box. He drills a low cross into the middle, but Wober makes a good block to clear the danger for Salzburg.
  • 11'
    Alexander-Arnold spots Mane making a darting run down the left and switches play to him with an excellent cross-field pass. The forward reaches it but just takes it out of play as he tries to run past Onguene.
  • 10'
    Van Dijk makes yet another key clearance to deny Salzburg another chance at goal. Still, the hosts are clearly not scared of the current title holders.
  • 8'
    Liverpool get a wonderful chance to open the score on the counter, but Mane's strike is just wide!
  • 7'
    WHAT A CHANCE FOR THE HOSTS! Minamino's back heel releases Hwang, who turns away from Henderson in the Liverpool penalty area. He clips the ball goalwards but Alisson sticks out a hand to easily save the forward's weak effort.
  • 5'
    SAVE! Salah's in on goal and he drives the ball towards the bottom corner, but Stankovic makes a crucial block to keep the scores level. First real chance for Liverpool tonight.
  • 3'
    Another timely interception from Van Dijk to thwart a second early opening for the hosts. It's a very promising start for Red Bull Salzburg. Three minutes of constant pressure.
  • 2'
    Almost an immediate opening for Haaland, who looks to race away from Van Dijk, but the Dutchman makes use of his superior pace and manages to clear.
  • 1'
    Kick-off! We are underway in Salzburg!
Start of match

Start of match

  • PRVW
    Almost underway in Austria!
  • PRVW
    And they've got wonder boy Haaland on their side, who's been linked to just about every single club in Europe after an outstanding start to the campaign.
  • PRVW
    A win will see them qualify as the group winners. They face a Salzburg side, currently in third, who can also qualify for the knockout rounds. They need to beat Liverpool and hope that Napoli fail to win against Genk in order to get out of the group.
  • PRVW
    Liverpool top the group coming into the final group match and they only need one point to secure their place in the last 16, but they will also go through if Napoli lose to Genk.
  • PRVW
    No messing around from Klopp! He's brought the star power tonight, with the surprise addition of Naby Keita, who's getting a powerful vote of confidence thanks to his improved recent form. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is dropped instead.
  • PRVW
    Liverpool starting XI: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Lovren, Van Dijk, Robertson; Keïta, Henderson, Wijnaldum; Mané, Firmino, Salah.
  • PRVW
    Salzburg starting XI: Stankovic; Nissen, Onguéné, Wöber, Ulmer; Szoboszlai, Junozovic, Minamino, Mwepu; Hwang, Haaland
  • PRVW
    The European champions were expected to have wrapped up qualification for the knockout stages by now; instead, they travel to Austria having to secure a win in order to make it to the next round. One not to miss!
Info

Pre-match

10 December 2019, 18:55

Referee: Danny Makkelie

Stadium: Red Bull Arena (Salzburgo)

  • PRVW
    Hello and wlecome to our minute to minute coverage of this Champions League clash between Salzburg and Liverpool!