Liverpool maintained their winning run in the UEFA Champions League with a 1-0 win at RB Leipzig, with Darcin Nunez scoring the winner.
Two minutes into the game, Leipzig had a chance first. Antonio Nusa passed the ball to Safi Simons. Who shot with his right foot in the penalty area, but the ball went over the bar.UFABET
Leipzig had another chance in the 7th minute. When Safi Simons crossed from the side into the penalty area for Benjamin Cechko to head home. But Liverpool goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher saved it.
20 minutes, Liverpool had a chance. Alexis Mac Allister passed the ball to Mohamed Salah. Who shot with his left foot in the right side of the penalty area. But the ball was not in the frame.
The Reds took a 1-0 lead in the 27th minute through a superb pass from Kostas Tsimikas. Who crossed from the left and Mohamed Salah headed the ball back to the near post. Where Darwin Nunez ran and tapped it in.
Ten minutes later, Liverpool had another chance to finish. Kostas Tsimikas crossed from the left for Virgil van Dijk to head in the penalty area. But the ball was saved by Gulasci.
The second half resumed with 5 minutes to go. Liverpool had a chance first when Dominik Soboszlai passed the ball to Kostas Tsimikas who charged up to the edge of the penalty area. Before trying a long shot, but the ball did not go into the frame.
The Reds almost got their second in the 70th minute.
When Dominik Soboszlai backheeled the ball to Alexis Mac Allister who curled a right-footed shot from the edge of the area past Peter Gulasci. But it went over the bar.
Caoimhin Kelleher had to make two quick saves for the Reds in the 72nd minute, first when Benjamin Cechko’s shot from inside the box was saved with his leg, and then when Safi Simons charged into the area from the left and his shot deflected off Kelleher, who had to flick his fingertips to flick the ball over the bar and out.
Eight minutes later, Leipzig’s situation got worse when Safi Simons was injured and could not continue playing, so the staff carried him off the field. Yussuf Poulsen came on to replace him.
The home side scored in the 83rd minute when Benjamin Henrichs broke into the penalty area from the right and fired a shot that was saved by Kelleher, but Openda followed up with a close-range shot, but Openda was already offside and missed the equalizer.
After that, there were no more goals, so the game ended with Liverpool winning 1-0 at RB Leipzig, making it three wins in a row and collecting a full nine points.