At 3:00 a.m. Beijing time on September 14, a match in the second round of Group A of the 2022-23 Champions League group stage was played at Anfield Stadium, and Premier League powerhouse Liverpool sat at home to meet The Eredivisie giants Ajax. In the first half, Jota assisted Salah to break the deadlock, and Kudus scored to equalize; In the second half, Zimikas assisted matte Matip's header. In the end, Liverpool beat Ajax 2-1 at home to win the champions league group stage for the first time this season.
Liverpool's league fixtures were postponed last weekend, allowing the team to breathe a sigh of relief, with both teams holding a moment of silence for the dead Queen of England before the match began.
In the 4th minute, Liverpool's cross was not far from the line and Zimikas volleyed high in the bottom left corner of the penalty area. In the 14th minute, Alexander-Arnold's direct foot hanging from outside the penalty area on the right was confiscated by the goalkeeper.
In the 17th minute, Ali let go of his big foot to the front, Jota arced the top of the penalty area obliquely, Salah led the ball into the box and hit the goal with his foot, Liverpool led 1-0!
In the 19th minute, Boguís hit the crossbar from a tight angle on the right side of the penalty area and was ruled offside. Subsequently, Luis Díaz received the ball inside the penalty area and deflected it, and Salah received Jota's cross in front of goal, which was first blocked by the defender.
In the 27th minute, Boguez's low cross from the left, Belwyn dodged and took away the defense, Kudus stopped the ball on the left side of the penalty area and turned to shoot at the goal, 1-1, Ajax equalized!
In the 30th minute, Liverpool's cross was cleared and Alexander-Arnold volleyed high from outside the box. In the 35th minute, Liverpool drove a corner kick from the right and Van Dijk jumped to the top and was blocked by the goalkeeper.
In the 42nd minute, Alexander-Arnold made two consecutive small-angle shots from the right side of the penalty area, both of which were blocked by Ajax goalkeeper Paswell.
In the 47th minute, Kudus fell to the ground in the penalty area, the referee did not show, Liverpool counterattacked, Jota took the ball into the box and the goal was confiscated by the goalkeeper. Zimikas then drove a free-kick from the left and Van Dijk's header from the centre of the penalty area was high.
In the 64th minute, Fabinho picked out a cross from the top of the arc of the penalty area, Salah faced the goalkeeper at close range in the penalty area, the ball was knocked out, and Elliott got the ball and shot into the side net. In the 73rd minute, Alexander-Arnold drove in a corner kick from the right and Matip's header from the centre was high.
In the 76th minute, Tadic crossed from the right and Blind nodded the ball into the far corner. In the 85th minute, Núñez struck a cross from the left side of the penalty area and Díaz missed the ball in front of goal.
In the 89th minute, Liverpool won a corner kick on the left, Zimikas was sent into the box, Matip was released after the header from the middle of the box crossed the goal line, the goal was valid, and Liverpool took the victory 2-1!
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