2-3, upset! The six-time Champions League champion overturned, 71% possession and 19 shots still lost, the worst record in 11 years
The 2023/24 Europa League season continues, and for Reds Liverpool, Jurgen Klopp missed out on the Champions League for the first time since taking charge, making Liverpool the favourites to win the Europa League this season. In the 4th round of the Europa League, Liverpool challenged Toulouse away, Gomez's header hit the crossbar in the first half, Dunham scored, Daringa expanded the score in the second half, Cáceres owned, Margery expanded the score again, Jota scored a goal, Kuansa was blown a stoppage time equalizer, and finally Liverpool lost 2-3 to Toulouse, the winning streak was ended, and Liverpool also suffered its first defeat in the Europa League group stage since the 2011/12 season.
Toulouse vs. Liverpool, the home team sent a starting lineup of 49.5 million euros, Tigus, Schmidt partnered in the front, Ago, Xerro, Cáceres, Suazzo sat in the midfield, Disr, Costa, Rasmus, Moussa formed the defensive line, and Gulam guarded the door. On the Liverpool side, Klopp sent a starting lineup of 320 million euros, Dias, Gakpo, Doc partnered in the front, McAllister, Endo, Elliott sat in the midfield, Tsimikas, Kwansa, Matip, Gomez formed a defensive line, Kelleher guarded the door, and Klopp rotated most of the main players.
In the fourth minute of the game, Liverpool took a free kick from the left and Gomez hit the crossbar with a header from inside the box. In the 17th minute, Gomez broke through on the right and crossed, the first point in the box was cleared, and McAllister's follow-up volley was blocked by a defender. In the 31st minute, Doke's burst shot from inside the box was saved by the goalkeeper. In the 36th minute, Liverpool's defense made a mistake, Tsimikas was cut off at the back, Dunham broke through with the ball after stealing and broke into the penalty area with a small-angle volley, the ball hit Kuansa and flew into the goal, Toulouse broke the deadlock and led Liverpool 1-0 at home.
In the second half, the two teams changed sides and fought again, in the 50th minute, after Toulouse steals in the penalty area in front, Dalinga scored a single goal, but the referee blew for Dalinga to foul when he scramble, and the goal was invalid. In the 58th minute, Toulouse made another successful steal in front, Sierro rushed in on the right and sent a cross, Daringa stopped the ball in the penalty area and scored a goal, Toulouse expanded the score and led Liverpool 2-0 at home. In the 66th minute, Toulouse counterattacked, and Cerro broke through to the penalty area on the right side to collide with Dalinga and then pushed the goal, but the linesman raised the flag to signal that Dalinga was offside before receiving the ball, and the goal was invalidated.
In the 73rd minute, Gomez received a long header from a teammate on the left side, and Cáceres accidentally knocked the ball into his own goal when he cleared, and Liverpool pulled a goal back, 1-2 behind Toulouse. In the 76th minute, Suazo broke through on the left side and crossed, Kelleher made a save in front of the goal, and Margeri followed up with a near corner to score, and Toulouse expanded the score again to lead Liverpool 3-1. In the 89th minute, McAllister advanced a through pass, Jota stepped forward and scored with a low shot in the box, and finally Liverpool lost 2-3 away to Toulouse.
According to the post-match statistics, Liverpool had 71% possession and 4 shots on target from 19 attempts, while Toulouse had only 29% possession and 5 shots on target from 11 attempts. After this game, Liverpool is still in first place in the group with 9 points, and Toulouse is second in the group with 7 points, and Liverpool missed a good opportunity to advance to the second round two rounds in advance