In light of Diego Gota’s absence due to injury, it happened Nunez The Uruguayan player had the opportunity to start and scored the lead goal in the 27th minute from a ball prepared for him Mohamed Salah With a headshot.
A penalty kick was rejected, which seemed obvious to Nunez, who participated as a substitute for most of the season.
The goal was enough for Liverpool to achieve its sixth victory in six away matches this season in all competitions, thus achieving its third consecutive victory in the tournament. Champions League Under the leadership of new head coach Arne Slott.
The Dutch coach achieved an unprecedented number for any coach For LiverpoolThe team recorded 11 victories during the first 12 matches under his leadership, since he took over the position as successor Jürgen Klopp.
Liverpool occupies second place in the league stage of the European Championship, which includes 36 teams, and has nine points and is only behind leaders Aston Villa on goal difference, while it is two points ahead of Liverpool. Manchester City.
Commenting on his team’s victory over Leipzig, Slott said: “We are very happy with the win. It is a difficult match away from our home against a first-class team. We controlled the match for long periods, except for perhaps the last 15 minutes when we needed important intervention from the central defenders as well as from the goalkeeper.” “The goal in two important moments. If we had left here with a draw, I would have felt as if we had lost something completely.”
Two goals were disallowed For Leipzig Liverpool goalkeeper Kelleher also blocked two dangerous balls, keeping the German team waiting for the first point.
The Leipzig team seemed enthusiastic from the beginning and was the better side, but a goal by Luis Obinda was canceled due to offside moments before Liverpool took the lead.
Salah rose to a cross and directed it with a header towards goalkeeper Peter Gulacci, and it seemed to be on its way to the net before Nunez preferred to secure the scoring, as he directed it into the net with a final touch.
The goal revived Liverpool’s performance, and Nunez was astonished that a penalty kick was not awarded to him when he was fouled inside the penalty area by Willy Orban.
Alexis McAllister almost added Liverpool’s second goal after the break, but the ball hit the crossbar.
The brilliance of goalkeeper Kelleher contributed to preventing Liverpool from paying the price for the missed opportunities, as he excelled in blocking an attempt from Benjamin Sisko following a mistake by Ibrahima Konate, and also blocked another ball shot by Xavi Simons, who then left injured.
