The duel of European runners-up, between LiverpoolChampions League finalist, and the Glasgow Rangersloser in the Europa League, was decided by the glove of Trent Alexander-Arnold and the coldness of Mohamed Salah (2-0).
Liverpool resolved
The ‘Reds’, with the victory and the rout of Nápooles in Amsterdam, add two wins in a row in the group stage and outline their pass to the round of 16, at the mercy of a match in which they should have scored many more goals, especially by a very misguided Darwin Núñez.
The Uruguayan, in his first start in a month, is still jinxed in front of goal and found three great interventions by veteran Allan McGregor, 40, who prevented him from crowning his night with a goal, which would have been the first from the Community Shield in July.
Luckily for Jürgen Klopp’s men, the one who did have an aim was Alexander-Arnold, who after seven minutes nailed a free kick into the squad from the edge of the box. A beautiful shot against which McGregor could do nothing and that served to vindicate the figure of the English side, come to less at the beginning of the season due to his problems in the mark and in defense.
Alexander-Arnold He showed why he is one of the best in attack and gave Liverpool a peace of mind that they had barely enjoyed in this Champions League. He allowed him to go ahead and break at will a Rangers who had lost Alfred Morelos up. The chances came like a torrent and it was inexplicable that Darwin did not score, but McGregor was at a sublime level.
His show began with a one-on-one save against Salah, and in a space of 20 minutes before the break he made a ‘hat trick’ of stops to Núñez. The Uruguayan missed a one-on-one, a shot from close range and a shot from the edge of the box, all attempts defused by a solid McGregor, who could barely see how in the 53rd minute, King ran over louis diaz and ended with his show.
Salah, from eleven meters, did not miss and converted his second goal of this Champions League, with which he sentenced the match. McGregor still had an ace up his sleeve, when he avoided the third with a save mitt to a whiplash from Diogo Jota. And Rangers could have a thread of life in the last minutes, but Tsimikas took a shot from Fashion Sakala under the sticks and Alisson cleared as best he could a volley in the small area by Antonio Colak.
Liverpool, after the four goals they conceded in their European debut in Naples, is already heading for the round of 16 and is second in group A with six points, three less than the Italians and three more than Ajax. On their return to the Champions League eleven years later, Rangers closed the group with zero points, zero goals for and nine against.
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