Liverpool keep winning and tighten grip on Champions League places | OneFootball

In the first half, in 5 minutes Liverpool scored two goals to take control of the match more comfortably.

In the 35th minute, Alexander Isak opened the scoring. Mo Salah got to the byline on the right and sent in a cross, but Lacroix managed to clear it. However, the rebound fell to the Argentine Mac Allister, who hit it first time toward goal. The Swede got in the way, controlled it with his left foot, and struck it downward. The bounce wrong-footed the goalkeeper, and in this way made it 1-0 for the home side.

Five minutes later, when Palace had almost found the equalizer, the second goal arrived for the hosts. Mateta headed it unmarked in the box, and Woodman managed to save the effort, which sparked the counterattack. Wirtz played it to Jones, who carried it into the opposition half and delivered a precise pass for Andrew Robertson, who finished with his left foot and placed the ball just inside the post, unstoppable for Henderson.

Liverpool had everything in their favor to control the match in the second half; however, they decided to go toe-to-toe with Palace instead of taking advantage of the visitors’ desperation, leaving spaces for them to attack.

So much so that in the 71st minute the visitors pulled one back. In a highly controversial play, Daniel Muñoz scored to cut the deficit.

Sarr went one-on-one with Woodman, but the goalkeeper parried the shot; only when he did so, his knee seemed to lock up. He immediately went to ground and asked for medical attention, yet the ball reached Muñoz, and the Colombian, after hesitating for a second, shot at goal while the keeper was still on the ground asking for assistance, and scored.

Calm only arrived in the 96th minute for Slot’s side, when Florian Wirtz made it 3-1. Joe Gomez threw the ball into the box for Mac Allister, who simply laid it off for the German, who unleashed a stunning right-footed strike into the top corner to make it a final 3-1.

Liverpool earned a hard-fought victory and moved up to 4th in the standings with 58 points, level with Manchester United (with one game in hand) and also with Aston Villa, who are 5th and currently in the UEFA Champions League qualification spots.

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