Liverpool keep winning and cement their place in the Champions League spots | OneFootball

In the first half, Liverpool scored two goals in 5 minutes to take control of the match with greater ease.

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 got there 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 shot downward; the bounce wrong-footed the goalkeeper and made it 1-0 for the home side.

Five minutes later, when Palace almost found the equalizer, the second goal arrived for the hosts. Mateta headed the ball freely inside the box, and Woodman managed to save it, sparking 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, leaving Henderson with no chance.

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 their opponent’s desperation and using the spaces to hit them on the break.

So much so that in the 26th minute the visitors pulled one back. In a highly controversial play, Daniel Muñoz scored the goal that cut the deficit.

Sarr was through one-on-one with Woodman, but the goalkeeper parried the shot, only in doing so, his knee got stuck. He immediately went down and called for treatment, but 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.

Relief only came in the 96th minute for Slot’s side, when Florian Wirtz made it 3-1. Joe Gomez launched a throw-in into the box for Mac Allister, who simply cushioned it for the German, and he unleashed an incredible right-footed strike into the top corner to make it the final 3-1.

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

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