Liverpool humiliated Javi Gracia’s Leeds, Liverpool vs Leeds 6:1
Leeds and Liverpool met in the championship of England. The match of the 31st round of the Premier League took place on April 17 at the Elland Road stadium.
At Elland Road, Jürgen Klopp fielded a trio of forwards Salah, Jota, Gakpo, leaving the second option on the bench: Diaz, Nunez, Firmino. Liverpool immediately seized the initiative, took the ball, territory, surrendered to crush the opponent, but … Leeds attacked much sharper. The attacks of the hosts looked much more accentuated, more dangerous, more interesting.
But Rodrigo was let down by accuracy, and Jack Harrison thought for a long time in critical situations. But Liverpool did not forgive their opponent at all, that’s all. In the first hour of playing time, the Reds had three shots on target, scoring three goals. Trent covered Firpo near the opponent’s penalty area, clearly played the “wall” with Mo Salah and shot to the far post. Cody Gakpo just had to put his foot up – 0:1.
Only four minutes passed and the second shot on target was a goal. Diogo Jota himself took the ball in the center of the field, he himself gave a cutting pass to Salah. Mo handled it with his first touch, and drove it under the crossbar with his second. However, at the start of the second half, Liverpool itself decided that the match needed intrigue.
Ibrahima Konate was brought in near his penalty area, where he was covered by Sinisterra. Luis then fell out to the rendezvous with Alisson and skillfully threw him – 1:2. Almost immediately, Liverpool restored the status quo. Cody Gakpo left the ball to Jones with his heel, Curtis made a gorgeous cutting pass for Jota’s dash into the penalty area. Diogo burst in from the left edge and beat Meslier with a touch kick – 1:3.
Brandon Aronson could have returned the intrigue again, clearly playing on the rebound. About 20 meters from the goal, he ran into the ball and shot tightly into the touch. Alisson just watched, and the ball crashed into the crossbar, then leaving the field. Liverpool immediately realized that they needed a fourth goal to calm down, and it happened. A quick counterattack was launched by Fabinho, Jota and Robertson, after the Scotsman’s cross, Gakpo could have beaten, but Cody rolled a little further to the free Salah. Mo put the ball into the corner without interference – 1:4.
To complete the rout, Diogo Jota scored a double. Henderson found the Portuguese with a cross pass on the line of the penalty area, and he hit the target with a billiard kick from the post – 1:5. At the very end, the sixth goal arrived. In the 90th minute, the fresh Darwin Nunez took advantage of Trent’s cross, took the ball on his chest and shot accurately – 1:6.
Six goals in six shots on target, Liverpool’s implementation this evening was phenomenal. And Leeds, because of this defeat, became closer to the relegation zone.
LEEDS – LIVERPOOL 1:6 (0:2)
Goals: Gakpo, 35 (0:1); Salah, 39 (0:2); Sinisterra, 47 (1:2); Jota, 52 (1:3); Salah, 64 (1:4); Jota, 73 (1:5); Nunez, 90 (1:6).
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