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Leipzig got off to a better start at the Puskas Arena, where WAC will face Tottenham in the Europa League on Thursday. Dani Olmo was unlucky with a header pole in the fifth minute. After about a quarter of an hour, Liverpool found their way into the game, Mohamed Salah missed alone in front of RB goalkeeper Peter Gulacsi (16). Andrew Robertson was about to surprise Gulacsi with a long shot (33rd), before Leipzig captain Sabitzer had stopped Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson from the edge of the penalty area (17th).
After the break, Christopher Nkunku from Leipzig initially missed a great opportunity when he found his teacher at Alisson (47th). Two desertions by the Saxons followed, likely paving the way for Liverpool to reach the quarter-finals. Sabitzer made a scary bad pass to Salah, the Egyptian did not miss the opportunity and made it 1-0 for the English champions (53rd).
“I made two glaring mistakes”
Five minutes later, Nordi Mukiele dropped a long pass from Curtis Jones an extremely unfortunate figure, Sadio Mané ran alone and scored the second goal for the “Reds”, who had lost three times in a row in the Premier League. Liverpool was far from another defeat this time, Leipzig fought unimaginatively for the connection in the end. Salzburg’s Hwang Hee Chan missed the best chance for the honor goal, his Lupfer simply missed the goal (93rd).
“It was relatively even in the first half. In the second half we played a great game, but we also made two flagrant mistakes. They are punished at this level. I think it’s much worse if we don’t risk it. We have to attribute it more to that than to mistakes, ”said coach Julian Nagelsmann. Sabitzer added: “The disappointment is great. If you start the second part with two mistakes like this, it’s annoying. I still think we still have a chance in the second leg. “
Mbappé shines after Messi’s first goal
The game in Barcelona was also balanced at the beginning, Antoine Griezmann (14th) and Mauro Icardi (19th) missed the first opportunities. Soon after, Frenkie de Jong fell in a career duel with Layvin Kurzawa, and Lionel Messi (27th) converted the penalty awarded. The Argentine has scored in the Champions League every year since 2005, setting Raúl’s record (1995-2011).
The star of the evening was Mbappé. In the 32nd minute, the world champion danced the Barça defense in a reduced space and tied. He then put the guests ahead in the 65th minute. Previously, Gerard Piqué had cleared a pass from Alessandro Florenzi at Mbappé’s feet.
Five minutes later, Moise Kean led 3-1 for last season’s Champions League finalists after a free-kick from Leandro Paredes, before Mbappé made the final score with a blow to Kreuzeck (85th). With him, Paris achieved a sovereign victory even without the injured Neymar and took the revenge of the legendary 1: 6 against the Catalans at the Camp Nou four years ago.
