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Liverpool –
Juergen Klopp called the victory over Ajax Amsterdam fantastic. Because the results were obtained when Liverpool was in tatters.
Liverpool hosted Ajax on matchday five of the Champions League, Wednesday (02/12/2020) WIB early in the morning, with less than ideal conditions. On the eve of the game, Alisson Becker was absent due to a hamstring injury and Caoimlin Kelleher, the young goalkeeper, was installed as a starter.
Alisson followed several of his peers who were back in the treatment room including Virgil van Dijk, Joe Gomez, Thiago Alcantara, Trent Alexander-Arnold, James Milner, Alex Oxlade Chamberlin, Naby Keita and Xherdan Shaqiri.
Therefore, Liverpool must line up three young players in the starting lineup. In addition to Kelleher, there are also defender Neco Williams and midfielder Curtis Jones. Ajax, who need a win to keep their chances of escaping, are like being blown away.
But in fact, statistically, Liverpool are superior in the opportunity test, that is, 15 attempts to Ajax’s 11. Already like this, Liverpool made seven attempts on goal, one of which resulted in a goal by Jones in the 58th minute.
The goal was the only one in this match and Liverpool has the right to qualify as group champions in the knockout stages of the Champions League. Because the 12 points he currently has can no longer be surpassed by Atalanta (8 points) or Ajax (7 points) in the last matchday.
This victory was a great relief for Klopp because Liverpool finally escaped faster than the previous three seasons, which is always on the last day. More specifically, this result was obtained when the team was limping due to a hurricane injury.
“Honestly, since I’ve been in Liverpool, this feels like one of the important victories in the Champions League and for sure, without the presence of the fans, that’s the main thing. This is the most difficult and most extraordinary match,” he said Klopp quoted. Daily mail.
“We survived like crazy. We didn’t play well,” he continued.
“The situation we’re in at the moment, that’s what makes us like this and we lead the group after five games, we’ve never done it before. It’s unbelievably good.”
(mrp / cas)
