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Kloppage time can extend into any timezone.
Liverpool’s hopes of becoming world club champions remain intact, but only just.
They needed an injury time winner from Roberto Firmino, assisted by a Trent Alexander-Arnold’s cross, to overcome a Mexican side which proved more disruptive than anticipated. The combining duo came off the bench to prevent more wary limbs suffering in the middle east, the Brazilian tapping in with the last meaningful action.
Liverpool have already sacrificed one competition for wholesale changes this week. After going several months without a defeat, at one stage Jürgen Klopp must have feared the indignity of losing twice within 24 hours. He was forced into several alterations again and only the composed performance of keeper Alisson prevented embarrassment.
There were mitigating circumstances for the toil.
For those waiting patiently for a Joe Gomez / Jordan Henderson center-back pairing, it was their lucky day. Illness deprived Klopp of Virgil Van Dijk, so when the team sheet was printed the question was how capable the Mexicans of exposing Liverpool’s problems.
At least, Salah’s inclusion was to the taste of the Qatari branch of Liverpool’s supporters club, stronger than might have been anticipated given the prominence of red jerseys in the Khalifa International stadium.
Each time the Egyptian collected the ball, a shrill cheer erupted, the like of which has more in common with a teenager’s reaction to Harry Styles.
They did not have to wait long to celebrate his contribution, Salah feeding Naby Keita for the opening goal on minutes – a cutting pass for the Guinea midfielder. Keita is starting to perform with more consistency, and at that stage Klopp might have anticipated a comfortable evening.
Alisson was the busier keeper throughout the first half, Monterrey conceding possession and waiting for mistakes to counter. Dorlan Pabon forced Alisson into more duty before half-time.
The Mexicans were quite happy to play the clock then, buoyed by the competitiveness of the game.
Liverpool tried to move up a gear early in the second half, Keita again going close, but the threat lingered. Both managers were booked in the final stages as the possibility of a shock increased, Klopp sending on the cavalry in the form of Mane, Firmino and Alexander-Arnold.
Predictably, they delivered and another trophy beckons – presumably for a stronger line-up – this weekend.
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- Naby Keita has now scored as many goals in his last three Liverpool appearances in all competitions (three) as he managed in his first 42 matches for the club.
- Monterrey have lost both of their Fifa Club World Cup semi-final matches, losing against English opposition both times (also vs Chelsea in 2019).Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold has registered 23 assists in all competitions during (********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************, more than any other Premier League player.
- Since the start of the 2019 / season, no player has more assists for Liverpool in all competitions than Mohamed Salah (32, level with Roberto Firmino).
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Full time
L ayun plays a brilliant volley cross from the angle of the box through the six-yard area that funes mori was yay close to tapping in at the far post. But Alisson’s judgment was impeccable and he lets it go by.
Liverpool were far from dominant but, my word, are they clinical. Liverpool’s season in microcosm.
Liverpool will play Flamengo in Saturday afternoon’s final.
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They’ve done it again. Set up by the strength and dazzling feet of Salah to keep the ball in play on the dead ball line before turning it back to Alexander-Arnold who bends a daisy-cutter pass through the six-yard box for Firmino, running left to right, to sweep past the keeper.
This is their year of years.
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GOAL !!! Monterrey 1 Liverpool 2
M onterrey 1 Liverpool 2 (Firmino)
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L iverpool free-kick for a foul on Gomez round about halfway.
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F irmino spins Vangioni in the box after cushioning Alexander-Arnold’s pass. The defender recovers with a sldie tackle that goes behind for a corner. Keita has a sniff from the corner but his heavy touch invites a block tackle.
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F unes Mori holds the ball up smartly and sends Rodriguez down the left. Liverpool knock it out for a corner that they defend well.
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L iverpool’s league season has been littered with late goals. Can they bag another to stave off the dreaded extra-time? Firmino comes on for Origi.
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Celso Ortiz goes down with cramp and the referee stops the game, much to Liverpool’s fury, when they were on the attack.
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M eza replaces the captain Pabon.
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B listering – yard strike from Mane down the inside-left is blocked by Barovero.
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L ayun replaces Montes for Monterrey and slots in at right-back.
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Klopp and the Monterrey manager are booked, the latter for waving a yellow card, Klopp for asking for him to be yellow carded while out of his technical area.
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M ilner departs to be replaced by Alexander-Arnold.
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IF Milner has hurt his hamstring he isn’t showing it here when he flies down the right to meet Lallana’s pass after some quick interchanging fillowing Mane’s dart up the right. Milner squares it through the box for Origi whose shot hits the back of Salah and bobbles behind.
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Alisson called into action again when Gallardo beats Milner and thumps a shot from a tight angle on the left that the keeper bats down. Milner has signalled to the bench and Alexander-Arnold is readied to come on.
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L iverpool corner when Vangioni slides in to knock Mane’s pass to Milner behind. Milner picks out Henderson by the penalty spot but he’s well sandwiched and he can only head it wide.
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M onterrey are slick and dangerous but Liverpool still look lethal on the break.
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F unes Mori takes a snap shot from yards, arrowing it towards the bottom right corner. It probably wasn’t heading in but Alisson takes no risks and turns it round the post. Liverpool are missing Van Dijk.
Mane comes on for Shaqiri and begins on the right.
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S adio Mane is warming up. They would have needed him urgently had Ortiz finished after excellent defensive work from Milner put Pizarro off at the far post when he tried to half-volley in a deep right-wing cross with a lunge.
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Very end-to-end now and Gallardo gets on the end of a deep right-wing cross, climbing above Milner. He heads down and into the ground and the bounce and spin take it away from danger.
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O rigi puts the ball in the net but was one of three players trapped offside from Milner’s corner.
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O xlade-Chamberlain floods into the inside-right channel as Shaqiri’s decoy run takes a defender with him. Oxlade-Chamberlain tees up the shot and screws it round the post.
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J) inking run from Keita into the box, losing Sanchez before striking Barovero in the right biceps by his chest as the keeper closed him down. The ball scuds out to the right, Vangioni plays a fine ball upfield towards the center-circle and Gomez rugby tackles Funes Mori to stop him having a clear run on goal. Yellow card because Henderson was level with him though miles to his left. Monterrey want a red.
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M ilner is played down the right to the byline by a delightful Salah back-heel round the corner. Milner tries to center first time but the ball strikes Medina and goes out for a corner which they defend well, launch upfield but have no runners to trouble Alisson.
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O rigi tries a hopeful shot from the corner of the box on the left but skelps it straight into Vangioni who was diving in to close him down.
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L iverpool trying to up the tempo now and Henderson strides out of defense a la Hansen and lays it off on halfway, up to Origi but Salah loses the ball when challenged by Nicolas Sanchez.
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M onterrey free-kick 36 yards out for a foul on Pizzaro. Pabon lines it up and absolutely thrashes a shot towards the top-right corner that Alisson flies to his right to claw away.
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Poor foul, that. Nasty ankle whacker. Liverpool switch it up the left from the free-kick, Origi takes on the right-back and cuts it back for Salah who works it to Robertson storming into the box from the left and he smashes a hot over the bar.
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L iverpool are passing it comfortably around the back until Shaqiri is demolished by Vangioni and is yellow-carded.
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Half time: Monterrey 1 Liverpool 1
All very enjoyable for a Wednesday afternoon. Mo Salah has been otherworldly at times with some of his vision and movement, and was the architect of the Liverpool opening goal; but Monterrey hit back right away and look to have more than enough on the break to cause Liverpool’s makeshift defense further problems in the second dig.
In a change to your scorecards, please find your live blogger after half time to be Rob Bagchi. I myself am, in the club style of David Gower, leaving because I have tickets for the theater. TTFN.
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D) ear old Divock Origi, as wild and free as a bursting mountain stream, up to his antics down the left, a bit of a jink here, a feint there, a fine player to watch with a hint of the headless chicken about him, neither friend nor foe can pick up what he’s doing here, but eventually it all comes to an end.
Liverpool were far from dominant but, my word, are they clinical. Liverpool’s season in microcosm.
Liverpool will play Flamengo in Saturday afternoon’s final.
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They’ve done it again. Set up by the strength and dazzling feet of Salah to keep the ball in play on the dead ball line before turning it back to Alexander-Arnold who bends a daisy-cutter pass through the six-yard box for Firmino, running left to right, to sweep past the keeper.
This is their year of years.
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GOAL !!! Monterrey 1 Liverpool 2
M onterrey 1 Liverpool 2 (Firmino)
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L iverpool free-kick for a foul on Gomez round about halfway.
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F irmino spins Vangioni in the box after cushioning Alexander-Arnold’s pass. The defender recovers with a sldie tackle that goes behind for a corner. Keita has a sniff from the corner but his heavy touch invites a block tackle.
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F unes Mori holds the ball up smartly and sends Rodriguez down the left. Liverpool knock it out for a corner that they defend well.
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L iverpool’s league season has been littered with late goals. Can they bag another to stave off the dreaded extra-time? Firmino comes on for Origi.
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Celso Ortiz goes down with cramp and the referee stops the game, much to Liverpool’s fury, when they were on the attack.
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M eza replaces the captain Pabon.
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B listering – yard strike from Mane down the inside-left is blocked by Barovero.
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L ayun replaces Montes for Monterrey and slots in at right-back.
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Klopp and the Monterrey manager are booked, the latter for waving a yellow card, Klopp for asking for him to be yellow carded while out of his technical area.
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M ilner departs to be replaced by Alexander-Arnold.
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IF Milner has hurt his hamstring he isn’t showing it here when he flies down the right to meet Lallana’s pass after some quick interchanging fillowing Mane’s dart up the right. Milner squares it through the box for Origi whose shot hits the back of Salah and bobbles behind.
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Alisson called into action again when Gallardo beats Milner and thumps a shot from a tight angle on the left that the keeper bats down. Milner has signalled to the bench and Alexander-Arnold is readied to come on.
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L iverpool corner when Vangioni slides in to knock Mane’s pass to Milner behind. Milner picks out Henderson by the penalty spot but he’s well sandwiched and he can only head it wide.
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M onterrey are slick and dangerous but Liverpool still look lethal on the break.
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F unes Mori takes a snap shot from yards, arrowing it towards the bottom right corner. It probably wasn’t heading in but Alisson takes no risks and turns it round the post. Liverpool are missing Van Dijk.
Mane comes on for Shaqiri and begins on the right.
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S adio Mane is warming up. They would have needed him urgently had Ortiz finished after excellent defensive work from Milner put Pizarro off at the far post when he tried to half-volley in a deep right-wing cross with a lunge.
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Very end-to-end now and Gallardo gets on the end of a deep right-wing cross, climbing above Milner. He heads down and into the ground and the bounce and spin take it away from danger.
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O rigi puts the ball in the net but was one of three players trapped offside from Milner’s corner.
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O xlade-Chamberlain floods into the inside-right channel as Shaqiri’s decoy run takes a defender with him. Oxlade-Chamberlain tees up the shot and screws it round the post.
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J) inking run from Keita into the box, losing Sanchez before striking Barovero in the right biceps by his chest as the keeper closed him down. The ball scuds out to the right, Vangioni plays a fine ball upfield towards the center-circle and Gomez rugby tackles Funes Mori to stop him having a clear run on goal. Yellow card because Henderson was level with him though miles to his left. Monterrey want a red.
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M ilner is played down the right to the byline by a delightful Salah back-heel round the corner. Milner tries to center first time but the ball strikes Medina and goes out for a corner which they defend well, launch upfield but have no runners to trouble Alisson.
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O rigi tries a hopeful shot from the corner of the box on the left but skelps it straight into Vangioni who was diving in to close him down.
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L iverpool trying to up the tempo now and Henderson strides out of defense a la Hansen and lays it off on halfway, up to Origi but Salah loses the ball when challenged by Nicolas Sanchez.
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M onterrey free-kick 36 yards out for a foul on Pizzaro. Pabon lines it up and absolutely thrashes a shot towards the top-right corner that Alisson flies to his right to claw away.
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Poor foul, that. Nasty ankle whacker. Liverpool switch it up the left from the free-kick, Origi takes on the right-back and cuts it back for Salah who works it to Robertson storming into the box from the left and he smashes a hot over the bar.
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L iverpool are passing it comfortably around the back until Shaqiri is demolished by Vangioni and is yellow-carded.
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Half time: Monterrey 1 Liverpool 1
All very enjoyable for a Wednesday afternoon. Mo Salah has been otherworldly at times with some of his vision and movement, and was the architect of the Liverpool opening goal; but Monterrey hit back right away and look to have more than enough on the break to cause Liverpool’s makeshift defense further problems in the second dig.
In a change to your scorecards, please find your live blogger after half time to be Rob Bagchi. I myself am, in the club style of David Gower, leaving because I have tickets for the theater. TTFN.
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mins: Monterrey 1 Liverpool 1
D) ear old Divock Origi, as wild and free as a bursting mountain stream, up to his antics down the left, a bit of a jink here, a feint there, a fine player to watch with a hint of the headless chicken about him, neither friend nor foe can pick up what he’s doing here, but eventually it all comes to an end.
This is their year of years.
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M onterrey 1 Liverpool 2 (Firmino)
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L iverpool free-kick for a foul on Gomez round about halfway.
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F irmino spins Vangioni in the box after cushioning Alexander-Arnold’s pass. The defender recovers with a sldie tackle that goes behind for a corner. Keita has a sniff from the corner but his heavy touch invites a block tackle.
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F unes Mori holds the ball up smartly and sends Rodriguez down the left. Liverpool knock it out for a corner that they defend well.
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L iverpool’s league season has been littered with late goals. Can they bag another to stave off the dreaded extra-time? Firmino comes on for Origi.
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Celso Ortiz goes down with cramp and the referee stops the game, much to Liverpool’s fury, when they were on the attack.
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M eza replaces the captain Pabon.
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B listering – yard strike from Mane down the inside-left is blocked by Barovero.
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L ayun replaces Montes for Monterrey and slots in at right-back.
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Klopp and the Monterrey manager are booked, the latter for waving a yellow card, Klopp for asking for him to be yellow carded while out of his technical area.
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M ilner departs to be replaced by Alexander-Arnold.
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IF Milner has hurt his hamstring he isn’t showing it here when he flies down the right to meet Lallana’s pass after some quick interchanging fillowing Mane’s dart up the right. Milner squares it through the box for Origi whose shot hits the back of Salah and bobbles behind.
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Alisson called into action again when Gallardo beats Milner and thumps a shot from a tight angle on the left that the keeper bats down. Milner has signalled to the bench and Alexander-Arnold is readied to come on.
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L iverpool corner when Vangioni slides in to knock Mane’s pass to Milner behind. Milner picks out Henderson by the penalty spot but he’s well sandwiched and he can only head it wide.
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M onterrey are slick and dangerous but Liverpool still look lethal on the break.
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F unes Mori takes a snap shot from yards, arrowing it towards the bottom right corner. It probably wasn’t heading in but Alisson takes no risks and turns it round the post. Liverpool are missing Van Dijk.
Mane comes on for Shaqiri and begins on the right.
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S adio Mane is warming up. They would have needed him urgently had Ortiz finished after excellent defensive work from Milner put Pizarro off at the far post when he tried to half-volley in a deep right-wing cross with a lunge.
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Very end-to-end now and Gallardo gets on the end of a deep right-wing cross, climbing above Milner. He heads down and into the ground and the bounce and spin take it away from danger.
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O rigi puts the ball in the net but was one of three players trapped offside from Milner’s corner.
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O xlade-Chamberlain floods into the inside-right channel as Shaqiri’s decoy run takes a defender with him. Oxlade-Chamberlain tees up the shot and screws it round the post.
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J) inking run from Keita into the box, losing Sanchez before striking Barovero in the right biceps by his chest as the keeper closed him down. The ball scuds out to the right, Vangioni plays a fine ball upfield towards the center-circle and Gomez rugby tackles Funes Mori to stop him having a clear run on goal. Yellow card because Henderson was level with him though miles to his left. Monterrey want a red.
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M ilner is played down the right to the byline by a delightful Salah back-heel round the corner. Milner tries to center first time but the ball strikes Medina and goes out for a corner which they defend well, launch upfield but have no runners to trouble Alisson.
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O rigi tries a hopeful shot from the corner of the box on the left but skelps it straight into Vangioni who was diving in to close him down.
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L iverpool trying to up the tempo now and Henderson strides out of defense a la Hansen and lays it off on halfway, up to Origi but Salah loses the ball when challenged by Nicolas Sanchez.
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M onterrey free-kick 36 yards out for a foul on Pizzaro. Pabon lines it up and absolutely thrashes a shot towards the top-right corner that Alisson flies to his right to claw away.
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Poor foul, that. Nasty ankle whacker. Liverpool switch it up the left from the free-kick, Origi takes on the right-back and cuts it back for Salah who works it to Robertson storming into the box from the left and he smashes a hot over the bar.
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L iverpool are passing it comfortably around the back until Shaqiri is demolished by Vangioni and is yellow-carded.
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Half time: Monterrey 1 Liverpool 1
All very enjoyable for a Wednesday afternoon. Mo Salah has been otherworldly at times with some of his vision and movement, and was the architect of the Liverpool opening goal; but Monterrey hit back right away and look to have more than enough on the break to cause Liverpool’s makeshift defense further problems in the second dig.
In a change to your scorecards, please find your live blogger after half time to be Rob Bagchi. I myself am, in the club style of David Gower, leaving because I have tickets for the theater. TTFN.
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D) ear old Divock Origi, as wild and free as a bursting mountain stream, up to his antics down the left, a bit of a jink here, a feint there, a fine player to watch with a hint of the headless chicken about him, neither friend nor foe can pick up what he’s doing here, but eventually it all comes to an end.
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Mane comes on for Shaqiri and begins on the right.
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Poor foul, that. Nasty ankle whacker. Liverpool switch it up the left from the free-kick, Origi takes on the right-back and cuts it back for Salah who works it to Robertson storming into the box from the left and he smashes a hot over the bar.
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L iverpool are passing it comfortably around the back until Shaqiri is demolished by Vangioni and is yellow-carded.
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Half time: Monterrey 1 Liverpool 1
All very enjoyable for a Wednesday afternoon. Mo Salah has been otherworldly at times with some of his vision and movement, and was the architect of the Liverpool opening goal; but Monterrey hit back right away and look to have more than enough on the break to cause Liverpool’s makeshift defense further problems in the second dig.
In a change to your scorecards, please find your live blogger after half time to be Rob Bagchi. I myself am, in the club style of David Gower, leaving because I have tickets for the theater. TTFN.
6: (PM) ***********************************
mins: Monterrey 1 Liverpool 1
D) ear old Divock Origi, as wild and free as a bursting mountain stream, up to his antics down the left, a bit of a jink here, a feint there, a fine player to watch with a hint of the headless chicken about him, neither friend nor foe can pick up what he’s doing here, but eventually it all comes to an end.
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In a change to your scorecards, please find your live blogger after half time to be Rob Bagchi. I myself am, in the club style of David Gower, leaving because I have tickets for the theater. TTFN.
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