Liverpool reached the quarterfinals.
Liverpool beat Sparta Prague 6-1 in the second leg of the 2023-24 UEFA Europa League (UEL) round of 16 at Anfield, Liverpool, England, at 5 a.m. on the 15th (Korea time). Liverpool, which won the first round 5-1, defeated Prague 11-2 on aggregate to advance to the quarterfinals.
Liverpool used a 4-3-3 formation. Gakpo, Núñez, Salah, Clark, Endo, Joboslawi, Robertson, Gomes, Quintha, Bradley and Keller started.
Prague fought back in a 5-3-2 formation. Kuchta, Wirmanchevich, lach, kairinen, solbakken, lincy, kreich, zeleni, vitik, presiado, vindal jensen and others competed.
Liverpool laughed first. In the seventh minute of the first half, Núñez scored the first goal after being hit with his right foot in front of the goal by Joboslawi from the left side.
Liverpool immediately scored an additional goal. Prague started the kick after giving up the goal in the eighth minute of the first half, and Liverpool put strong pressure from the front as they rose from behind. Salah's outstretched foot intercepted Prague's pass, and Clark, who caught it, easily completed the goal in a one-on-one opportunity with the goalkeeper.
Liverpool didn't stop. In the 10th minute of the first half, Clark put a strong forward pressure on the opponent's defense and took the ball right away. This time, Salah caught the ball and cut it into the net with his left foot.
Liverpool ran out. In the 14th minute of the first half, Salah's ground ball cross from the right side was connected with his right foot in front of the goal and scored.
Prague struggled to turn the tide. In the 23rd minute of the first half, Lachie fired a mid-range shot from a distance, but he lacked power. In the 34th minute of the first half, Kuchta's left-footed shot went off the goal.
Liverpool ran and stepped on the ground. Salah sent a long pass to Salah in the 35th minute of the first half, and Salah failed to catch it and immediately fired a cross with his right foot. Núñez had the lone chance in front of the goal, but the shot flew high into the sky.
Freiburg recovered a goal. In the 42nd minute of the first half, Prisciado caught the attack that started with a goal kick and immediately delivered a killer pass. Birmanchevic caught it and shot it after winning the competition with Queen. In the end, the first half ended with Liverpool leading 4-1.
At the start of the second half, both teams took out replacement cards. Liverpool removed Gomes, Núñez and Endo, adding Chimikas, Elliott and McConnell, while Prague replaced Rheinsi with Panak.
Liverpool scored early in the second half. In the third minute of the second half, Zoboslawi's shot inside the penalty box deflected off the defense and went into the goal.
Liverpool had a goal feast. In the 10th minute of the second half, a ball hit by the goalkeeper during a corner kick attack flowed backward. Elliott shot with his left foot, and each shot slightly changed direction in front of the goal and scored a lucky goal.
Liverpool ran and stepped on the ground. In the 24th minute of the second half, Gakpo failed to catch Elliott's space pass and immediately finished with his left foot, but he missed the goal.
Liverpool is trying to establish itself. Van Dyck and Mussiowski were called in to share their physical stamina. The two teams had a fierce battle until the end of the second half, but no additional goals were scored, and the game ended with Liverpool winning 6-1.
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