Liverpool successfully defeated Lille with a narrow score of 2-1 in the matchday 7 League Phase of the 2024/2025 Champions League held at Anfield, Tuesday (21/1/2025).
Liverpool’s two winning goals were scored by Mohamed Salah and Harvey Elliott. Lille had equalized the score thanks to Jonathan David’s goal.
Thanks to this result, Liverpool is increasingly perched firmly at the top of the standings with a perfect score of 21 points from seven matches. Meanwhile, Lille dropped to 11th place with 13 points.
Liverpool dominated the match from the start. However, the hosts were only able to open the lead in the 34th minute through Salah’s action. The score of 1-0 lasted until halftime.
Entering the second half, Lille had to play with 10 men since the 59th minute after Aissa Mandi was given a second yellow card aka a red card after violating Luis Diaz.
However, Lille was able to equalize the score three minutes later through David’s action. Taking advantage of the rebound, David unleashed a powerful shot that hit Alisson’s goal.
Liverpool regained the lead in the 67th minute. Elliott’s powerful shot from outside the penalty box changed direction after hitting the opponent’s foot and successfully deceived Lille goalkeeper Lucas Chevalier.
Liverpool created several chances in the remaining time, but no additional goals were scored. The final score of the match was 2-1.
Mohamed Salah was named man of the match in Liverpool’s 2-1 win over Lille.
UEFA panelists voted Salah as the best player of the match. His contribution of one goal plus his performance throughout the match certainly made Salah worthy of this award.
“He scored, had the most attempts on goal and looked the most dangerous attacking player on the night,” said the UEFA panelists.
Overall, Salah recorded six shots, nine touches in the opponent’s penalty box and two passes into the final third.
Liverpool have indeed performed very well under Arne Slot this season. They have performed strongly in the Premier League, leading the standings, and are strong candidates for the title.
In the Champions League, Liverpool’s progress is no less impressive. They have performed perfectly with consecutive wins, and that too was achieved against quite tough teams.
Arne Slot’s squad started their journey in the UCL this season with a 3-1 victory over AC Milan at the San Siro. After that they continued to win, including winning over Real Madrid at Anfield, a score of 2-0. Here are the details:
- AC Milan 1-3 Liverpool
- Liverpool 2-0 Bologna
- RB Leipzig 0-1 Liverpool
- Liverpool 4-0 Bayer Leverkusen
- Liverpool 2-0 Real Madrid
- Girona 0-1 Liverpool
- Liverpool 2-1 Lille
Observing the matches above, Liverpool’s performance is fairly solid. They scored 15 goals and only conceded 2 goals, more clean sheets.
