Salah misses penalty as Liverpool are beaten by Bournemouth in the Premier League

This Saturday, the Liverpool visited Bournemouth and were defeated by 1-0 for the 26th round of the English Championship. Midfielder Philip Billing scored the winning goal in the first half. Already in the final stage, Mo Salah wasted a penalty kick for Liverpool

With the victory, Bournemouth momentarily leaves the relegation zone, reaches 16th position and reaches 24 points in the championship. Liverpool, on the other hand, is in fifth place, with 42 points and loses the chance to stick to the G4 and move away from Newcastle, which comes in sixth, with 41.

Liverpool’s next commitment will be on Wednesday, at 17:00 (Brasília time), against Real Madrid, away from home, for the second leg of the round of 16 of the Champions League. Bournemouth, on the other hand, remains focused on the Premier League and will visit Aston Villa, on Saturday, at 12 noon, in their next duel against relegation.

The game

Liverpool started the duel better, more dynamic and with more opportunities created, thus forcing good defenses from Brazilian goalkeeper Neto, from Bournemouth. Despite the dominance of the Reds, who opened the scoring was midfielder Philip Billing for the home team, in the 28th minute, after a precise cross by Ouattara.

Needing to chase the loss, Liverpool began to pressure Bournemouth, which was defending itself to protect the three valuable points in the fight against the stick. In the 24th minute of the final stage, the Reds had their best chance of tying after a penalty scored with VAR review. However, Mo Salah kicked out and squandered the golden opportunity.