O Liverpool beat Leicester City 3-0, this Monday, at the King Power Stadium, for the 36th round of the English Championship. With the result, the team approached the G4 of the tournament. Now, it has 65 points, one less than the Manchester Unitedfirst club within the classification zone for the next Champions League, who have one less round compared to Klopp’s team. The winning goals were scored by Curtis Jones and Alexander Arnold.
In their next match in the tournament, Liverpool will face Aston Villa. The ball will roll this Saturday at 11 am (Brasília time) at Anfield.
Leicester City, in turn, plays against Newcastle on the 22nd, at 4pm, at St. James’ Park. With the defeat, the team lost the opportunity to leave the relegation zone of the English Championship. At the moment, it occupies the 19th and penultimate position, with 30 points, two less than Everton, the first team out of the degola.
The game
Right at the beginning of the match, Leicester City arrived with danger. Forward Vardy received from Barnes and kicked over Alisson. Liverpool’s first opportunity was just 28 minutes into the first half, when Luiz Díaz hit the net from outside.
Klopp’s charges opened the scoring at 33 minutes. Striker Salah found Curtis Jones, who completed the first goal. A short time later, as the clock reached 35 minutes, the midfielder scored his second goal in the match and extended the visitors’ advantage. In the sequence, the team almost reached the third, but Gakpo wasted the opportunity.
In the second stage, Liverpool started to manage the scoreboard. While the home team was shaken by the sequence of quick goals from the opponent and failed to outline any kind of reaction. Thus, Alexander Arnold scored a great free kick, in the 25th minute, and killed the confrontation.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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