He Liverpool He recovered his smile a week after the visit RealMadrid in the round of 16 of the Champions League, having secured their first championship win of the year by beating them 2-0 against them on Monday Everton in the Merseyside derby.
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Two goals against the Egyptian Mohammed Salah, who opened the score after 36 minutes after a beautiful gallop by the Uruguayan Darwin Nunez, and from Dutch Cody Gakpo, who tied the final 2-0 in the 49th minute served Jurgen Klopp’s men to win but did not end the many doubts leaving this season.
Liverpool were not lacking in intensity and it wasn’t long before they trapped an Everton in their own field, who looked to be going into the game with the sole aim of preserving the initial goalless draw.
However, the “reds” lacked the precision and especially the calmness needed in the last meters to turn his dominance into clear scoring chances.
And when he reached them he was unsuccessful, as happened after seventeen minutes with a shot by Dutchman Cody Gakpo, Liverpool’s brand new winter reinforcement, who headed a volley attempt by Uruguayan Darwin Núñez wide.
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A circumstance that seemed to encourage Everton, who ventured little by little into the rival field until it disrupted the defense of a Liverpool that, without the presence of the Dutchman Virgil Van Dyke, Due to an injury, she was absent for the last few games, and she was once again very insecure.
In fact, Everton had a very clear chance to take the lead on the scoreboard after 35 minutes after a header from a corner by centre-back James Tarkowski hit the post.
But from what could have been 0-1 it went straight to 1-0 since the wood’s rejection came at the feet of Darwin Núnez, who planted himself in the rival area in a display of power and speed, where he gave up the ball to Salah so that the Egyptian can score.
A move that Everton, third from last, didn’t seem to learn from, which as soon as the second half started gave Liverpool another brilliant counter, serving for Gakpo to score 2-0, his first goal with the “red” shirt since he arrived last January from the PSV Eindhoven.
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A result that led to a quiet end to the game for Jurgen Klopp’s men, forced to reduce their deficit with Everton, found the necessary space behind the “toffee” defense to try to push the score further.
But neither Darwin Núñez, first, nor Salah, later, knew how to hit the rival target, which shows the lack of punch, especially in this early 2023, that have condemned the “reds” to the middle zone of the table .
Maybe that’s why the public Anfield received the entry to the playing field from the Brazilian with a great ovation Robert Firminowho had not played since last December due to an injury, and Portugal’s Diogo Jota, who ended a four-month absence.
Although perhaps to Liverpool, in which the young Spanish midfielder stood out again Stefan BaiceticThe return of centre-back Virgil van Dijk would be better for him, who sat on the bench on Monday after missing the last six games through injury, given doubts Klopp’s men were once again departing in defence.
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Source: El heraldo
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