Liverpool have kept their 100%-perfect score in the Champions League as they defeated excellent Girona 1-0 away on Tuesday night thanks to Mohamed Salah’s second-half penalty.We saw a thrilling game as the hosts were punching above their weight, especially in the first half, but couldn’t find a solution for the unplayable Alisson. Salah’s winner was his 50th Champions League goal for the Reds and the match’s decisive moment, as it completely changed the game’s momentum.That’s now 5️⃣0️⃣ @ChampionsLeague goals for the Egyptian King 👏⚽ pic.twitter.com/y5Bm0agIw5— Liverpool FC (@LFC) December 10, 2024 As we already mentioned, that was a sensational first half. We saw so much action on both ends as Alisson and Gazzaniga did wonders to keep a clean sheet.It started almost straight from the kick-off, as Andy Robertson’s corner found Joe Gomez in the middle of the box, but Gazzaniga tipped his header over the crossbar.A few minutes later, Ryan Gravenberch sent a perfect through ball for Darwin Nunez, but Gazzaniga was at the near post again to deny the Reds’ effort.After surviving that pressure in the opening minutes, the hosts showed they’re built differently and kept showing up in Liverpool’s area so many times. Led by much-inspired Bryan Gil – Tottenham’s player on loan at Girona – the Spaniards attacked bravely. Gil whipped it on the left wing to Daley Blind, and the ball he missed reached Alejandro France at the far post before his strike was held by Alisson.Blind what was that now, should be a goal for Girona already 🤦🏽♂️ pic.twitter.com/Tj6JX13bNY— RSK (@Wavesgod100) December 10, 2024 The Brazilian custodian was tested repeatedly in that part of the game, and he made sure to show his high class. This time, it was Yaser Asprilla with a tricky shot from the edge of the box, which Alisson managed to push away with a wonderful save.Girona were impressive, demonstrating true maturity despite the fact this is their first-ever Champions League campaign. They played courageously and with an intensity that only a few Premier League sides could match, including Liverpool themselves.##NAJAVA_MECA_8565937##Surprisingly, it stayed goalless after 45 minutes, but we could see the desire and hunger in the eyes of both sides to change that as soon as they returned from the break.Girona were the first to jump from the starting brink, creating a decent chance just 20 seconds into the second half, but – who else than – Alisson was there to prevent them from getting in front.His counterpart, Gazzaniga, did the same with Robertson’s effort on the other end after a few minutes. He was helpless, though, when Salah fired from the spot around the hour mark. Donny van de Beek’s tackle on Luis Diaz was too reckless, and after the VAR review, the Egyptian got himself a chance of a lifetime to score his 50th UCL goal, which he converted routinely.Until that moment, it was almost impossible to keep our eyes off this game, as it was a genuine end-to-end action. However, that penalty Girona conceded seemed to have ruined the night for the underdogs, who lost their breath and will.The pace was gone, so was thrill, and Arne Slot’s side enjoyed that drop of tempo quity obviously. Except for the late Alexander-Arnold’s free kick, we didn’t see a single chance on either end.The experienced EPL and UCL leaders cruised smoothly to another victory that will see them in the Champions League knockout stage for sure.UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE ROUND 6TuesdayDinamo Zagreb – Celtic 0-0Girona – Liverpool 0-1 (0-0)/Salah 63 pen/23:00: (2.55) Atalanta (3.60) Real Madrid (2.85)23:00: (4.80) Brest (3.60) PSV (1.77)23:00: (3.00) Club Brugge (3.60) Sporting (2.40)23:00: (2.35) Leverkusen (3.45) Inter (3.20)23:00: (2.65) RB Leipzig (3.40) Aston Villa (2.80)23:00: (8.50) Salzburg (5.50) PSG (1.33)23:00: (14.0) Shakhtar (8.00) Bayern (1.17)Wednesday20:45: (1.08) Atl.Madrid (13.0) Slovan B. (20.0)20:45: (1.53) Lille (4.10) Sturm (6.50)23:00: (1.35) Arsenal (5.50) Monaco (10.0)23:00: (1.62) Benfica (4.10) Bologna (6.25)23:00: (3.60) Dortmund (3.70) Barcelona (2.10)23.00: (1.38) Feyenoord (4.80) Sparta Praha (8.50)23:00: (3.80) Juventus (3.50) Man.City (2.10)23:00: (1.28) Milan (6.20) Crvena Zvezda (12.0)23:00: (1.35) Stuttgart (5.30) Young Boys (8.00)***odds are subject to change***
