Despite crushing home team Leeds United, Liverpool still have trouble dreaming of a comeback

After a series of 5 matches with only draws and losses in all competitions and facing the prospect of empty hands this season, Liverpool confidently marched to Elland Road with almost the strongest squad. Many important players such as Thiago Alcantara, Luis Diaz, James Milner... have recovered and returned, bringing joy to coach Jurgen Klopp and fans at the end of the season.

Completing the task of finding a way back to the European Cup next season is the important task at this time for the "Red Brigade" although this is not an easy thing.

Mohamed Salah fiercely disputes with Pascal Struijk

Having to fight to avoid relegation, it was understandable that the home team Leeds United played confidently in the first 30 minutes of the match, even having more shots than Liverpool. Unfortunately, because they used their energy too quickly, coach Javi Garcia's players could not compete fairly with an opponent who knew how to choose the right moment to counterattack.

Cody Gakpo opened the scoring for Liverpool

In the 35th minute, taking advantage of the opportunity when Leeds' defense pushed up too high, Liverpool counterattacked quickly and Cody Gakpo easily scored the opening goal after a cross from Alexander-Arnold.

Four minutes later, the "Red Brigade" continued to counterattack very well and this time, Diogo Jota was the one who created for Mohamed Salah to double the gap for the away team.

Mohamed Salah doubles the lead for The Kop

Leeds unexpectedly narrowed the gap to 1-2 in the 47th minute thanks to Luis Sinisterra, who took advantage of a fatal mistake from the visitors' centre-back Ibrahima Konate. This rare bright spot was quickly overshadowed by the fiery attacks of the visitors Liverpool.

Luis Sinisterra shortened the gap to 1-2 for the home team

Diogo Jota completed a brace of his own within 21 minutes, with Mohamed Salah in between to give him a brace as well.

Leeds United completely collapsed while Liverpool still had no intention of stopping. This season, "The Kop" had many "destructive" victories when the opponent had no more resistance, such as crushing Rangers 7-1 in the Champions League, crushing Bournemouth 9-0 or defeating Man United 7-0 in the Premier League... This time, substitute player Darwin Nunez was the author of the final goal in the 90th minute, sealing a resounding 6-1 victory for Liverpool.

Darwin Nunez also shined with the 6th goal.

Despite the away win, Liverpool are still stuck in 8th place in the rankings (47 points/30 matches), 9 points behind the group of teams competing for tickets to the European Cup. Meanwhile, Leeds United are ranked 16th (29 points/31 matches), only 2 points above the group at risk of relegation.

Will joy return to Jurgen Klopp and his team at the end of the season?

Source: https://nld.com.vn/the-thao/vui-dap-chu-nha-leeds-united-liverpool-van-kho-mo-tro-lai-20230418064913568.htm