FC Midtjylland vs Liverpool, 2020-21 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
· UEFA Champions LeagueLiverpool scores its quickest CL goal in 1-1 at Midtjylland
— Liverpool failed to build on its quickest ever goal in the Champions League, drawing 1-1 at tournament newcomer FC Midtjylland in their final group game on Wednesday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Fabinho (Liverpool).
- 1': Sory Kaba (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 1': Goal! FC Midtjylland 0, Liverpool 1. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 4': Corner, FC Midtjylland. Conceded by Rhys Williams.
- 4': Attempt missed. Erik Sviatchenko (FC Midtjylland) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Evander with a cross following a corner.
- 6': Foul by Takumi Minamino (Liverpool).
- 6': Jens Cajuste (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Divock Origi (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Frank Ogochukwu Onyeka (FC Midtjylland).
- 9': Frank Ogochukwu Onyeka (FC Midtjylland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 13': Attempt missed. Anders Dreyer (FC Midtjylland) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 14': Diogo Jota (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Frank Ogochukwu Onyeka (FC Midtjylland).
- 15': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Dion Cools.
- 16': Offside, Liverpool. Takumi Minamino tries a through ball, but Mohamed Salah is caught offside.
- 18': Attempt saved. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Takumi Minamino with a cross.
- 24': Corner, FC Midtjylland. Conceded by Fabinho.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Leighton Clarkson.
- 30': Attempt missed. Konstantinos Tsimikas (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Divock Origi with a cross.
- 31': Attempt missed. Divock Origi (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mohamed Salah following a fast break.
- 31': Dion Cools (FC Midtjylland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 33': Attempt blocked. Sory Kaba (FC Midtjylland) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Dion Cools with a cross.
- 37': Foul by Erik Sviatchenko (FC Midtjylland).
- 37': Konstantinos Tsimikas (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Corner, FC Midtjylland. Conceded by Fabinho.
- 40': Attempt missed. Sory Kaba (FC Midtjylland) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jesper Hansen.
- 40': Offside, FC Midtjylland. Frank Ogochukwu Onyeka tries a through ball, but Dion Cools is caught offside.
- 41': Foul by Evander (FC Midtjylland).
- 41': Takumi Minamino (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Evander (FC Midtjylland).
- 43': Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Attempt saved. Awer Mabil (FC Midtjylland) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dion Cools with a cross.
- 45': Attempt saved. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 45'+2': Diogo Jota (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Foul by Erik Sviatchenko (FC Midtjylland).
- 45'+2': Attempt saved. Naby Keita (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, FC Midtjylland 0, Liverpool 1.
- 45': Second Half begins FC Midtjylland 0, Liverpool 1.
- 45': Substitution, Liverpool. Billy Koumetio replaces Fabinho.
- 46': Offside, FC Midtjylland. Erik Sviatchenko tries a through ball, but Sory Kaba is caught offside.
- 49': Corner, FC Midtjylland. Conceded by Leighton Clarkson.
- 49': Evander (FC Midtjylland) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box following a corner.
- 49': Attempt missed. Sory Kaba (FC Midtjylland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Erik Sviatchenko following a corner.
- 50': Attempt missed. Sory Kaba (FC Midtjylland) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the right. Assisted by Anders Dreyer.
- 50': Offside, FC Midtjylland. Anders Dreyer tries a through ball, but Sory Kaba is caught offside.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Sory Kaba (FC Midtjylland) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Awer Mabil with a cross.
- 52': Corner, FC Midtjylland. Conceded by Konstantinos Tsimikas.
- 53': Anders Dreyer (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53': Foul by Konstantinos Tsimikas (Liverpool).
- 54': Attempt missed. Erik Sviatchenko (FC Midtjylland) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Evander following a set piece situation.
- 54': Anders Dreyer (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Konstantinos Tsimikas (Liverpool).
- 55': Offside, FC Midtjylland. Paulinho tries a through ball, but Sory Kaba is caught offside.
- 59': Penalty FC Midtjylland. Anders Dreyer draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 59': Penalty conceded by Caoimhin Kelleher (Liverpool) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 60': VAR Decision: Penalty FC Midtjylland.
- 61': Caoimhin Kelleher (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Substitution, Liverpool. Jordan Henderson replaces Naby Keita.
- 61': Substitution, Liverpool. Andrew Robertson replaces Konstantinos Tsimikas because of an injury.
- 62': Goal! FC Midtjylland 1, Liverpool 1. Alexander Scholz (FC Midtjylland) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 63': Substitution, FC Midtjylland. Gustav Isaksen replaces Frank Ogochukwu Onyeka.
- 63': Substitution, FC Midtjylland. Mikael Anderson replaces Awer Mabil.
- 64': Attempt missed. Evander (FC Midtjylland) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gustav Isaksen.
- 66': Attempt missed. Sory Kaba (FC Midtjylland) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Erik Sviatchenko with a headed pass.
- 66': Dion Cools (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Foul by Diogo Jota (Liverpool).
- 68': Offside, Liverpool. Trent Alexander-Arnold tries a through ball, but Mohamed Salah is caught offside.
- 70': Corner, FC Midtjylland. Conceded by Billy Koumetio.
- 71': Substitution, Liverpool. Roberto Firmino replaces Divock Origi.
- 72': Foul by Andrew Robertson (Liverpool).
- 72': Sory Kaba (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 73': Corner, FC Midtjylland. Conceded by Billy Koumetio.
- 74': Attempt missed. Alexander Scholz (FC Midtjylland) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Evander with a cross following a corner.
- 76': Foul by Roberto Firmino (Liverpool).
- 76': Gustav Isaksen (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 76': Substitution, FC Midtjylland. Pione Sisto replaces Anders Dreyer.
- 76': Offside, FC Midtjylland. Evander tries a through ball, but Erik Sviatchenko is caught offside.
- 79': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Erik Sviatchenko.
- 80': Offside, Liverpool. Takumi Minamino tries a through ball, but Mohamed Salah is caught offside.
- 81': Diogo Jota (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Mikael Anderson (FC Midtjylland).
- 81': Mikael Anderson (FC Midtjylland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Attempt saved. Gustav Isaksen (FC Midtjylland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dion Cools.
- 85': Corner, FC Midtjylland. Conceded by Billy Koumetio.
- 86': Attempt saved. Erik Sviatchenko (FC Midtjylland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Evander with a cross.
- 87': Foul by Takumi Minamino (Liverpool).
- 87': Mikael Anderson (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Substitution, Liverpool. Sadio Mané replaces Diogo Jota.
- 88': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Paulinho.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Evander (FC Midtjylland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mikael Anderson.
- 88': Corner, FC Midtjylland. Conceded by Jordan Henderson.
- 89': Hand ball by Sadio Mané (Liverpool).
- 90': Substitution, FC Midtjylland. Nicolas Madsen replaces Evander.
- 90': Substitution, FC Midtjylland. Luca Pfeiffer replaces Sory Kaba.
- 90'+6': Attempt saved. Paulinho (FC Midtjylland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 90'+7': Attempt missed. Mikael Anderson (FC Midtjylland) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
- 90'+7': Attempt saved. Luca Pfeiffer (FC Midtjylland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicolas Madsen.
- 90'+8': Foul by Andrew Robertson (Liverpool).
- 90'+8': Gustav Isaksen (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+10': Second Half ends, FC Midtjylland 1, Liverpool 1.
- 0': Match ends, FC Midtjylland 1, Liverpool 1.
Statistics
 LIV |
MID |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 7 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 5 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 5 | Saves | 3 |
| 50.4 | Possession | 49.6 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 20 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 337 | Accurate Passes | 324 |
| 448 | Passes | 425 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 14 | Crosses | 32 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 70 | Long Balls | 91 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 42 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 13 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.9 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 37 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
| 37 | Clearances | 7 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: MCH Arena
Location: Herning, Denmark
Attendance: 147
Venue: MCH Arena
Location: Herning, Denmark
Attendance: 147
Line-Ups
FC Midtjylland (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jesper Hansen (GK) |
| 14 | Alexander Scholz |
| 28 | Erik Sviatchenko |
| 29 | Paulo Victor |
| 2 | Dion Cools  |
| 10 | Evander |
| 38 | Frank Onyeka |
| 40 | Jens Cajuste |
| 9 | Sory Kaba |
| 11 | Awer Mabil |
| 36 | Anders Dreyer |
Liverpool (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 62 | Caoimhín Kelleher (GK) |
| 3 | Fabinho |
| 46 | Rhys Williams |
| 21 | Kostas Tsimikas |
| 66 | Trent Alexander-Arnold |
| 65 | Leighton Clarkson |
| 18 | Takumi Minamino |
| 8 | Naby Keïta |
| 27 | Divock Origi |
| 20 | Diogo Jota |
| 11 | Mohamed Salah |
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