Liverpool vs Ajax Amsterdam, 2020-21 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
· UEFA Champions LeagueLiverpool into Champions League knockout stages with close win vs. Ajax
Liverpool secured their place in the Champions League round of 16 with a 1-0 win against Ajax at Anfield on Tuesday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt saved. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Diogo Jota.
- 3': Foul by Diogo Jota (Liverpool).
- 3': Nicolás Tagliafico (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Jordan Henderson.
- 4': Attempt missed. Perr Schuurs (Ajax) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ryan Gravenberch with a cross following a corner.
- 5': Curtis Jones (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Ryan Gravenberch (Ajax).
- 6': Curtis Jones (Liverpool) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
- 8': Hand ball by Curtis Jones (Liverpool).
- 8': Attempt blocked. Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Henderson.
- 10': Antony (Ajax) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 10': Foul by Fabinho (Liverpool).
- 11': Offside, Ajax. Noussair Mazraoui tries a through ball, but Antony is caught offside.
- 15': Dusan Tadic (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Fabinho (Liverpool).
- 19': Attempt missed. Antony (Ajax) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Noussair Mazraoui.
- 21': Offside, Ajax. Nicolás Tagliafico tries a through ball, but Davy Klaassen is caught offside.
- 22': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Andrew Robertson.
- 26': Hand ball by Sadio Mané (Liverpool).
- 28': Foul by Mohamed Salah (Liverpool).
- 28': Nicolás Tagliafico (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Attempt saved. Noussair Mazraoui (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Edson Álvarez.
- 32': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Caoimhin Kelleher.
- 33': Offside, Ajax. Dusan Tadic tries a through ball, but Edson Álvarez is caught offside.
- 34': Diogo Jota (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34': Foul by Edson Álvarez (Ajax).
- 35': Attempt blocked. Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 36': Foul by Diogo Jota (Liverpool).
- 36': Nicolás Tagliafico (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Sadio Mané (Liverpool).
- 37': Perr Schuurs (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Offside, Ajax. Dusan Tadic tries a through ball, but David Neres is caught offside.
- 39': Foul by Noussair Mazraoui (Ajax).
- 39': Sadio Mané (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 42': Foul by Perr Schuurs (Ajax).
- 42': Sadio Mané (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 42': Perr Schuurs (Ajax) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 43': Attempt saved. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jordan Henderson with a cross.
- 43': Attempt missed. Andrew Robertson (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sadio Mané.
- 45': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Neco Williams.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Ryan Gravenberch (Ajax) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Dusan Tadic.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Liverpool 0, Ajax 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Liverpool 0, Ajax 0.
- 46': Foul by Antony (Ajax).
- 46': Sadio Mané (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 47': Offside, Ajax. Dusan Tadic tries a through ball, but David Neres is caught offside.
- 49': David Neres (Ajax) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 49': Foul by Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool).
- 50': Attempt missed. Davy Klaassen (Ajax) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by David Neres with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 50': Diogo Jota (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Edson Álvarez (Ajax).
- 52': Attempt missed. Neco Williams (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sadio Mané with a cross.
- 54': Attempt missed. David Neres (Ajax) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Dusan Tadic.
- 54': Offside, Liverpool. Diogo Jota tries a through ball, but Sadio Mané is caught offside.
- 55': Diogo Jota (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Daley Blind (Ajax).
- 55': Daley Blind (Ajax) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 56': Dusan Tadic (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Joel Matip (Liverpool).
- 57': Attempt saved. Noussair Mazraoui (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Antony.
- 57': David Neres (Ajax) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabinho.
- 58': Goal! Liverpool 1, Ajax 0. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Neco Williams with a cross.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Dusan Tadic (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Neres.
- 61': Attempt missed. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Diogo Jota.
- 62': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 64': Attempt saved. Antony (Ajax) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dusan Tadic with a through ball.
- 64': Offside, Liverpool. Diogo Jota tries a through ball, but Mohamed Salah is caught offside.
- 65': Foul by Nicolás Tagliafico (Ajax).
- 65': Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Fabinho.
- 67': Offside, Ajax. Dusan Tadic tries a through ball, but Perr Schuurs is caught offside.
- 68': Substitution, Liverpool. Roberto Firmino replaces Diogo Jota.
- 69': Attempt missed. Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) right footed shot from long range on the right misses to the left.
- 69': Substitution, Ajax. Zakaria Labyad replaces Edson Álvarez.
- 70': Dusan Tadic (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Foul by Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool).
- 70': Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 74': Foul by Mohamed Salah (Liverpool).
- 74': Nicolás Tagliafico (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Dusan Tadic (Ajax).
- 75': Neco Williams (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 78': David Neres (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Neco Williams (Liverpool).
- 81': Substitution, Ajax. Lassina Traoré replaces David Neres because of an injury.
- 83': Andrew Robertson (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 83': Foul by Noussair Mazraoui (Ajax).
- 83': Attempt saved. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
- 84': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by André Onana.
- 84': Attempt missed. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jordan Henderson with a cross following a corner.
- 85': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Roberto Firmino.
- 86': Substitution, Ajax. Klaas Jan Huntelaar replaces Noussair Mazraoui.
- 86': Substitution, Ajax. Lisandro Martínez replaces Daley Blind.
- 88': Attempt saved. Klaas Jan Huntelaar (Ajax) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Antony with a cross.
- 88': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Caoimhin Kelleher.
- 89': Offside, Ajax. Zakaria Labyad tries a through ball, but Lassina Traoré is caught offside.
- 90': Substitution, Liverpool. Rhys Williams replaces Mohamed Salah.
- 90'+1': Foul by Jordan Henderson (Liverpool).
- 90'+1': Ryan Gravenberch (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+2': Foul by Sadio Mané (Liverpool).
- 90'+2': Nicolás Tagliafico (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Sadio Mané (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Liverpool 1, Ajax 0.
- 0': Match ends, Liverpool 1, Ajax 0.
Statistics
 AJA |
LIV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 15 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 7 | Offsides | 2 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 4 | Saves | 4 |
| 56.2 | Possession | 43.8 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 450 | Accurate Passes | 343 |
| 545 | Passes | 426 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 15 | Crosses | 11 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.5 |
| 67 | Long Balls | 63 |
| 38 | Accurate Long Balls | 34 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 4 |
| 20 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
| 19 | Clearances | 19 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Line-Ups
Liverpool (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 62 | Caoimhín Kelleher (GK) |
| 3 | Fabinho |
| 32 | Joël Matip |
| 26 | Andrew Robertson |
| 76 | Neco Williams |
| 14 | Jordan Henderson  |
| 5 | Georginio Wijnaldum |
| 17 | Curtis Jones |
| 20 | Diogo Jota |
| 10 | Sadio Mané |
| 11 | Mohamed Salah |
Ajax Amsterdam (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 24 | André Onana (GK) |
| 17 | Daley Blind |
| 3 | Perr Schuurs |
| 31 | Nicolás Tagliafico |
| 12 | Noussair Mazraoui |
| 4 | Edson Álvarez |
| 8 | Ryan Gravenberch |
| 6 | Davy Klaassen |
| 10 | Dusan Tadic |
| 7 | David Neres |
| 39 | Antony |
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