UEFA Champions League

FT Tuesday, October 27, 2020
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Match Report

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Liverpool beat Midtjylland but Fabinho's injury adds to backline woe

Liverpool fended off feisty FC Midtjylland 1-0 in a Champions League group stage match that saw Fabinho exit early with a leg injury.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
11
4
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
2
Corner Kicks
3
0
Saves
1
37.1
Possession
62.9
5
SHOTS
9
1
ON GOAL
2
0.2
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
258
Accurate Passes
522
355
Passes
615
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
2
14
Crosses
13
0.4
Cross %
0.2
55
Long Balls
71
24
Accurate Long Balls
33
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
0
Blocked Shots
1
10
Effective Tackles
6
15
Tackles
12
0.7
Tackle %
0.5
9
Interceptions
8
21
Effective Clearances
11
21
Clearances
11

Lineups

LIV · 4-3-3

  1. 1Alisson BeckerG
  2. 12Joe GomezCD-L
  3. 3FabinhoCD-R
  4. 26Andy RobertsonLB
  5. 66Trent Alexander-ArnoldRB
  6. 14Jordan HendersonCM
  7. 7James MilnerLM
  8. 23Xherdan ShaqiriRM
  9. 18Takumi MinaminoF
  10. 27Divock OrigiLF
  11. 20Diogo JotaRF

Substitutes

  1. 11Mohamed SalahSUB
  2. 5Georginio WijnaldumSUB
  3. 17Curtis JonesSUB
  4. 13Adrián SUB
  5. 64Jake CainSUB
  6. 76Neco WilliamsSUB
  7. 10Sadio ManéSUB
  8. 9Roberto FirminoSUB
  9. 46Rhys WilliamsSUB
  10. 62Caoimhín KelleherSUB

MID · 4-2-3-1

  1. 31Mikkel AndersenG
  2. 14Alexander ScholzCD-L
  3. 28Erik SviatchenkoCD-R
  4. 29Paulo VictorLB
  5. 6Joel AnderssonRB
  6. 7Pione SistoAM
  7. 38Frank OnyekaLM
  8. 40Jens CajusteRM
  9. 9Sory KabaF
  10. 11Awer MabilAM-L
  11. 36Anders DreyerAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 44Nikolas DyhrSUB
  2. 30Oliver OttesenSUB
  3. 10EvanderSUB
  4. 2Dion CoolsSUB
  5. 16Valdemar Birkso ThorsenSUB
  6. 33Luca PfeifferSUB
  7. 43Nicolas MadsenSUB
  8. 26Lasse VibeSUB
  9. 45Gustav IsaksenSUB
  10. 15Bozhidar KraevSUB
  11. 25Manjrekar JamesSUB
  12. 34Mikkel AndersonSUB

Timeline

  1. 19' Alexander Scholz (FC Midtjylland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 25' Frank Ogochukwu Onyeka (FC Midtjylland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 30' Substitution, Liverpool. Rhys Williams replaces Fabinho because of an injury.
  4. 32' Jens Cajuste (FC Midtjylland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 41' James Milner (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 45' Substitution, Liverpool. Georginio Wijnaldum replaces Jordan Henderson.
  7. 55' Goal! Liverpool 1, FC Midtjylland 0. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
  8. 60' Substitution, Liverpool. Sadio Mané replaces Divock Origi.
  9. 61' Substitution, Liverpool. Mohamed Salah replaces Takumi Minamino.
  10. 66' Substitution, FC Midtjylland. Mikael Anderson replaces Awer Mabil.
  11. 72' Substitution, FC Midtjylland. Evander replaces Pione Sisto.
  12. 81' Substitution, Liverpool. Roberto Firmino replaces Diogo Jota.
  13. 81' Substitution, FC Midtjylland. Bozhidar Kraev replaces Jens Cajuste.
  14. 81' Substitution, FC Midtjylland. Luca Pfeiffer replaces Sory Kaba.
  15. 90'+1' Paulinho (FC Midtjylland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 90'+3' Goal! Liverpool 2, FC Midtjylland 0. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.

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