Ajax Amsterdam vs Liverpool, 2020-21 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

Liverpool hold on to beat Ajax, win first game without Van Dijk

Liverpool began their Champions League Group D campaign with a morale-boosting 1-0 victory against Ajax thanks to a scruffy own goal.

• 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
• 0': First Half begins.
• 4': Hand ball by James Milner (Liverpool).
• 9': Substitution, Ajax. Quincy Promes replaces Mohammed Kudus because of an injury.
• 12': Attempt blocked. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
• 13': Offside, Liverpool. Roberto Firmino tries a through ball, but Trent Alexander-Arnold is caught offside.
• 16': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Georginio Wijnaldum.
• 16': Attempt saved. Lisandro Martínez (Ajax) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Dusan Tadic with a cross.
• 19': Attempt missed. James Milner (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
• 20': Attempt saved. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
• 21': Attempt missed. Ryan Gravenberch (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Dusan Tadic.
• 22': Hand ball by Sadio Mané (Liverpool).
• 24': Foul by Davy Klaassen (Ajax).
• 24': Sadio Mané (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 25': Foul by Davy Klaassen (Ajax).
• 25': James Milner (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 25': Foul by David Neres (Ajax).
• 25': Joseph Gomez (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 27': Daley Blind (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 27': Foul by Curtis Jones (Liverpool).
• 31': Davy Klaassen (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 31': Foul by Sadio Mané (Liverpool).
• 33': Attempt saved. Quincy Promes (Ajax) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by David Neres.
• 35': Attempt blocked. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Milner.
• 35': Own Goal by Nicolás Tagliafico, Ajax. Ajax 0, Liverpool 1.
• 37': David Neres (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 37': Foul by James Milner (Liverpool).
• 38': James Milner (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.
• 39': Foul by Roberto Firmino (Liverpool).
• 39': Lisandro Martínez (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 40': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrew Robertson.
• 41': Offside, Ajax. Lisandro Martínez tries a through ball, but Quincy Promes is caught offside.
• 44': Attempt blocked. Dusan Tadic (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Neres.
• 44': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Perr Schuurs.
• 45': Attempt saved. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrew Robertson with a cross.
• 45': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Perr Schuurs.
• 45'+3': First Half ends, Ajax 0, Liverpool 1.
• 45': Second Half begins Ajax 0, Liverpool 1.
• 45': Substitution, Liverpool. Jordan Henderson replaces Curtis Jones.
• 46': Davy Klaassen (Ajax) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Dusan Tadic.
• 47': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Fabinho.
• 48': Offside, Ajax. Ryan Gravenberch tries a through ball, but Quincy Promes is caught offside.
• 52': Attempt missed. Perr Schuurs (Ajax) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right. Assisted by Lisandro Martínez.
• 53': Foul by Nicolás Tagliafico (Ajax).
• 53': Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 56': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Davy Klaassen.
• 57': Attempt saved. Fabinho (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrew Robertson with a cross.
• 57': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Nicolás Tagliafico.
• 57': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Davy Klaassen.
• 58': Attempt missed. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Andrew Robertson with a cross following a corner.
• 58': Attempt saved. Quincy Promes (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Noussair Mazraoui.
• 58': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Adrián.
• 59': Attempt missed. Daley Blind (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
• 60': Substitution, Liverpool. Diogo Jota replaces Roberto Firmino.
• 60': Substitution, Liverpool. Takumi Minamino replaces Sadio Mané.
• 60': Substitution, Liverpool. Xherdan Shaqiri replaces Mohamed Salah.
• 61': Foul by Fabinho (Liverpool).
• 61': Quincy Promes (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 64': Foul by Dusan Tadic (Ajax).
• 64': James Milner (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 65': Hand ball by Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool).
• 70': Attempt saved. Takumi Minamino (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri.
• 70': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by André Onana.
• 71': Attempt missed. Perr Schuurs (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Daley Blind.
• 73': Attempt blocked. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrew Robertson.
• 73': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Perr Schuurs.
• 73': Attempt missed. Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross following a corner.
• 74': Substitution, Ajax. Jurgen Ekkelenkamp replaces Davy Klaassen.
• 74': Substitution, Ajax. Zakaria Labyad replaces David Neres.
• 75': Attempt blocked. Nicolás Tagliafico (Ajax) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Quincy Promes.
• 78': Fabinho (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 78': Foul by Jurgen Ekkelenkamp (Ajax).
• 80': Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.
• 81': Foul by Zakaria Labyad (Ajax).
• 81': James Milner (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 82': Diogo Jota (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 82': Foul by Noussair Mazraoui (Ajax).
• 82': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Zakaria Labyad.
• 83': Substitution, Ajax. Klaas Jan Huntelaar replaces Daley Blind.
• 84': Substitution, Ajax. Lassina Traoré replaces Perr Schuurs.
• 84': Foul by Xherdan Shaqiri (Liverpool).
• 84': Ryan Gravenberch (Ajax) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 85': Attempt blocked. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
• 85': Attempt blocked. Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
• 87': Attempt saved. Lassina Traoré (Ajax) with an attempt from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Klaas Jan Huntelaar with a headed pass.
• 88': Foul by Lassina Traoré (Ajax).
• 88': James Milner (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 90': Attempt saved. Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Diogo Jota.
• 90': Attempt saved. Takumi Minamino (Liverpool) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri.
• 90': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by André Onana.
• 90'+2': Substitution, Liverpool. Rhys Williams replaces James Milner.
• 90'+3': Foul by Quincy Promes (Ajax).
• 90'+3': Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 90'+3': Quincy Promes (Ajax) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Xherdan Shaqiri (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Takumi Minamino.
• 90'+5': Attempt missed. Jurgen Ekkelenkamp (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
• 90'+6': Second Half ends, Ajax 0, Liverpool 1.
• 0': Match ends, Ajax 0, Liverpool 1.