UEFA Champions League

FT Wednesday, October 21, 2020
Liverpool WWLLD 1
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Ajax Amsterdam WWWLW 0
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Johan Cruijff Arena

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
10
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
9
Corner Kicks
3
4
Saves
6
51.5
Possession
48.5
16
SHOTS
12
6
ON GOAL
5
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
398
Accurate Passes
366
532
Passes
495
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.7
5
Accurate Crosses
4
20
Crosses
21
0.3
Cross %
0.2
87
Long Balls
71
44
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.5
Long Balls %
0.3
7
Blocked Shots
1
7
Effective Tackles
8
15
Tackles
14
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
19
Interceptions
19
28
Effective Clearances
23
28
Clearances
23

Lineups

AJA · 4-3-3

  1. 24André OnanaG
  2. 21Lisandro MartínezCD-L
  3. 3Perr SchuursCD-R
  4. 31Nicolás TagliaficoLB
  5. 12Noussair MazraouiRB
  6. 17Daley BlindCM
  7. 8Ryan GravenberchLM
  8. 6Davy KlaassenRM
  9. 20Mohammed KudusF
  10. 10Dusan TadicLF
  11. 7David NeresRF

Substitutes

  1. 4Edson ÁlvarezSUB
  2. 19Zakaria LabyadSUB
  3. 9Klaas-Jan HuntelaarSUB
  4. 1Maarten StekelenburgSUB
  5. 18Jurgen EkkelenkampSUB
  6. 5Sean KlaiberSUB
  7. 33Dominik KotarskiSUB
  8. 11Quincy PromesSUB
  9. 23Lassina TraoréSUB

LIV · 4-3-3

  1. 13Adrián G
  2. 12Joe GomezCD-L
  3. 3FabinhoCD-R
  4. 26Andy RobertsonLB
  5. 66Trent Alexander-ArnoldRB
  6. 5Georginio WijnaldumCM
  7. 17Curtis JonesLM
  8. 7James MilnerRM
  9. 9Roberto FirminoF
  10. 10Sadio ManéLF
  11. 11Mohamed SalahRF

Substitutes

  1. 62Caoimhín KelleherSUB
  2. 76Neco WilliamsSUB
  3. 56Vitezslav JarosSUB
  4. 18Takumi MinaminoSUB
  5. 23Xherdan ShaqiriSUB
  6. 46Rhys WilliamsSUB
  7. 20Diogo JotaSUB
  8. 27Divock OrigiSUB
  9. 14Jordan HendersonSUB
  10. 64Jake CainSUB

Timeline

  1. 9' Substitution, Ajax. Quincy Promes replaces Mohammed Kudus because of an injury.
  2. 35' Own Goal by Nicolás Tagliafico, Ajax. Ajax 0, Liverpool 1.
  3. 38' James Milner (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 45' Substitution, Liverpool. Jordan Henderson replaces Curtis Jones.
  5. 60' Substitution, Liverpool. Diogo Jota replaces Roberto Firmino.
  6. 60' Substitution, Liverpool. Takumi Minamino replaces Sadio Mané.
  7. 60' Substitution, Liverpool. Xherdan Shaqiri replaces Mohamed Salah.
  8. 74' Substitution, Ajax. Jurgen Ekkelenkamp replaces Davy Klaassen.
  9. 74' Substitution, Ajax. Zakaria Labyad replaces David Neres.
  10. 80' Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.
  11. 83' Substitution, Ajax. Klaas Jan Huntelaar replaces Daley Blind.
  12. 84' Substitution, Ajax. Lassina Traoré replaces Perr Schuurs.
  13. 90'+2' Substitution, Liverpool. Rhys Williams replaces James Milner.
  14. 90'+3' Quincy Promes (Ajax) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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