UEFA Champions League

Rangers vs Liverpool, 2022-23 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

· UEFA Champions League
  • 17': Scott Arfield
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1 - 7
  • 24': Roberto Firmino
  • 55': Roberto Firmino
  • 66': Darwin Núñez
  • 75': Mohamed Salah
  • 80': Mohamed Salah
  • 81': Mohamed Salah
  • 87': Harvey Elliott

Mohamed Salah hits six-minute hat trick as Liverpool rout Rangers in 7-1 win

Mohamed Salah came off the bench and scored a the fastest hat trick in Champions League history in Liverpool's 7-1 win over Rangers on Wednesday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).
  • 2': Ryan Jack (Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 4': Attempt saved. Fashion Sakala (Rangers) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by John Lundstram.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Ryan Kent (Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Scott Arfield.
  • 10': Offside, Liverpool. Alisson tries a through ball, but Darwin Núñez is caught offside.
  • 10': Connor Goldson (Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 10': Foul by Darwin Núñez (Liverpool).
  • 13': Offside, Liverpool. Harvey Elliott tries a through ball, but Darwin Núñez is caught offside.
  • 17': Goal! Rangers 1, Liverpool 0. Scott Arfield (Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ryan Jack.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Antonio-Mirko Colak (Rangers) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Fábio Carvalho (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Fabinho.
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Fábio Carvalho (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabinho.
  • 23': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Allan McGregor.
  • 24': Goal! Rangers 1, Liverpool 1. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) header from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Konstantinos Tsimikas with a cross following a corner.
  • 26': Offside, Rangers. Allan McGregor tries a through ball, but Antonio-Mirko Colak is caught offside.
  • 27': Fabinho (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 27': Foul by Ryan Jack (Rangers).
  • 33': Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Joe Gomez.
  • 36': Fashion Sakala (Rangers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 36': Foul by Konstantinos Tsimikas (Liverpool).
  • 37': Offside, Rangers. James Tavernier tries a through ball, but Fashion Sakala is caught offside.
  • 37': Foul by Antonio-Mirko Colak (Rangers).
  • 37': Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Offside, Liverpool. Jordan Henderson tries a through ball, but Darwin Núñez is caught offside.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Ryan Kent (Rangers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Connor Goldson.
  • 41': Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Ibrahima Konaté.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Scott Arfield (Rangers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fashion Sakala with a cross.
  • 45': Substitution, Rangers. Leon King replaces Connor Goldson because of an injury.
  • 45'+1': Fabinho (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Ryan Jack (Rangers).
  • 45'+3': Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+3': Foul by John Lundstram (Rangers).
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Rangers 1, Liverpool 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Rangers 1, Liverpool 1.
  • 46': Foul by Fashion Sakala (Rangers).
  • 46': Konstantinos Tsimikas (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Joe Gomez (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harvey Elliott.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Roberto Firmino.
  • 48': Foul by John Lundstram (Rangers).
  • 48': Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Konstantinos Tsimikas (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 52': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by John Lundstram.
  • 53': Foul by John Lundstram (Rangers).
  • 53': Fábio Carvalho (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Roberto Firmino.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Joe Gomez with a through ball.
  • 55': Goal! Rangers 1, Liverpool 2. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joe Gomez with a cross.
  • 60': Attempt saved. Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jordan Henderson.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fábio Carvalho.
  • 60': Substitution, Rangers. Steven Davis replaces Ryan Jack because of an injury.
  • 66': Goal! Rangers 1, Liverpool 3. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Roberto Firmino.
  • 67': Substitution, Liverpool. Thiago replaces Jordan Henderson.
  • 67': Substitution, Liverpool. Andrew Robertson replaces Konstantinos Tsimikas.
  • 68': Substitution, Liverpool. Mohamed Salah replaces Darwin Núñez.
  • 71': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Thiago with a through ball.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andrew Robertson with a cross.
  • 73': Substitution, Liverpool. Diogo Jota replaces Roberto Firmino.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Fábio Carvalho (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Diogo Jota.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Fabinho.
  • 75': Goal! Rangers 1, Liverpool 4. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Diogo Jota.
  • 76': Substitution, Rangers. Alfredo Morelos replaces Antonio-Mirko Colak.
  • 76': Substitution, Rangers. Rabbi Matondo replaces Fashion Sakala.
  • 76': Substitution, Rangers. Scott Wright replaces Ryan Kent.
  • 77': Alfredo Morelos (Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 77': Foul by Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool).
  • 79': Substitution, Liverpool. James Milner replaces Ibrahima Konaté.
  • 80': Goal! Rangers 1, Liverpool 5. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Diogo Jota.
  • 81': Goal! Rangers 1, Liverpool 6. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Diogo Jota.
  • 84': Foul by Thiago (Liverpool).
  • 84': Scott Wright (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Leon King.
  • 87': Goal! Rangers 1, Liverpool 7. Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  • 88': VAR Decision: Goal Rangers 1-7 Liverpool (Harvey Elliott).
  • 90': Alfredo Morelos (Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90': Foul by Joe Gomez (Liverpool).
  • 90': Joe Gomez (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Thiago.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Ben Davies (Rangers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+2': Second Half ends, Rangers 1, Liverpool 7.
  • 0': Match ends, Rangers 1, Liverpool 7.

Statistics

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6 Fouls 7
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 2
3 Corner Kicks 3
1 Saves 2
56.7 Possession 43.3
20 SHOTS 7
9 ON GOAL 2
0.5 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
436 Accurate Passes 287
546 Passes 413
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
3 Accurate Crosses 6
12 Crosses 14
0.3 Cross % 0.4
43 Long Balls 83
16 Accurate Long Balls 26
0.4 Long Balls % 0.3
6 Blocked Shots 3
7 Effective Tackles 8
9 Tackles 13
0.8 Tackle % 0.6
6 Interceptions 10
15 Effective Clearances 11
15 Clearances 11

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Ibrox Stadium
Location: Glasgow, Scotland
Attendance: 48,820

UEFA Champions League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Bayern Munich 6 +6 16
2 FC Copenhagen 6 0 8
3 Galatasaray 6 -3 5
4 Manchester United 6 -3 4
Full Table

Line-Ups

RAN Rangers (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Allan McGregor (GK)
26 Ben Davies
6 Connor Goldson
31 Borna Barisic
2 James Tavernier
37 Scott Arfield
4 John Lundstram
8 Ryan Jack
9 Antonio-Mirko Colak
14 Ryan Kent
30 Fashion Sakala

LIV Liverpool (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Alisson Becker (GK)
4 Virgil van Dijk
5 Ibrahima Konaté
21 Kostas Tsimikas
2 Joe Gomez
3 Fabinho
14 Jordan Henderson
28 Fábio Carvalho
19 Harvey Elliott
27 Darwin Núñez
9 Roberto Firmino

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