UEFA Champions League

Ajax Amsterdam vs Liverpool, 2022-23 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

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  • 42': Mohamed Salah
  • 49': Darwin Núñez
  • 52': Harvey Elliott

Mohamed Salah, Darwin Nunez score as Liverpool thrash Ajax to qualify for Champions League last 16

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Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Edson Álvarez (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 1': Foul by Roberto Firmino (Liverpool).
  • 3': Steven Berghuis (Ajax) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Brian Brobbey.
  • 3': Offside, Liverpool. Mohamed Salah tries a through ball, but Darwin Núñez is caught offside.
  • 4': Brian Brobbey (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 4': Foul by Joe Gomez (Liverpool).
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Daley Blind (Ajax) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Davy Klaassen.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Edson Álvarez (Ajax) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dusan Tadic with a cross.
  • 14': Hand ball by Jordan Henderson (Liverpool).
  • 16': Attempt missed. Steven Berghuis (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Steven Bergwijn.
  • 17': Attempt saved. Jorge Sánchez (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dusan Tadic.
  • 22': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Virgil van Dijk.
  • 27': Foul by Roberto Firmino (Liverpool).
  • 27': Steven Berghuis (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Jurriën Timber (Ajax).
  • 28': Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrew Robertson with a cross.
  • 31': Brian Brobbey (Ajax) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 31': Foul by Joe Gomez (Liverpool).
  • 34': Attempt missed. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Andrew Robertson (Liverpool) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Roberto Firmino.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Dusan Tadic (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brian Brobbey with a cross.
  • 36': Calvin Bassey (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Foul by Darwin Núñez (Liverpool).
  • 38': Foul by Fabinho (Liverpool).
  • 38': Jurriën Timber (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Attempt saved. Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andrew Robertson.
  • 42': Goal! Ajax 0, Liverpool 1. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jordan Henderson with a through ball.
  • 43': Calvin Bassey (Ajax) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 43': Foul by Mohamed Salah (Liverpool).
  • 44': Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Roberto Firmino.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Steven Berghuis.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross following a corner.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Andrew Robertson with a cross following a corner.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Ajax 0, Liverpool 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Ajax 0, Liverpool 1.
  • 49': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Remko Pasveer.
  • 49': Goal! Ajax 0, Liverpool 2. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andrew Robertson with a cross following a corner.
  • 52': Goal! Ajax 0, Liverpool 3. Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Mohamed Salah with a through ball.
  • 53': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Andrew Robertson.
  • 54': Hand ball by Steven Bergwijn (Ajax).
  • 57': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Calvin Bassey.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Andrew Robertson with a cross following a corner.
  • 58': Substitution, Ajax. Mohammed Kudus replaces Davy Klaassen.
  • 58': Substitution, Ajax. Owen Wijndal replaces Daley Blind.
  • 63': Substitution, Liverpool. Curtis Jones replaces Darwin Núñez.
  • 63': Substitution, Ajax. Kenneth Taylor replaces Brian Brobbey.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Steven Bergwijn (Ajax) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mohammed Kudus.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Roberto Firmino.
  • 67': Foul by Kenneth Taylor (Ajax).
  • 67': Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Kenneth Taylor (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jorge Sánchez.
  • 71': Substitution, Liverpool. James Milner replaces Jordan Henderson because of an injury.
  • 71': Substitution, Liverpool. Fábio Carvalho replaces Harvey Elliott.
  • 71': Substitution, Liverpool. Stefan Bajcetic replaces Fabinho.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Steven Berghuis (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Owen Wijndal.
  • 75': Attempt saved. Stefan Bajcetic (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fábio Carvalho.
  • 79': Foul by Stefan Bajcetic (Liverpool).
  • 79': Mohammed Kudus (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Joe Gomez.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Edson Álvarez (Ajax) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jorge Sánchez with a cross.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Jurriën Timber (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Steven Berghuis.
  • 85': Substitution, Ajax. Francisco Conceição replaces Steven Berghuis.
  • 85': Substitution, Ajax. Florian Grillitsch replaces Edson Álvarez.
  • 86': Hand ball by Kenneth Taylor (Ajax).
  • 87': Substitution, Liverpool. Konstantinos Tsimikas replaces Andrew Robertson.
  • 88': Foul by Stefan Bajcetic (Liverpool).
  • 88': Steven Bergwijn (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 89': Foul by Kenneth Taylor (Ajax).
  • 89': James Milner (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Owen Wijndal.
  • 90'+2': Foul by James Milner (Liverpool).
  • 90'+2': Jorge Sánchez (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Curtis Jones (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Owen Wijndal (Ajax).
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Ajax 0, Liverpool 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Ajax 0, Liverpool 3.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 6
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 0
4 Corner Kicks 3
1 Saves 2
50.8 Possession 49.2
13 SHOTS 11
5 ON GOAL 2
0.4 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
473 Accurate Passes 436
543 Passes 533
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
6 Accurate Crosses 6
20 Crosses 13
0.3 Cross % 0.5
42 Long Balls 60
21 Accurate Long Balls 30
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
1 Blocked Shots 1
8 Effective Tackles 11
14 Tackles 15
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
12 Interceptions 5
10 Effective Clearances 20
10 Clearances 20

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Johan Cruijff Arena
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Attendance: 53,327

UEFA Champions League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Arsenal 8 +19 24
2 Bayern Munich 8 +14 21
3 Liverpool 8 +12 18
4 Tottenham Hotspur 8 +10 17
Full Table

Line-Ups

AJA Ajax Amsterdam (4-3-3)

No. Name
22 Remko Pasveer (GK)
3 Calvin Bassey
2 Jurriën Timber
17 Daley Blind
19 Jorge Sánchez
4 Edson Álvarez
23 Steven Berghuis
6 Davy Klaassen
9 Brian Brobbey
10 Dusan Tadic
7 Steven Bergwijn

LIV Liverpool (4-1-2-1-2)

No. Name
1 Alisson Becker (GK)
4 Virgil van Dijk
2 Joe Gomez
3 Fabinho
26 Andrew Robertson
66 Trent Alexander-Arnold
9 Roberto Firmino
14 Jordan Henderson
19 Harvey Elliott
27 Darwin Núñez
11 Mohamed Salah

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