Liverpool vs LASK Linz, 2023-24 UEFA Europa League, Group Stage
· UEFA Europa LeagueLiverpool crush LASK to reach Europa League last 16
Liverpool eased into the Europa League round of 16 with a 4-0 home win over Austria's LASK in Group E on Thursday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 6': Corner, LASK. Conceded by Ibrahima Konaté.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Marin Ljubicic (LASK) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Moses Usor.
- 7': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Ivan Ljubic.
- 9': Foul by Ivan Ljubic (LASK).
- 9': Joe Gomez (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Díaz.
- 11': Attempt missed. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Harvey Elliott.
- 12': Goal! Liverpool 1, LASK 0. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joe Gomez with a cross.
- 13': Offside, Liverpool. Ryan Gravenberch is caught offside.
- 15': Goal! Liverpool 2, LASK 0. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cody Gakpo.
- 18': Offside, LASK. George Bello is caught offside.
- 21': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Maksym Talovierov.
- 22': Foul by Wataru Endo (Liverpool).
- 22': Sascha Horvath (LASK) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 22': Offside, Liverpool. Joe Gomez is caught offside.
- 24': Corner, LASK. Conceded by Wataru Endo.
- 26': Corner, LASK. Conceded by Ibrahima Konaté.
- 27': Offside, LASK. Sascha Horvath is caught offside.
- 30': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).
- 30': Moses Usor (LASK) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 32': Kostas Tsimikas (Liverpool) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the left side of the box.
- 32': Offside, Liverpool. Kostas Tsimikas is caught offside.
- 33': Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 33': Foul by Maksym Talovierov (LASK).
- 34': Attempt missed. Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
- 37': Foul by Harvey Elliott (Liverpool).
- 37': George Bello (LASK) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Sascha Horvath (LASK).
- 37': Wataru Endo (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39': Foul by Jarell Quansah (Liverpool).
- 39': Robert Zulj (LASK) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Attempt missed. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Joe Gomez.
- 41': Attempt missed. Joe Gomez (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kostas Tsimikas.
- 42': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Harvey Elliott.
- 43': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Harvey Elliott.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Liverpool 2, LASK 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Liverpool 2, LASK 0.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Gomez.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Gravenberch.
- 47': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Andrés Andrade.
- 48': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Marin Ljubicic.
- 48': Attempt missed. Wataru Endo (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 50': Penalty Liverpool. Cody Gakpo draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 50': Penalty conceded by Tobias Lawal (LASK) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 51': Goal! Liverpool 3, LASK 0. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 54': Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Wataru Endo.
- 55': Attempt missed. Marin Ljubicic (LASK) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by George Bello.
- 55': Substitution, Liverpool. Curtis Jones replaces Mohamed Salah.
- 56': Substitution, Liverpool. Trent Alexander-Arnold replaces Ibrahima Konaté.
- 56': Substitution, Liverpool. Darwin Núñez replaces Luis Díaz.
- 57': Attempt saved. Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Curtis Jones.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 58': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Philipp Ziereis.
- 58': Maksym Talovierov (LASK) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 59': Attempt saved. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Gravenberch.
- 61': Substitution, LASK. Elias Havel replaces Maksym Talovierov.
- 61': Substitution, LASK. Ibrahim Mustapha replaces Marin Ljubicic.
- 61': Substitution, LASK. René Renner replaces George Bello.
- 61': Substitution, LASK. Florian Flecker replaces Filip Stojkovic.
- 61': Foul by Robert Zulj (LASK).
- 61': Jarell Quansah (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Attempt saved. Ibrahim Mustapha (LASK) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by René Renner.
- 65': Corner, LASK. Conceded by Caoimhín Kelleher.
- 67': Hand ball by Harvey Elliott (Liverpool).
- 67': Offside, LASK. Philipp Ziereis is caught offside.
- 69': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Philipp Ziereis.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cody Gakpo.
- 73': Delay in match because of an injury Ibrahim Mustapha (LASK).
- 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 74': Substitution, LASK. Moussa Koné replaces Ibrahim Mustapha because of an injury.
- 75': Offside, LASK. René Renner is caught offside.
- 77': Corner, LASK. Conceded by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 78': Attempt saved. Moses Usor (LASK) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Florian Flecker.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Moses Usor (LASK) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 79': Foul by Jarell Quansah (Liverpool).
- 79': Moussa Koné (LASK) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Attempt saved. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Wataru Endo.
- 80': Corner, LASK. Conceded by Joe Gomez.
- 82': Substitution, Liverpool. Conor Bradley replaces Ryan Gravenberch.
- 82': Substitution, Liverpool. Luke Chambers replaces Kostas Tsimikas.
- 83': Foul by Wataru Endo (Liverpool).
- 83': Moses Usor (LASK) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Florian Flecker (LASK) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sascha Horvath with a cross.
- 84': Attempt saved. Robert Zulj (LASK) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Florian Flecker.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Wataru Endo.
- 84': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Andrés Andrade.
- 85': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Elias Havel.
- 86': Delay in match because of an injury Jarell Quansah (Liverpool).
- 87': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 89': Conor Bradley (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Moses Usor (LASK).
- 90'+2': Goal! Liverpool 4, LASK 0. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Conor Bradley.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Liverpool 4, LASK 0.
- 0': Match ends, Liverpool 4, LASK 0.
Statistics
LAS |
LIV![]() |
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|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fouls | 7 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 3 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 5 | Saves | 3 |
| 34.5 | Possession | 65.5 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 24 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 9 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 206 | Accurate Passes | 510 |
| 310 | Passes | 586 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 10 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 53 | Long Balls | 60 |
| 19 | Accurate Long Balls | 41 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 21 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 28 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 28 | Clearances | 9 |
Game Information
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 49,666
Line-Ups
Liverpool (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 62 | Caoimhín Kelleher (GK) |
| 78 | Jarell Quansah |
| 5 | Ibrahima Konaté |
| 21 | Kostas Tsimikas |
| 2 | Joe Gomez |
| 3 | Wataru Endo |
| 19 | Harvey Elliott |
| 38 | Ryan Gravenberch |
| 18 | Cody Gakpo |
| 7 | Luis Díaz |
| 11 | Mohamed Salah |
LASK Linz (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Tobias Lawal (GK) |
| 16 | Andrés Andrade |
| 4 | Maksym Talovierov |
| 5 | Philipp Ziereis |
| 21 | Ivan Ljubic |
| 30 | Sascha Horvath |
| 10 | Robert Zulj |
| 2 | George Bello |
| 22 | Filip Stojkovic |
| 17 | Moses Usor |
| 9 | Marin Ljubicic |
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