LASK Linz vs Liverpool 2023-24 UEFA Europa League, Group Stage

LASK Linz

14': Florian Flecker

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1 - 3

Liverpool

56': Darwin Núñez (P)
63': Luis Díaz
88': Mohamed Salah

Liverpool secure comeback win at LASK Linz in Europa League

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Liverpool fought back from a goal down to claim a 3-1 victory at LASK Linz on Thursday in their first appearance in the Europa League in eight seasons.

Match Commentary

14': Goal! LASK 1, Liverpool 0. Florian Flecker (LASK) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sascha Horvath following a corner.
40': Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.
41': Elias Havel (LASK) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
43': Stefan Bajcetic (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
44': Robert Zulj (LASK) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+2': First Half ends, LASK 1, Liverpool 0.
55': Philipp Ziereis (LASK) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
56': Goal! LASK 1, Liverpool 1. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
61': Substitution, Liverpool. Dominik Szoboszlai replaces Ben Doak.
61': Substitution, Liverpool. Alexis Mac Allister replaces Wataru Endo.
61': Substitution, Liverpool. Joe Gomez replaces Stefan Bajcetic.
63': Goal! LASK 1, Liverpool 2. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Gravenberch.
68': Substitution, LASK. Moussa Koné replaces Marin Ljubicic.
68': Substitution, LASK. Ibrahim Mustapha replaces Elias Havel.
74': Substitution, Liverpool. Mohamed Salah replaces Ryan Gravenberch because of an injury.
80': Substitution, LASK. Ebrima Darboe replaces Felix Luckeneder.
82': Substitution, Liverpool. Joël Matip replaces Ibrahima Konaté.
88': Goal! LASK 1, Liverpool 3. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Darwin Núñez.
88': Substitution, LASK. George Bello replaces René Renner.
89': Substitution, LASK. Sanoussy Ba replaces Florian Flecker.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: Raiffeisen Arena
Location: Linz, Austria
Attendance: 18,091

UEFA Europa League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS

Full Table

Statistics

LIV		LAS
15	Fouls	14
2	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	6
7	Corner Kicks	6
1	Saves	2
67.1	Possession	32.9
14	SHOTS	7
6	ON GOAL	2
0.4	On Target %	0.3
1	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
451	Accurate Passes	172
546	Passes	257
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
4	Accurate Crosses	4
13	Crosses	17
0.3	Cross %	0.2
61	Long Balls	44
36	Accurate Long Balls	12
0.6	Long Balls %	0.3
3	Blocked Shots	3
11	Effective Tackles	20
17	Tackles	30
0.6	Tackle %	0.7
7	Interceptions	8
16	Effective Clearances	31
16	Clearances	31

Line-Ups

LASK Linz (3-4-3)

No.	Name
1	Tobias Lawal (GK)
16	Andrés Andrade
33	Felix Luckeneder
5	Philipp Ziereis
30	Sascha Horvath
18	Branko Jovicic
7	René Renner
29	Florian Flecker
10	Robert Zulj
24	Elias Havel
9	Marin Ljubicic

Substitutes:

George Bello, Thomas Goiginger, Ibrahim Mustapha, Ebrima Darboe, Jörg Siebenhandl, Moses Usor, Ivan Ljubic, Sanoussy Ba, Filip Stojkovic, Moussa Koné, Maksym Talovierov, Husein Balic.

Liverpool (4-3-3)

No.	Name
62	Caoimhín Kelleher (GK)
4	Virgil van Dijk
5	Ibrahima Konaté
21	Kostas Tsimikas
43	Stefan Bajcetic
38	Ryan Gravenberch
3	Wataru Endo
19	Harvey Elliott
9	Darwin Núñez
7	Luis Díaz
50	Ben Doak

Substitutes:

Joe Gomez, Mohamed Salah, Diogo Jota, Joël Matip, Jarell Quansah, Curtis Jones, Alisson Becker, Alexis Mac Allister, Vitezslav Jaros, Andrew Robertson, Dominik Szoboszlai, Cody Gakpo.