UEFA Champions League

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

  • 17': Mohamed Salah
  • 89': Joël Matip
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2 - 1
  • 27': Mohammed Kudus

Liverpool edge Ajax with late Joel Matip winner to kickstart Champions League campaign

Liverpool secured a last-gasp 2-1 victory over Ajax on Tuesday to kickstart their Champions League campaign this season.

Match Commentary

  • 17': Goal! Liverpool 1, Ajax 0. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Diogo Jota.
  • 27': Goal! Liverpool 1, Ajax 1. Mohammed Kudus (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Steven Berghuis.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Liverpool 1, Ajax 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Liverpool 1, Ajax 1.
  • 59': Edson Álvarez (Ajax) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 62': Joël Matip (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 66': Substitution, Liverpool. Roberto Firmino replaces Harvey Elliott.
  • 66': Substitution, Liverpool. Darwin Núñez replaces Diogo Jota.
  • 68': Substitution, Ajax. Jorge Sánchez replaces Devyne Rensch because of an injury.
  • 80': Substitution, Ajax. Florian Grillitsch replaces Kenneth Taylor.
  • 86': Substitution, Ajax. Brian Brobbey replaces Mohammed Kudus.
  • 89': Goal! Liverpool 2, Ajax 1. Joël Matip (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Kostas Tsimikas with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+1': Steven Berghuis (Ajax) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Liverpool. James Milner replaces Luis Díaz.
  • 90'+4': Substitution, Liverpool. Stefan Bajcetic replaces Thiago.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Liverpool 2, Ajax 1.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 52,387

UEFA Champions League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+6 Bayern Munich 6 16 0
0 FC Copenhagen 6 8 2
-3 Galatasaray 6 5 3
-3 Manchester United 6 4 4
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Statistics

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19 Fouls 12
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 2
0 Corner Kicks 10
8 Saves 0
43.1 Possession 56.9
3 SHOTS 24
1 ON GOAL 10
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
299 Accurate Passes 391
380 Passes 481
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
1 Accurate Crosses 11
5 Crosses 31
0.2 Cross % 0.4
67 Long Balls 50
24 Accurate Long Balls 37
0.4 Long Balls % 0.7
0 Blocked Shots 4
16 Effective Tackles 13
29 Tackles 21
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
15 Interceptions 5
30 Effective Clearances 6
30 Clearances 6

Line-Ups

LIV Liverpool (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Alisson Becker (GK)
4 Virgil van Dijk
32 Joël Matip Yellow Card
21 Kostas Tsimikas
66 Trent Alexander-Arnold
3 Fabinho
6 Thiago Alcantara
19 Harvey Elliott
20 Diogo Jota
23 Luis Díaz
11 Mohamed Salah

AJA Ajax Amsterdam (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
22 Remko Pasveer (GK)
3 Calvin Bassey
2 Jurriën Timber
17 Daley Blind
15 Devyne Rensch
23 Steven Berghuis
8 Kenneth Taylor
4 Edson Álvarez Yellow Card
20 Mohammed Kudus
7 Steven Bergwijn
10 Dusan Tadic

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