- Luis Diaz nets three
- Florian Wirtz and Victor Boniface with poor displays
- Mohamed Salah continues his form
Liverpool beat Bayer Leverkusen 4-0 in the Champions League, with Luis Diaz capping off the night with his first hattrick for the club.
Whilst people in Liverpool celebrated bonfire night, setting off fireworks, there wasn’t much spark on the pitch in the first half. Cody Gakpo and Mohamed Salah both had fairly tame shots saved and Leverkusen’s Jeremie Frimpong had the ball in the back of the net, but was adjudged to have handled the ball in the build up.
The second half began all Liverpool. The deadlock was finally broken as Curtis Jones slotted a super throughball to Luis Diaz who returned the favour, dinking Lukas Hradecky for 1-0.
The Reds made it two nothing a matter of seconds later, Cody Gakpo heading home from a Mohamed Salah cross. Initially ruled offside, VAR stated Gakpo was actually onside.
The Liverpool dominance continued with Mohamed Salah providing again, this time for Luis Diaz as he got his second of the night. Luis Diaz would get his hattrick minutes later as he slotted in from close range to cap off a strong night from the reds.
Liverpool Player Ratings
Mohamed Salah and Luis Diaz impress again
Mohamed Salah and Luis Diaz set Anfield alight once again as they combined all night.
Elsewhere Curtis Jones and Ryan Gravenberch controlled the game.
Caoimhin Kelleher – 6.5
Wasn’t tested all that much.
Trent Alexander-Arnold – 6.0
Quiet night, but passed the ball around as well as usual.
Ibrahim Konate – 7.0
Stepped up to plate with ease.
Virgil Van Dijk – 7.0
As solid as always.
Kostas Tsimikas – 7.0
Made smart decisions and got forward well.
Curtis Jones – 8.0
A stunning set up for Liverpool’s first, the local boy goes from strength to strength.
Ryan Gravenberch – 7.5
Looked as strong as ever in the deeper midfield role.
Alexis Mac Allister – 6.0
The weakest of the midfield trio, but nothing bad to say.
Mohamed Salah – 8.0
A problem every time he had the ball.
Cody Gakpo – 7.0
Super header for 2-0
Luis Diaz – 9.0
Always a threat and a great finish for his three goals.
Subs
- Dominik Szoboszlai – 5.0
- Andy Robertson – 5.0
- Conor Bradley – 5.0
- Darwin Nunez – 5.0
- Jarell Quansah – 5.0
Bayer Leverkusen Player Ratings
Florian Wirtz fails to impress
Florian Wirtz and Victor Boniface were almost no shows as Leverkusen fell well short of Liverpool.
Lukas Hradecky had a night to forget, whilst Jeremie Frimpong was their best player on the night.
Lukas Hradecky – 5.5
Looked shell-shocked for the Liverpool goals.
Edmond Tapsoba – 5.5
Roamed forward a little too much.
Jonathan Tah – 5.5
A tad sloppy with his passes.
Piero Hincapie – 6.0
Has a wicked long ball on him that helped Leverkusen get forward.
Jeremie Frimpong – 7.5
Unfortunate not to get his goal.
Exequil Palacios – 7.0
Seriously good tackler.
Granit Xhaka – 5.5
Disappeared later in the game
Alejandro Grimaldo – 6.0
One of Leverkusen’s best attacking outlets.
Florian Wirtz – 5.0
Pretty much disappeared.
Aleix Garcia – 6.0
Tried his best, but looked lost.
Victor Boniface – 5.0
Apparently played in this game.
Subs
- Robert Andrich – 5.5
- Jonas Hofmann 5.5
- Nathan Tella – 5.0
- Patrick Shick – 5.0
Liverpool vs. Bayer Leverkusen Stats
Liverpool dominate in front of goal, whilst Leverkusen fail to do anything with possession of the ball.
| Stat | Liverpool | Bayer Leverkusen |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 47 % | 53 % |
| Expected Goals | 4.13 | 0.80 |
| Shots | 22 | 12 |
| Shots on Target | 8 | 4 |
| Corners | 0 | 1 |
| Yellow Cards | 0 | 2 |
| Red Cards | 0 | 0 |
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