Liverpool vs Lille, 2024-25 UEFA Champions League, League Phase
· UEFA Champions League
59': Aïssa MandiLiverpool beat Lille to reach Champions League round of 16
Liverpool booked their spot in the Champions League round-of-16 with a 2-1 victory over 10-man Lille on Tuesday at Anfield, thanks to goals from talisman Mohamed Salah and substitute Harvey Elliott.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt missed. Gabriel Gudmundsson (Lille) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Alexsandro Ribeiro following a fast break.
- 7': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai.
- 10': Hand ball by Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool).
- 11': Offside, Lille. Gabriel Gudmundsson is caught offside.
- 14': Foul by Curtis Jones (Liverpool).
- 14': Ngal'ayel Mukau (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Darwin Núñez (Liverpool).
- 23': Gabriel Gudmundsson (Lille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 24': Foul by Conor Bradley (Liverpool).
- 24': Rémy Cabella (Lille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 25': Conor Bradley (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 25': Foul by Rémy Cabella (Lille).
- 31': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Luis Díaz with a cross following a fast break.
- 34': Goal! Liverpool 1, Lille 0. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Curtis Jones with a through ball following a fast break.
- 35': Aïssa Mandi (Lille) is shown the yellow card.
- 36': Foul by Curtis Jones (Liverpool).
- 36': Hákon Haraldsson (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Mohamed Salah (Liverpool).
- 38': Gabriel Gudmundsson (Lille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 39': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Conor Bradley.
- 40': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Alexsandro Ribeiro.
- 41': Attempt missed. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Darwin Núñez.
- 41': Delay in match because of an injury Curtis Jones (Liverpool).
- 43': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 44': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Luis Díaz following a fast break.
- 45': Foul by Rémy Cabella (Lille).
- 45': Jarell Quansah (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Liverpool 1, Lille 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Liverpool 1, Lille 0.
- 45': Substitution, Liverpool. Alexis Mac Allister replaces Ryan Gravenberch.
- 45': Substitution, Liverpool. Harvey Elliott replaces Curtis Jones.
- 47': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Darwin Núñez following a fast break.
- 48': Foul by Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool).
- 48': Gabriel Gudmundsson (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Mitchel Bakker (Lille).
- 52': Kostas Tsimikas (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53': Attempt missed. Jarell Quansah (Liverpool) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Kostas Tsimikas with a cross following a corner.
- 54': Alexsandro Ribeiro (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Darwin Núñez (Liverpool).
- 58': Attempt saved. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Conor Bradley with a through ball.
- 59': Foul by Aïssa Mandi (Lille).
- 59': Luis Díaz (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 59': Second yellow card to Aïssa Mandi (Lille) for a bad foul.
- 60': Attempt missed. Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Kostas Tsimikas following a set piece situation.
- 61': Foul by Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool).
- 61': Rémy Cabella (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Hákon Haraldsson (Lille) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Gudmundsson.
- 62': Goal! Liverpool 1, Lille 1. Jonathan David (Lille) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
- 63': Substitution, Lille. Thomas Meunier replaces Mitchel Bakker.
- 63': Substitution, Liverpool. Wataru Endo replaces Dominik Szoboszlai.
- 63': Substitution, Lille. Osame Sahraoui replaces Rémy Cabella.
- 65': Foul by Wataru Endo (Liverpool).
- 65': Jonathan David (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Thomas Meunier.
- 67': Goal! Liverpool 2, Lille 1. Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
- 72': Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 72': Foul by Bafodé Diakité (Lille).
- 74': Substitution, Lille. Ayyoub Bouaddi replaces Ngal'ayel Mukau.
- 74': Substitution, Lille. Ismaily replaces Gabriel Gudmundsson.
- 75': Substitution, Liverpool. Federico Chiesa replaces Luis Díaz.
- 76': Foul by Osame Sahraoui (Lille).
- 76': Wataru Endo (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Darwin Núñez.
- 79': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Lucas Chevalier.
- 81': Conor Bradley (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Ismaily (Lille).
- 82': Attempt saved. Federico Chiesa (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kostas Tsimikas.
- 82': Foul by Conor Bradley (Liverpool).
- 82': Osame Sahraoui (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Offside, Lille. Osame Sahraoui is caught offside.
- 84': Benjamin André (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Darwin Núñez (Liverpool).
- 84': Attempt blocked. Hákon Haraldsson (Lille) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan David.
- 85': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Alexis Mac Allister.
- 86': Offside, Lille. Jonathan David is caught offside.
- 86': Substitution, Liverpool. Trent Alexander-Arnold replaces Conor Bradley.
- 88': Foul by Benjamin André (Lille).
- 88': Wataru Endo (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 88': Benjamin André (Lille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Federico Chiesa (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 90'+1': Offside, Liverpool. Darwin Núñez is caught offside.
- 90'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Alexsandro Ribeiro (Lille).
- 90'+2': Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+3': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Jarell Quansah.
- 90'+4': Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+4': Hand ball by Jonathan David (Lille).
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Liverpool 2, Lille 1.
- 0': Match ends, Liverpool 2, Lille 1.
Statistics
 LILL |
LIV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 12 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 5 | Saves | 0 |
| 44.2 | Possession | 55.8 |
| 4 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 406 | Accurate Passes | 522 |
| 460 | Passes | 583 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 11 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 31 | Long Balls | 46 |
| 14 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
| 10 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 25 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 25 | Clearances | 15 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 59,782
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 59,782
UEFA Champions League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 8 | +12 | 21 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 8 | +15 | 19 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 8 | +13 | 19 |
| 4 | Internazionale | 8 | +10 | 19 |
Line-Ups
Liverpool (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alisson Becker (GK) |
| 4 | Virgil van Dijk |
| 78 | Jarell Quansah |
| 21 | Kostas Tsimikas |
| 84 | Conor Bradley |
| 38 | Ryan Gravenberch |
| 17 | Curtis Jones |
| 8 | Dominik Szoboszlai |
| 9 | Darwin Núñez |
| 7 | Luis Díaz |
| 11 | Mohamed Salah |
Lille (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Lucas Chevalier (GK) |
| 4 | Alexsandro |
| 18 | Bafodé Diakité |
| 5 | Gabriel Gudmundsson |
| 2 | Aïssa Mandi  |
| 7 | Hakon Arnar Haraldsson |
| 21 | Benjamin André |
| 17 | Ngal'Ayel Mukau |
| 9 | Jonathan David |
| 10 | Rémy Cabella |
| 20 | Mitchel Bakker |
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