UEFA Champions League

Girona vs Liverpool, 2024-25 UEFA Champions League, League Phase

· UEFA Champions League
Girona
    FT
    0 - 1
    Liverpool
    • 63': Mohamed Salah (P)

    Mohamed Salah penalty gives Liverpool narrow win over Girona

    Mohamed Salah's penalty helped Liverpool maintain their 100% record in this season's Champions League with a 1-0 win at Girona on Tuesday

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Miguel Gutiérrez.
    • 4': Attempt saved. Joe Gomez (Liverpool) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Andy Robertson with a cross.
    • 4': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Paulo Gazzaniga.
    • 7': Foul by Alejandro Francés (Girona).
    • 7': Luis Díaz (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Attempt saved. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Ryan Gravenberch with a through ball.
    • 8': Offside, Girona. Arnaut Danjuma is caught offside.
    • 12': Attempt saved. Alejandro Francés (Girona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daley Blind.
    • 12': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Luis Díaz following a fast break.
    • 12': Corner, Girona. Conceded by Andy Robertson.
    • 13': Attempt saved. Bryan Gil (Girona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alejandro Francés with a through ball.
    • 17': Attempt saved. Miguel Gutiérrez (Girona) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Oriol Romeu with a headed pass.
    • 17': Attempt missed. Bryan Gil (Girona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 19': Offside, Girona. Arnaut Danjuma is caught offside.
    • 21': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Alejandro Francés.
    • 21': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Miguel Gutiérrez.
    • 22': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Juanpe.
    • 23': Attempt missed. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 25': Foul by Alejandro Francés (Girona).
    • 25': Luis Díaz (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left.
    • 29': Foul by Luis Díaz (Liverpool).
    • 29': Oriol Romeu (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Curtis Jones (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Foul by Bryan Gil (Girona).
    • 32': Foul by Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool).
    • 32': Yáser Asprilla (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Attempt blocked. Arnaut Danjuma (Girona) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked. Assisted by Daley Blind.
    • 33': Corner, Girona. Conceded by Ryan Gravenberch.
    • 34': Attempt blocked. Alejandro Francés (Girona) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yáser Asprilla.
    • 34': Corner, Girona. Conceded by Ryan Gravenberch.
    • 35': 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 Mohamed Salah.
    • 36': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Curtis Jones.
    • 36': Attempt blocked. Andy Robertson (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 38': Attempt saved. Yáser Asprilla (Girona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
    • 38': Corner, Girona. Conceded by Alisson Becker.
    • 40': Foul by Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool).
    • 40': Yáser Asprilla (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Foul by Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool).
    • 42': Miguel Gutiérrez (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Bryan Gil (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Foul by Luis Díaz (Liverpool).
    • 44': Attempt missed. Arnaut Danjuma (Girona) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Oriol Romeu.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Andy Robertson with a cross.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced %injmins% minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Girona 0, Liverpool 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Girona 0, Liverpool 0.
    • 46': Attempt saved. Arnaut Danjuma (Girona) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 46': Attempt saved. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andy Robertson.
    • 47': Foul by Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool).
    • 47': Miguel Gutiérrez (Girona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 48': Attempt missed. Arnaut Danjuma (Girona) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Yáser Asprilla.
    • 49': Attempt missed. Arnaut Danjuma (Girona) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Daley Blind.
    • 53': Alejandro Francés (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Foul by Luis Díaz (Liverpool).
    • 53': Luis Díaz (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.
    • 55': Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 55': Foul by Oriol Romeu (Girona).
    • 55': Oriol Romeu (Girona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 59': Penalty Liverpool. Luis Díaz draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 59': Penalty conceded by Donny van de Beek (Girona) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 61': VAR Decision: Penalty Liverpool.
    • 63': Goal! Girona 0, Liverpool 1. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
    • 64': Attempt blocked. Arnaut Danjuma (Girona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Daley Blind.
    • 64': Corner, Girona. Conceded by Joe Gomez.
    • 64': Offside, Girona. Ladislav Krejcí is caught offside.
    • 71': Substitution, Liverpool. Cody Gakpo replaces Darwin Núñez.
    • 71': Substitution, Girona. Portu replaces Bryan Gil.
    • 72': Substitution, Girona. Cristhian Stuani replaces Arnaut Danjuma.
    • 73': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Ladislav Krejcí.
    • 76': Foul by Donny van de Beek (Girona).
    • 76': Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Substitution, Liverpool. Harvey Elliott replaces Curtis Jones.
    • 76': Substitution, Girona. Iván Martín replaces Donny van de Beek.
    • 77': Substitution, Girona. Jhon Solís replaces Daley Blind.
    • 79': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Harvey Elliott.
    • 79': Cristhian Stuani (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Foul by Joe Gomez (Liverpool).
    • 79': Joe Gomez (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 82': Attempt blocked. Iván Martín (Girona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristhian Stuani.
    • 83': Foul by Juanpe (Girona).
    • 83': Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 84': Attempt saved. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 84': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Paulo Gazzaniga.
    • 87': Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 87': Foul by Alejandro Francés (Girona).
    • 87': Alejandro Francés (Girona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 87': Attempt saved. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 88': Offside, Liverpool. Mohamed Salah is caught offside.
    • 89': Substitution, Liverpool. Wataru Endo replaces Luis Díaz.
    • 90': Foul by Oriol Romeu (Girona).
    • 90': Wataru Endo (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Alejandro Francés (Girona).
    • 90'+3': Foul by Cristhian Stuani (Girona).
    • 90'+3': Joe Gomez (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Portu (Girona) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai.
    • 90'+4': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Oriol Romeu.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Girona 0, Liverpool 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Girona 0, Liverpool 1.

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 11
    2 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 3
    8 Corner Kicks 5
    5 Saves 6
    62.5 Possession 37.5
    15 SHOTS 13
    7 ON GOAL 5
    0.5 On Target % 0.4
    1 Penalty Goals 0
    1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    553 Accurate Passes 303
    611 Passes 363
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    2 Accurate Crosses 1
    20 Crosses 14
    0.1 Cross % 0.1
    28 Long Balls 36
    14 Accurate Long Balls 17
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
    3 Blocked Shots 4
    5 Effective Tackles 7
    10 Tackles 13
    0.5 Tackle % 0.5
    5 Interceptions 8
    10 Effective Clearances 26
    10 Clearances 26

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Champions League

    Venue: Municipal de Montilivi
    Location: Girona, Spain
    Attendance: 9,241

    UEFA Champions League Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Liverpool 6 +12 18
    2 Barcelona 6 +14 15
    3 Arsenal 6 +9 13
    4 Bayer Leverkusen 6 +7 13
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    GIR Girona (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    13 Paulo Gazzaniga (GK)
    18 Ladislav Krejcí
    15 Juanpe
    17 Daley Blind
    16 Alejandro Francés Yellow Card
    10 Yáser Asprilla
    14 Oriol Romeu
    6 Donny van de Beek
    11 Arnaut Danjuma
    3 Miguel Gutiérrez
    20 Bryan Gil
    Girona Substitutes:
    Kim Min-Su, Jastin García, Jhon Solís, Arnau Martínez, Iván Martín, Portu, Lucas García, David López, Silvi Clua, Pau López, Cristhian Stuani, Abel Ruiz.

    LIV Liverpool (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Alisson Becker (GK)
    4 Virgil van Dijk
    2 Joe Gomez Yellow Card
    26 Andrew Robertson
    66 Trent Alexander-Arnold
    38 Ryan Gravenberch
    17 Curtis Jones
    8 Dominik Szoboszlai
    9 Darwin Núñez
    7 Luis Díaz Yellow Card
    11 Mohamed Salah
    Liverpool Substitutes:
    James Norris, Jarell Quansah, Vitezslav Jaros, Wataru Endo, Caoimhín Kelleher, Cody Gakpo, James McConnell, Harvey Elliott.

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