LIVERPOOL’S SLOT PLEASED WITH RESULT AFTER 1-0 WIN OVER GIRONA – Girona suffered their fifth defeat of the competition
Liverpool maintained their 100% record in this season’s Champions League and have a healthy lead at the top of the standings after a 1-0 win at Girona, with the only goal of the game coming from Mohamed Salah’s second-half penalty.
A sixth win from six puts Liverpool, already guaranteed at least a playoff place before kickoff, on 18 points, five ahead of Bayer Leverkusen, Aston Villa, Inter Milan and Brest, while Girona are in 30th place on three points.
Girona suffered their fifth defeat of the competition but made Liverpool work for the victory and in the opening half had chances to take the lead but were foiled by the visitors’ keeper Alisson.
Liverpool struggled against a side happy to sit back and bide their time, but found the breakthrough from the penalty spot with Salah converting in the 63rd minute after Luis Diaz was fouled. Girona were pinned back in the opening minutes by Liverpool’s pressure, with the visitors creating two early chances.
Defender Joe Gomez was denied his first goal for Liverpool by a reaction save from Paulo Gazzaniga from a close-range header, with the keeper also saving a shot from Darwin Nunez minutes later.
