"City" scored 3 goals against "Liverpool", "Betis" overtook "Real"
A controversial red card decided the match at Anfield, and Khusanov again did not play. City continues to lead with 6 wins in 6 matches; in Spain, Betis won by a large margin and is pursuing Barça. A head-to-head match is coming up in the next round. The main events that took place in European football on Sunday evening, the goals in the matches, and the situation in the standings.
City scored 3 goals against Liverpool, while Betis overtook Real
Liverpool – Manchester City 0:3
Goals:
Haaland, 65 (0:1). Doku, 68 (0:2). Cherki, 78 (0:3)
Liverpool: Alisson, van Dijk, Jacquet (Gomez, 88), Kerkez, Araujo (Frimpong, 75), Mac Allister, Gravenberch, Wirtz (Nyoni, 66), Barcola (Chiesa, 88), Muñoz, Koumas (Ngumoha, 75)
Manchester City: Donnarumma, Rúben Dias, Guehi, O'Reilly (Gvardiol, 66), Matheus Nunes, Anderson, Fernandes (Bouaddi, 80), Cherki, Semenyo, Ndiaye (Doku, 56), Haaland (Allan, 80)
Yellow cards: Araujo, 8. Gravenberch, 47. van Dijk, 90 – O'Reilly, 58. Bouaddi, 86
Red card: Gravenberch, 62 (second yellow)
Manchester City played their first match at Anfield after being accused of financial fraud. The home fans in the stands greeted the opponent's every touch of the ball with whistles and chanted "Cheats!".
Liverpool faced serious squad losses ahead of this clash: during the international break, the team's attack was completely weakened (Isak, Gakpo, and Szoboszlai were out), forcing Andoni Iraola to start 21-year-old winger Koumas as a central striker.
The first half of the match showed that both teams had lost a lot of energy during the international break: both City and Liverpool had many players returning from national team camps.
Statistically, the hosts had a slight advantage, but no real scoring chances were created throughout the half. Both managers avoided taking risks and chose a cautious approach.
In the second half, the teams finally started playing football. First, Liverpool went on the attack and created a series of dangerous moments. In the 49th minute, Koumas struck a dangerous shot, which Donnarumma saved. In the second phase of the attack, Mac Allister also fired a dangerous shot, but this time the ball went wide of the post. Gravenberch's shot was also inaccurate.
The hosts led 12:4 in shots, and opening the scoring seemed inevitable. However, in the 56th minute, City head coach Enzo Maresca made a decisive substitution: Doku came on for Ndiaye, who had been invisible on the pitch, and events unfolded as follows: