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The main events that took place in European football on Tuesday evening.

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Among the matches of the English League Cup held last week, fans witnessed a goal fest in the clash between "Chelsea" and "Leeds" (6:3), which was recognized as the central match. This time, everyone's attention was focused on the clash between "Liverpool" and "Tottenham". Roberto De Zerbi, whose team failed to secure a single victory (and did not score a single goal) in the opening rounds of the EPL, fielded almost the main starting lineup for this match. The "Spurs" need to get out of the crisis situation, and for this, improving results is required.

At the beginning of the game, both teams had one good opportunity each. First, Bergvall shot from a favorable position, but despite diving in the other direction, Mamardashvili managed to block the ball with his feet. For "Liverpool", Koumas went one-on-one with the goalkeeper but lost the duel against Dubravka. By the middle of the half, the hosts still opened the scoring. Mac Allister placed the ball into the top corner with the help of a deflection. Last week, he scored against "Atletico" in the UCL, and this time "Tottenham" became his victim.

On the eve of the break, Kudus failed to convert a favorable opportunity. The Ghanaian footballer, who missed the second half of last season due to a serious injury and returned to action only in August, stood in the goalkeeper's area and sent the ball over the bar.

At the beginning of the second half, "Liverpool" increased their lead. Gakpo, who received the ball from Mac Allister, accurately targeted the far corner. Only after that, Gallagher, taking advantage of a goalkeeper's mistake during a corner kick, scored a reply goal. As a result, the fans gathered at "Anfield" remained anxious until the end of the game. In the 84th minute, Dominik Szoboszlai failed to convert a one-on-one situation with the goalkeeper, and in the 87th minute, Marmoush fired at goal from close range, but Mamardashvili saved the hosts from an inevitable goal. In the following minutes, the Londoners organized several more dangerous attacks but could not equalize the score. In stoppage time, Szoboszlai made amends for his mistake and showed once again that scoring from long range is easier for him, sealing the match. After his shot, the ball hit the crossbar first and then went into the net. "Liverpool" advanced to the round of 16 of the League Cup, while "Tottenham", which spent nearly 400 million euros on transfers in the summer, suffered its third defeat of the season.