Although still far from his best version, the one that led him to play three finals -FA Cup, Carabao Cup and Champions League- last season, the Liverpool of Jürgen Klopp seems to have found himself just before his Champions League duel against Real Madrid, who will visit Anfield on Tuesday (9:00 p.m.) in the final reissue of the last edition in Paris. The ‘reds’, who came from winning the Merseyside Derby against Everton (2-0), defeated the Newcastle United (0-2) at St James’ Park and they remain six points behind the Champions League zone, which the magpies mark precisely.
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Pope misses the final of the Carabao
Darwin Nuñezin his reunion with the goal 42 days later, and Cody Gakpowho scored for the second consecutive game, were the scorers in a match that left the pleasant news of the reappearance of Virgil van Dykewho left the game after the hamstring injury he suffered in Brentford the second of January. If the face was for the Dutch central, the cross took it Nick Popewho saw a direct red card for touching the ball with his hands outside his area in the first half and will miss the final of the Carabao Cup that next Sunday (5:30 p.m., Wembley) will face Newcastle with the Manchester United.
The film would have changed a lot if his counterpart in the goal of the Liverpoolthe brazilian Alisson Beckerwould not have emerged victorious in a one-on-one with almiron three minutes into the game. The one that moments later did not fail before Pope was Darwinwho picked up with some luck a long pass from Alexander-Arnold in an action very similar to that of the final 0-2, although this time Salah he dressed as an assistant and Steel of finisher.
Newcastle did not lower their arms
In spite of the hard slab that supposed the two so many ‘reds’ and the expulsion of Pope at 22′, the Newcastle he did not lower his arms and forced Alisson to show off again, with a save within a shot of Saint Maximin which touched the crossbar before missing the end line. The giant also ran into the wood Dan Burn at the exit of a corner, in the last dangerous action of the first act.
The first of the resumption was carried out by a Darwin Nuñez who immediately afterwards withdrew suffering from a blow to his right shoulder after a run-in with the former athletic Trippier. Klopp began to dose his own and gave entry, among others, to Diogo Jotaanother cash that the German coach has recovered this week with a view to the great game against him Real Madrid. The Portuguese, after they also tried Robertson y Salahit was very close to do the third with the time already up, but Burn perfectly interbred with Dubravka already beaten. first defeat of Newcastle as a local in this Premier, in which the fight for fourth place is expected to be hectic.
NEWCASTLE UNITED
02
LIVERPOOL
Newcastle: Nick Pope; Trippier (Gordon, 64′), Schär, Botman, Burn; Joelinton (Ritchie, 71′), S. Longstaff, Elliot Anderson (Dubravka, 24′); Almirón (Jacob Murphy, 64′), Saint-Maximin e Isak (Callum Wilson, 64′)
Liverpool: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Joe Gomez, Van Dijk, Robertson; Fabinho, Henderson (Milner, 59′), Bajcetic (Harvey Elliott, 59′); Salah, Darwin Núñez (Firmino 59′) y Gakpo (Diogo Jota, 59′)
goals: 0-1 Darwin Nunez (10′), 0-2 Steel (17′)
cards: RED: Pope (22′) YELLOW: Fabinho (20′), Almirón (37′)
Referee: Anthony Taylor
spectators: 51,500 and St James’ Park.
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