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Aston Villa can already smell the Champions League in Klopp’s last game away to Liverpool

Fans Aston Villa and Liverpool

The days remaining until the end of the season have already been counted. The villains certify their ticket Championswhat they couldn’t do in their first ‘match match’ against the Reds but what they can achieve equal result for Spurs next Sunday or if Tottenham fail to beat City on Tuesday. Farewell guests Klopp at Anfieldin his final game as Liverpool manager.

The match started at a fast pace, with the usual “rock and roll” for Merseysiders, and began when the spectators did not even have time to take their seats. It was in a powerful rush Elliott breaking lines, joining with Salah and placing a cross from the corner of the site. A priori, the game did not seem dangerous, but on the way the ball touched Pau Torreshe caught Diba slightly out of position and, in an attempt to correct the situation, sent the ball into the goal of an absurd auto-goal (2′).

In the minutes that followed, Aston Villa were still somewhat disorientated and Salah, in his usual game, looked to score a second goal, which again touched Pau Torres and went wide of the post.

Exchange of blows and goals

It took the team ten minutes to feel the pulse of the game. Emery, but he did it with very clear ideas. The motto was to send the balls into space. Watkins, Bailey and Diaby so that they could finish the performance themselves or wait for those who came from behind. This is how the tie appeared Tielemans (12′), who took a low shot from the penalty line and hit the post.

At 22 minutes Gakpo He overtook Liverpool again, capitalizing on a lethal pass from a hyperactive player. Harry Elliott.

From now on the public Villa Park He began to fight harder than ever to try and come back. He was close to achieving equality again Diego Carlos, who touched the ball near the goal, but not with enough force to push it away. Diaby also lost one on one Alisson sending the ball into the clouds.

Second part of a similar scenario

Emery’s team got angry again and he didn’t forgive Quansataking advantage of a set-piece fed to the music at Elliott’s far post and capped off with an impressive turn of the neck towards the long post (48′).

The street runner continued the game and Aston Villa and Liverpool scored again, although in both cases the goals were disallowed due to passers-by’s millimeter offside. Bayley and Diazwho left the gate on the plate to Watkins and Elliot in drawn plays.

On the last stretch Alisson and Amy They seemed determined to prevent more heads from falling, but They last I had other plans. Ball exit error Mac Allister The Colombian took advantage of this, delivering a dry shot that hit a tree and against which the Brazilian goalkeeper could do nothing (84 minutes). In the madness of the last ten minutes Darwin Nunez He beat Diba, but it was the third goal disallowed for offside and a sign of what was to come. Diaby’s pass hit the coffee maker’s body, completely changed the trajectory of the ball and beat Alisson (87′). In stoppage time, he fired a shot from point-blank range. Diaby which was saved by the red goalkeeper, the hero of the last minutes, with his biceps. Qualification for the Champions League will have to wait.