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Liverpool took time adjusting to life back in the Europa League but for the fourth time in six matches this season they came from behind to win 3-1 against LASK in Linz.
It had been 2,682 days since they last appeared in UEFA’s second-tier competition, having played in three Champions League finals and won one, and that adaptation to a new reality took a while to bed in.
The Austrians had no such problem in the biggest game in their history as the visit of Manchester United in 2020, when they were hammed 5-0, happened behind closed doors because of the pandemic.
They were so fired up they predictably took an early lead through Florian Flecker’s brilliantly-taken goal but once Jurgen Klopp’s side came to the realisation the Europa League will be just as tough a task as the competition favourites this season’s familiar trait emerged.
Within the space of eight second-half minutes Darwin Nunez fired home a penalty and Luis Diaz converted from close range and late on substitute Mohamed Salah clinched Klopp’s 50th European victory, the most of any Anfield manager. Follow all the reaction from LASK vs Liverpool below and get all the latest football odds here.
LASK 1-3 Liverpool
Liverpool took time adjusting to life back in the Europa League but for the fourth time in six matches this season they came from behind to win 3-1 against LASK in Linz.
It had been 2,682 days since they last appeared in UEFA’s second-tier competition, having played in three Champions League finals and won one, and that adaptation to a new reality took a while to bed in.
The Austrians had no such problem in the biggest game in their history as the visit of Manchester United in 2020, when they were hammed 5-0, happened behind closed doors because of the pandemic.
They were so fired up they predictably took an early lead through Florian Flecker’s brilliantly-taken goal but once Jurgen Klopp’s side came to the realisation the Europa League will be just as tough a task as the competition favourites this season’s familiar trait emerged.
Within the space of eight second-half minutes Darwin Nunez fired home a penalty and Luis Diaz converted from close range and late on substitute Mohamed Salah clinched Klopp’s 50th European victory, the most of any Anfield manager.
LASK 1-3 Liverpool
Liverpool top the group as Union and Toulouse have drawn 1-1, so with three points the Premier League team are first.
A long way to go but you’d imagine that already means that with Anfield victories, Klopp’s team look fine for the knock-outs.
Europa Conference League results
Here are the scores from the early matches in Uefa’s third competition:
Legia 3-2 Aston Villa
Zrinjski 4-3 AZ
Ferencvaros 3-1 Cukaricki
Genk 2-2 Fiorentina
Frankfurt 2-1 Aberdeen
HJK 1-3 PAOK
Fenerbahce 3-1 Nordsjaelland
Ludogorets 4-0 Spartak
Europa League results
LASK 1-3 Liverpool
Union 1-1 Toulouse
Servette 0-2 Slavia
Sheriff 1-2 Roma
Leverkusen 4-0 Hacken
Qarabag 1-0 Molde
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FT – LASK 1-3 Liverpool
That’s the match and that’s the points.
Flecker’s first-half goal had LASK ahead, but just as at the weekend, Liverpool came from a goal down at the break to score three after the restart and win 3-1.
Darwin’s penalty, Diaz from close range and Salah late on complete the turnaround and Liverpool head home victorious.
90' – LASK 1-3 Liverpool
Into five minutes of stoppage time and the Reds are going to be top of the group after the first round of fixtures by the looks of things.
In the other match, Union are drawing 1-1 with Toulouse.
GOAL! 87’ – LASK 1-3 Liverpool
And that’s the win sewn up! Great work from Nunez to win back the ball and push past his man, play it into Salah in the box and the Egyptian beats his man and pokes the ball through the ‘keepe’s legs from a narrow angle.
Great strength and composure and that’s 3-1 to Liverpool.
86’ – LASK 1-2 Liverpool
Repair work to the corner flag as the actual flag takes a bit of a trip down the touchline. All back in order and on we go.
Nunez can’t flick on a long throw and Liverpool go all the way back to Kelleher, who despite being beaten early on, has had a decent enough game.
82’ – LASK 1-2 Liverpool
Elliott goes for goal from 25 yards out but he never has the power or accuracy to really trouble matters.
Matip on for Konate, another who is working his way back to full fitness.
78’ – LASK 1-2 Liverpool
A real muddle of a few minutes as Liverpool try to press their advantage, LASK try to counter a few times and everybody gives it away an awful lot.
Tsimikas, one of those who has come in tonight for the visitors and hasn’t really done enough to suggest they should do so more often, sends another poor delivery into the box and Gomez needs to sprint back to clear LASK’s counter.
Luckeneder replaced by Darboe for the last 10 minutes plus stoppage time.
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