Match Report
Goals: Nunez 7′, Clark 8′, Salah 10′, Gakpo 14′, Szoboszlai 48′, Gakpo 55 – Birmancevic 42′
Liverpool (4-3-3): Kelleher; Robertson, Gomez (Tsimikas 46′), Quansah (van Dijk 66′), Bradley; Clark (Musialowski 73′), Endo (McConnell 46′), Szoboszlai; Gakpo, Nunez (Elliott 46′), Salah
Unused Substitution: Diaz, Mac Allister, Adrian, Gordon, Koumas, Danns, Mrozek
Coach: Jurgen Klopp
Sparta Praha (5-3-2): Vindahl-Jensen; Rynes (Panak 46′), Krejci, Zeleny, Vitik, Preciado; Laci (Sadilek 58′), Kairinen, Solbakken (Vydra 74′); Kuchta (Haraslin 58′), Birmancevic (Tuci 66′)
Unused Substitution: Olatunji, Karabec, Mejdr, Vorel, Wiesner, Sevcik, Surovchik
Coach: Brian Priske
Stadium: Anfield (Liverpool, England)
Match Highlights
7′. 1:0. GOAL! Nunez! After scoring twice in the first leg, No.9 opens the scoring here too! Clark slides Szoboszlai into space on the right wing, and No.8 eventually pulls it back from the byline to pick out Nunez. The Uruguayan sweeps it in first time past Vindahl.
8′. 2:0. GOAL! Clark scores! And it’s two in 1 minute – and a first senior goal for Bobby Clark. Salah pinches possession from Kreici on the edge of the box and nudges it into the path of Clark, who finishes low beyond keeper from 12 yards.
10′. 3:0. GOAL! Mo scores! Absolutely incredible! This time the Egyptian King gets himself in on the act to claim his 20th of the season. Salah wins the ball back himself on the right of the box and arcs a shot over Vindahl and into the far corner.
14′. 4:0. GOAL! Gakpo! Salah squares a low ball across the box, and Gakpo is left with a simple tap-in. What a start at Anfield!
42′. 4:1. Birmancevic pulls one back. Birmancevic gets goalside, and when Kelleher rushes out, rolls a low shot into the corner.
48′. 5:1. GOAL! The Reds make the perfect start the second half as Salah slides another throughball down the right for Szoboszlai. He aiming a low shot across goal, but a deflection off Kreji beats Vindahl and in at the near post.
55′. 6:1. GOAL! Gakpo scores again. Elliott lines up a powerful low shot from the edge of the box from a half-cleared corner. Gakpo just gets a flick on it though, and that catches out the goalkeeper and the ball nestles into the corner.
65′. Quansah is booked for a challenge in midfield.
Klopp also goes into the book for his reaction to the yellow.
The Reds progress 11:2 on aggregate.
Liverpool to face Atalanta in Europa League quarter-finals. The first leg will be played at Anfield on April 11 and the return fixture in Bergamo on April 18, both kicking off at 20:00.
Match Stats
| Liverpool | Team | Sparta |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Shots | 9 |
| 12 | Shots on target | 2 |
| 78% | Possession | 22% |
| 903 | Passes | 257 |
| 92% | Pass accuracy | 73% |
| 7 | Fouls | 4 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 3 |
| 8 | Corners | 2 |
