Urgent situation for Leipzig, with three defeats in three games, which leaves them at the bottom of the table.
Núñez, who until now he had not scored in this edition of the Champions Leagueappeared at the far post to conclude a spectacular action by his team, in which they moved the ball at full speed from side to side.
It was the goal that rewarded the bravery and motivation of a Liverpool team that arrived fluidly at the domains of Peter Gulacsi.
The Argentinian Alexis Mac Allister (70), with a shot with effect, it touched the top of the crossbar defended by the Hungarian goalkeeper, who prevented a goal from Cody Gakpo in the 89th minute, one of the most active men of the ‘Reds’ on this trip to Germany.
“We are really happy for this victory. It was a complicated match away from our stadium and we have controlled the duel for a long time,” analyzed Liverpool’s Dutch coach, Arne Slot, whoHe has won 11 of his first 12 games in charge of the teamtaking into account all competitions.
The situation is urgent for Leipzig, cwith three defeats in three gameswhich left him at the bottom of the table, after previously falling to Atlético de Madrid and Juventus. A situation that contrasts with their path in the Bundesliga, where they have not lost so far and share the top of the table with Bayern Munich.
In the case of Liverpool, The three wins allow him to be the only one, along with the also English Aston Villahaving added 9 points in the first three days.
The two The Anfield team’s previous victories had been against two Italian teamsAC Milan and Bologna. The German champion already appears on the horizon, Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen, who will visit England on matchday four, in which Leipzig will be especially under pressure against the Scottish Celtic.