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THE SMILE OF THE VICTORIOUS: Liverpool comfortably defeats Bologna with 2 goals, while Nunez is left disappointed with a disallowed goal

Football — 10/03/2024

Liverpool won 2-0 against Bologna in the second round of the Champions League. Mohamed Salah shone with 1 goal and 1 assist.

After their win over AC Milan in the first round of the Champions League, Liverpool returned home to face another Italian side, Bologna. Against an opponent who has been in a slump this season, The Kop easily won 2-0.

Mohamed Salah was Liverpool’s hero in this match, contributing 1 goal and 1 assist. Notably, the Egyptian striker set a record by becoming the first Liverpool player to score in 5 consecutive home matches in the Champions League.

This is Salah’s 45th goal for Liverpool in this tournament, surpassing the achievement of Chelsea legend Didier Drogba (44 goals).

Going into this match, Liverpool made one change from their win over Wolves last weekend. Darwin Nunez was deployed to replace Diogo Jota in the role of striker.

With a stable squad, Liverpool had no trouble pressing their opponents Bologna. In the 8th minute, The Kop unexpectedly conceded a goal after Dallinga’s shot. However, the referee determined that the Bologna player was offside.

Just 3 minutes after the near miss, Liverpool scored. From Salah’s tricky cross, Mac Allister easily put the ball into the Bologna net from close range. 1-0 The Kop took the lead.

In the 15th minute, Darwin Nunez put the ball into Bologna’s net but the referee also denied the goal because of the Uruguayan player’s offside.

The match continued at a fast pace with both teams creating chances. Bologna even found the Liverpool goal twice.

In the second half, Liverpool continued to press the field but they escaped defeat once more. In the 56th minute, Riccardo Orsolini had a good shot in an open situation but goalkeeper Alisson made an excellent save.

A few minutes later, Salah had a familiar curling shot in the penalty area but unfortunately the ball missed the Bologna goal post by a hair.

However, in that situation, Salah still knew how to make a difference for Liverpool. In the 75th minute, Salah received the ball on the right wing. This player dribbled into the middle, before finishing into the visitors’ net, raising the score to 2-0 for Liverpool.