Liverpool’s Comeback Victory Over Brighton Keeps Premier League Title Hopes Alive

03/31/2024 09:18am. Updated on 03/31/2024 12:22pm.

Liverpool wants to close Jurgen Klopp’s process with another consecration in the Premier League. And he has taken one more step to achieve that goal. He didn’t have one easy task: they faced the great revelation of the Premier and, to make matters worse, they started losing. But, with the help of Alexis Mac Allister in world champion mode, they managed to turn the score around and take three gold points, which put them at the top.

At the start, the game went uphill. It only took two minutes for the visit to take the lead, with a great goal from the experienced Danny Welbeck, who recalled his great times at Manchester United, taking advantage of a carom in the area to take an infernal volley from the galley and nail the ball into the corner. right of the goal defended by Caoimhin Kelleher.

For a few seconds, Anfield was silent. Neither the fans, nor the players, nor Klopp himself expected such an early goal. The blow was very hard. And, if they wanted to stay at the top of the league, they had to recover as soon as possible, drawing strength from where there is none to suffocate their rival and achieve, at least, a draw.

So it was. Faced with the powerful defensive trench created by De Zerbi, the Reds pressed non-stop and forced possession to cede to one of the teams whose philosophy is based on possession itself.

Mac Allister broke it and Liverpool beat Brighton 2-1. (EFE)

But there was a problem. The offensive trident composed of Darwin Núñez, Mohamed Salah and Luis Díaz was really erratic. The team did everything well and, when they reached the area, they wasted each of their situations. The Egyptian had several very clear ones, while the Uruguayan was not as involved in the game and lost several duels against Jan-Paul van Hecke and Lewis Dunk, the rival defenders.

The same thing happened to the Colombian as to his teammates. He did not resolve the plays well, it was difficult for him to overcome Joël Veltman’s mark on the right side and his classic imbalances were conspicuous by his absence. However, in the 27th minute, he demonstrated his indisputable hierarchy, by making it a necessary 1-1.

From that moment on, the meeting went crazy. Liverpool generated more chances, while Brighton did the same with their sharp counterattacks. The defenses were not solid, the midfield did not exist and another sacred cry – from either team – seemed to appear on the horizon. But not. Like an unexpected miracle, that first half ended in equality.

Mac Allister broke it and Liverpool beat Brighton 2-1. (EFE)

Calm came in the complement. Both coaches corrected the last line and their teams stopped bleeding. Despite some offensive hesitation from the locals, the truth is that neither could completely overcome the other. And the tie was becoming a more than real probability…

Just at that moment, the hierarchy of Klopp’s men appeared. A great triangulation in attack allowed Mac Allister to give an exquisite assist to Salah so that he was left alone in front of the goal and finished comfortably and calmly in the presence of the talented goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen.

The remaining minutes were lived in pure suffering. Liverpool defended the victory with admirable dedication and had to suffer the gale of Brighton, who aimed all their guns at the three red sticks. There, the figures of Virgil Van Dijk, Jarell Quansah – a young youth player who had a great game – and, also, that of the Argentine midfielder himself, who gained a lot of time with the ball under his elegant sole, were exalted.

They say that God gives his worst battles to his best soldiers. In this case, Klopp has proposed to his men to close their award-winning cycle in style, lifting another Premier League and consolidating the Anfield club as the best in England. The victory against Las Gaviotas confirms the conviction that the players have for their stoppage proposal. They are going to fight until the end to obtain that long-awaited trophy, without letting Jurgen walk alone towards his farewell…

Liverpool’s goals – Brighton

Great assist from Mac Allister for Salah to make it 2-1 for Liverpool

Luis Díaz made it 1-1 for Liverpool

Welbeck scored a great goal and put Brighton ahead

Team formations

Liverpool

Brighton

Match statistics

2024-03-31 15:08:54
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