Liverpool Player Ratings Vs. Eintracht Frankfurt: Reds Emphatically Snap Losing Streak

Liverpool ended their losing tally successful style connected Wednesday evening arsenic they thrashed Eintracht Frankfurt 5–1 successful nan Champions League to return to winning ways.

Liverpool travelled to Germany having been defeated successful their erstwhile 4 matches and were trailing soon aft nan midpoint of nan first half. Rasmus Kristensen slammed location a pinpoint decorativeness to time off nan Reds fearing a 5th consecutive nonaccomplishment for nan first clip since 1953.

However, 3 goals successful 9 minutes earlier half clip eased unit connected nan reigning Premier League champions. Hugo Ekitiké etched his sanction onto nan scoresheet against his erstwhile club, aft which Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konaté some powered location headers from corners.

Cody Gakpo and Dominik Szoboszlai some scored pursuing Florian Wirtz assists aft nan restart to guarantee a commanding victory, pinch nan Reds securing their 2nd Champions League triumph of nan term.

Ekitiké scored against his aged side. / Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP/Getty Images

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GK: Giorgi Mamardashvili—6.1: Rarely tested by Frankfurt and was helpless pinch Kristensen’s strike. More aliases little a spectator successful Germany, which suited Liverpool and nan Georgian down to nan ground.

RB: Jeremie Frimpong—6.2: Lasted conscionable 19 minutes earlier being withdrawn done injury. The Dutchman pulled up aft a tussle pinch Nathaniel Brown and looked understandably disappointment arsenic Conor Bradley replaced him.

CB: Ibrahima Konaté—8.0: The Frenchman has looked overmuch sharper since nan world break and followed a beardown capacity against Manchester United pinch a goal. Handled Frankfurt’s speedy forwards pinch perfectly nary fuss and was moreover afforded a short remainder successful nan closing stages.

CB: Virgil van Dijk—8.4: Powered location a trademark Van Dijk header to redeem himself for nan weekend’s sub-par performance. Much for illustration Konaté, he wasn’t called into action excessively often, but he roseate to nan juncture erstwhile tested.

LB: Andy Robertson—8.2: Came into nan squad for nan misfiring Milos Kerkez and proved an contiguous upgrade. Unfortunate to spot Kristensen’s onslaught alert done his legs and responded pinch an fantabulous assistance for Ekitiké. A awesome capacity connected his return to nan team.

RM: Florian Wirtz—8.8: Wirtz still awaits his first Liverpool goal, but he managed 2 assists successful Frankfurt that will do his assurance nan world of good. Came live successful nan 2nd half aft a tame first-half show and showcased his ultimate method expertise successful tight spaces.

CM: Dominik Szoboszlai—9.2: Acted arsenic playmaker for Liverpool without overmuch protection successful midfield, but did an fantabulous job. Assisted Konaté pinch a beautiful near-post area and rifled location a ace effort from scope to crystal a superb display.

CM: Curtis Jones—7.7: Ryan Gravenberch’s wounded ensured a commencement for Jones successful midfield. The Englishman looked fishy defensively erstwhile nan shot turned complete successful nan first half, but was overmuch much awesome aft nan break. Typically hard-working successful and retired of possession.

LM: Cody Gakpo—8.8: Another lively showing from Gakpo, who capped an encouraging first-half capacity pinch an assist. Got among nan goals aft nan break and proved a accordant thorn successful Frankfurt’s broadside pinch his endeavour.

ST: Alexander Isak—6.5: Missed 2 early chances, 1 of which was a well-struck changeable from a reliable angle, but made immoderate useful runs successful nan early stages to agelong nan five-man Frankfurt backline. Withdrawn astatine nan break.

ST: Hugo Ekitiké—8.1: Showcased his blistering velocity and fantabulous composure arsenic he sprinted clear of Eintracht’s defence and fired location Liverpool’s equaliser. Plenty of beautiful touches, too, pinch nan Frenchman erstwhile again staking his declare to beryllium Slot’s starting striker.

Subs not used: Freddie Woodman (GK), Kornel Misciur (GK), Milos Kerkez, Wataru Endo, Rio Ngumoha.

Eintracht Frankfurt (3-4-2-1)

Starting XI: Michael Zetterer; Aurèle Amenda, Robin Koch, Arthur Theate; Rasmus Kristensen, Mario Götze, Hugo Larsson, Nathaniel Brown; Ritsu Doan, Jean-Mattéo Bahoya; Ansgar Knauff.

Subs used: Jonathan Burkardt, Nnamdi Collins, Farès Chaïbi, Can Uzun, Ellyes Skhiri.

Player of nan Match: Dominik Szoboszlai

Eintracht Frankfurt 1–5 Liverpool—How It Unfolded astatine Deutsche Bank Park

Konaté was a astonishment scorer against Frankfurt. / Alex Grimm/Getty Images

Arne Slot made 5 changes from defeat to Man Utd and restored Ekitiké and Wirtz to nan starting lineup—the erstwhile facing his aged employers and lining up alongside Alexander Isak successful nan guardant line. Jeremie Frimpong besides re-entered nan squad meaning six of their starters successful Frankfurt were ex-Bundesliga players, pinch nary spot for nan out-of-sorts Mohamed Salah.

Eintracht person specialised successful frenetic encounters this play and it was clear different was successful shop pursuing nan opening 10 minutes astatine Deutsche Bank Park. Both goalkeepers were called into early saves arsenic Giorgi Mamardashvili rebuffed Jean-Mattéo Bahoya’s changeable and Michael Zetterer doubly thwarted Isak.

Liverpool controlled possession during nan early exchanges but, for nan 5th lucifer connected nan spin, recovered themselves down by nan half-hour mark. A sweeping antagonistic onslaught sliced done nan porous Reds, pinch ex-Leeds United defender Kristensen applying nan finishing touch arsenic he rifled his changeable disconnected nan wrong of nan post.

Having been undone by a speedy breakaway, Liverpool soon gave Frankfurt a sensation of their ain medicine. One incisive walk from Andy Robertson carved nan hosts open, pinch Ekitiké racing beyond Robin Koch and calmly sliding underneath nan onrushing Zetterer successful acquainted surroundings.

Liverpool’s equaliser provided them pinch a much-needed injection of assurance and nan Reds recovered themselves pinch a two-goal lead heading into half time. Van Dijk and Konaté produced almost identical near-post headers from corners to complete nan turnaround successful style, pinch Frankfurt’s dismal set-piece defending exposed by Liverpool’s giants.

Liverpool’s quick-fire scoring spree earlier half clip wholly took nan upwind retired of Frankfurt’s sails and nan Germans were contented pinch simply keeping nan Reds astatine bay early successful nan 2nd half. They achieved their purpose for nan astir part, though Federico Chiesa’s acrobatic effort and Wirtz’s free footwear some came adjacent to breaching their goal.

But Frankfurt’s guidance didn’t past long. 20 minutes into nan 2nd half and Liverpool had a well-deserved 4th arsenic Wirtz yet provided his first extremity publication successful a competitory lucifer since his summertime move, teeing up Gakpo pinch an inch-perfect transverse arsenic nan Dutchman scored for nan 5th crippled moving for nine and country.

Wirtz had to hold conscionable 4 minutes for his 2nd Liverpool assist—excluding nan Community Shield—as Szoboszlai thundered location nan distant side’s 5th of nan evening. The Hungarian is renowned for his venomous long-range efforts and produced different successful Frankfurt to headdress a awesome evening for nan Reds.

Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Liverpool Full Time Stats

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