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Liverpool Edges Past Girona in Tense Champions League Clash
Liverpool secured a 1-0 victory over Girona at the Estadi Municipal de Montilivi in Girona on December 10th, 2024, in a fiercely contested UEFA Champions League group stage matchday six encounter. French referee Benoît Bastien officiated the game, which was characterized by its intensity and numerous yellow cards.
Mohamed Salah’s penalty goal in the 63rd minute proved to be the difference. The match was an even contest, with Liverpool dominating possession (62%) and creating more scoring chances (14 shots, 7 on target), while Girona responded with a significant number of attempts (13 shots, 5 on target) despite having less possession (38%). Both teams played with intensity, resulting in several fouls and yellow cards. Liverpool received two yellow cards (Luis Díaz and Joe Gómez), while Girona accumulated four (Oriol Romeu, Arnau Martínez, Portu and Álex Fernández). Despite Girona’s efforts, Liverpool’s clinical finishing decided the match.
Substitutions girona: at minute 71 Portu came in and B. Gil went out., at minute 71 C. Stuani came in and A. Danjuma went out., at minute 76 I. Martin came in and D. van de Beek went out., at minute 76 J. E. Solis Romero came in and D. Blind went out.
Substitutions liverpool: at minute 71 C. Gakpo came in and D. Nunez went out., at minute 76 H. Elliott came in and C. Jones went out., at minute 88 W. Endo came in and L. Diaz went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Girona
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