Szoboszlai screamer seals Liverpool’s progress as De Zerbi’s Spurs woes grow

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A lack of ideas in the final third and poor finishing when they did break through the Liverpool defence showed Spurs’ issues are not confined to the Premier League.Lucas Bergvall was presented with the first opportunity of the night when Destiny Udogie’s low cross from the byline deflected into his path in front of Giorgi Mamardashvili’s goal. Mathys Tel should also have done better than to let Marcos Senesi’s chipped pass run away from him when unmarked inside the Liverpool area.Liverpool’s Alexis Mac Allister fires past Martin Dubravka to open the scoring.

Spurs’ keeper Martin Dubravka did just enough to smother Koumas’s first-time effort. Udogie’s attempt to intercept the winger’s run succeeded only in putting the ball on a plate for Mac Allister as he arrived unmarked on the edge of the area.

Opening his body, the midfielder went for power and placement and swept a shot into Dubravka’s top left-hand corner.skip past newsletter promotionafter newsletter promotionMac Allister’s opener arrived between Spurs’ two missed chances from Bergvall and Kudus. Mamardashvili missed his attempt to punch clear the midfielder’s delivery and Gallagher, left alone at the back post by Frimpong, had the simple task of heading in from close range.Mamardashvili atoned in superb style to deny Omar Marmoush an equaliser when the forward’s shot took a slight deflection off Araújo.