LASK vs Liverpool LIVE: Europa League result, final score and reaction after comeback win for Reds
Jurgen Klopp’s team start their European adventure in Austria in the Europa League group stage
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Your support makes all the difference.Liverpool took time adjusting to life back in the Europa League but for the fourth time in six matches this season they came from behind to win 3-1 against LASK in Linz.
It had been 2,682 days since they last appeared in UEFA’s second-tier competition, having played in three Champions League finals and won one, and that adaptation to a new reality took a while to bed in.
The Austrians had no such problem in the biggest game in their history as the visit of Manchester United in 2020, when they were hammed 5-0, happened behind closed doors because of the pandemic.
They were so fired up they predictably took an early lead through Florian Flecker’s brilliantly-taken goal but once Jurgen Klopp’s side came to the realisation the Europa League will be just as tough a task as the competition favourites this season’s familiar trait emerged.
Within the space of eight second-half minutes Darwin Nunez fired home a penalty and Luis Diaz converted from close range and late on substitute Mohamed Salah clinched Klopp’s 50th European victory, the most of any Anfield manager. Follow all the reaction from LASK vs Liverpool below and get all the latest football odds here.
78’ - LASK 1-2 Liverpool
A real muddle of a few minutes as Liverpool try to press their advantage, LASK try to counter a few times and everybody gives it away an awful lot.
Tsimikas, one of those who has come in tonight for the visitors and hasn’t really done enough to suggest they should do so more often, sends another poor delivery into the box and Gomez needs to sprint back to clear LASK’s counter.
Luckeneder replaced by Darboe for the last 10 minutes plus stoppage time.
74’ - LASK 1-2 Liverpool
Gravenberch makes a burst through the middle and it’s three on three - he picks a pass to the left but it’s intercepted and as he tries to recover the ball he seems to go down with either an injury or perhaps fatigue, this being his first start of the season.
On comes Salah and he immedately creates two openings, seeing a shot blocked almost on the line. Liverpool looking to wrap this one up now.
70’ - LASK 1-2 Liverpool
Zulj goes down, wants a free-kick, his team play on, he stays down saying he’s injured, Liverpool win the ball back and similarly continue to play - he’s irate, the fans are fuming and the ref inexplicably decides that’s the time to halt play. Dismal officiating. Predictably, he’s absolutely fine after, bizarrely, a quick check of his teeth by the physio. Gave them a wobble, all looks fine, on he comes again.
67’ - LASK 1-2 Liverpool
Liverpool looking to control matters a lot more now and Szoboszlai is quickly running riot. He takes on two, surges through the middle and frees Diaz - his cross is cut out with Nunez waiting.
Suddenly it looks a difficult task for LASK after conceding twice in succession and it’s their turn for subs.
Mustapha and Kone on for Ljubicic and Havel.
63’ GOAL! - LASK 1-2 Liverpool
Liverpool ahead! A first real moment of quality in truth, as Elliott frees Gravenberch down the right flank after Nunez’s hold-up play, the Dutchman whips in a low cross first time and Luis Diaz is sprinting in to hammer the ball first-time past the keeper and in.
A rapid attack, much more like the Reds we’re used to seeing, and the Premier League team are 2-1 up.
60' - LASK 1-1 Liverpool
Subs for the Reds as Klopp turns to his bench.
Mac Allister, Szoboszlai and Joe Gomez all come on; Doak, Bajcetic and Endo are off.
It dopesn’t immediately help as the ball comes to Ljubicic and he spins to shoot from eight yards - great save by Kelleher with his feet!
56’ GOAL! - LASK 1-1 Liverpool
Ziereis is booked for his late tackle, which came after Diaz had more or less got a shot away.
Darwin Nunez steps up to take it...and buries it! Brilliant spot-kick to level matters, right into the left corner and we’re square at 1-1.
54’ - LASK 1-0 Liverpool
Doak and Nunez looking more purposeful but neither get a shot away. Elliott does but he’s blocked, then he tees up Diaz - and he’s fouled in the box!
Penalty to Liverpool!
50’ - LASK 1-0 Liverpool
Gravenberch and Nunez combine, the latter showing good skill to beat two men - but then turns back into trouble instead of getting a shot away. Better, momentarily, for the Premier League side.
No real sustained pressure from them though and it’s still very scrappy in between the infrequent forays into the box.
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