The Spaniard was keen to heap praise on his teammates regardless for their delivery before breaking down exactly how he made the special goal happen. You can catch the clip below, courtesy of CBS Sports: (Video) Konate shares 19-word Thiago training advice he immediately took to heart, (Video) Thiago Alcantaras translating skills for Darwin Nunez has Liverpool supporters convinced he could be a future manager, (Video) Watch as Thiago Alcantara has Singapore Reds awestruck with his amazing show of skill, (Video) Thiago Alcantaras stunning half-volley strike may be one of the coolest fans will see, (Video) Kostas Tsimikas and Thiago Alcantara link arms as they arrive in Singapore for next leg of pre-season tour.
His previous accuracy was sorely missing, though, as he wasted five decent chances to grab a precious away goal. pic.twitter.com/3gD0JOmM8K. Man Utd reach 'broad agreement' for 72m star at Old Trafford. The Spain international's goal came at Anfield on November 25, 2021 in a group game encounter against the Portuguese champions. Alisson will captain Liverpool for the first time. Thats only the second goal the Spaniard has scored for Liverpool since joining in the summer of 2020, the first coming in a Premier League outing against Southampton back in May. There could have been three goalkeepers between the posts for Porto and not a single one of them would have got anywhere near the inch-perfect shot. Mohamed Salah made sure Liverpool claim the three maximum point with a stylish turn and shot from the right to secure a 2-0 victory. News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services. who grabbed the goal. With Tyler (Morton) some might have been surprised before kick off but he did exceptionally well and I am pleased he put in a performance like this.. But it was hectic, which is not unusual for a team who has not played together much. Diogo Costa, Joao Mario, Chancel Mbemba, Pepe, Zaidi Sanusi, Otavio, Mateus Uribe, Sergio Oliveira, Luis Diaz, Mehdi Taremi, Evanilson, Agustin Marchesin, Wilson Manafa, Fabio Cardoso, Wendell, Bruno Costa, Fabio Vieira, Marko Grujic, Jesus Corona, Toni Martinez, Vitinha, Francisco Conceicao, Pepe, Follow LFC Transfer Room on: Twitter | YouTube | Instagram | Facebook, Liverpool v FC Porto: How to Watch/Livestream | UEFA Champions League, Report: Update In Transfer Chase For Liverpool Target And Watford's Senegal Striker Ismaila Sarr. Bizarre XI features Arsenal, Real Madrid and Chelsea choices, Rafael Nadal casually scoring double hat-trick vs Real Madrid legend Iker Casillas in 2008. He scored his first goal for the club in Friday's Premier League win over Southampton and opened his European account for Klopp's side in what was an all-action display. Thiago Alcantara scored a sensational half-volley from 25 yards out as Liverpool sealed a routine victory over Porto in the Champions League. Liverpool mean business in the Champions League, thats for sure. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window). We wanted to approach the game properly and win it, its important to keep standards up, he told BT Sport. It gets more and more beautiful with every single replay. As expected, players of Real Madrid and Liverpool - who made the finals of this season's Champions League finals- dominate the Team of the Season. He found the back of the net 15 times in the Champions League which eventually earned him top spot in the competition scoring charts. The Portuguese champions had revenge on the mind after being dumped out by Jurgen Klopp's side in the last 16 of last year's competition but a disappointing first-half performance has given them an almighty task in next week's return fixture at the Estadio do Dragao. Regular names such as Paris Saint-Germain's Neymar and Lionel Messi as well as Manchester United superstar Cristiano Ronaldo and Liverpool duo Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane were all exempted in this season's Champions League Team of the Season. Three points is what we wanted.. Joel Matip couldnt believe the quality of Thiagos strike as he couldnt believe the quality of his teammates strike.
The Spaniard started in the 4-0 win over Arsenal at Anfield last Saturday evening and his performance in that game was a stern reminder that hes still one of the very best in the business. Wait for the angle from behind pic.twitter.com/21X1XkxW1W. Alisson, Neco Williams, Joel Matip, Ibrahima Konate, Kostas Tsimikas, Tyler Morton, Thiago, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Mohamed Salah, Takumi Minamino, Sadio Mane. .css-1pbozi3-FotmobCopyrightSmall{color:var(--theme-inactive-text, rgba(152,152,152,1.0));} Copyright 2022 FotMob. It has been a stop-start first season for the Guinea international, but it looks like he is finding his feet at just the right time. Shortly after Thiagos memorable strike on a chilly Wednesday night on Merseyside, Jurgen Klopps team took a 2-0 lead and it was Mohamed Salah (who else?) Lovely photo of Eduardo Camavinga playing with Hazard & Luka Modrics kids after Champions League win emerges. Mane whose earlier volley had been ruled out for offside curled narrowly past Casillas' left-hand post from the edge of the penalty area 20 minutes from time. Lionel Messi's first goal for Paris Saint-Germain against Manchester City and Alex Telles's volley for Manchester United against Villarreal complete the top five. Some people might have thought we would play an easy game but we were not here for that. In Liverpools Champions League group stage match against FC Porto, the little Spanish magician opened the scoring in sumptuous style early in the second half. All Rights Reserved. Sensational from Mo Salah! Wow! The former Bayern Munich midfielder unleashed a half-volley of the highest quality through the sea of legs and it was in the back of the net before you could brink. Mohamed Salah then clipped past Casillas' left-hand post when it looked easier to score after 22 minutes. Caoimhin Kelleher, Adrian, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Virgil van Dijk, Nathaniel Phillips, Andy Robertson, Fabinho, Jordan Henderson, James Milner, Divock Origi, Diogo Jota. But it was Thiago's goal that were selected by UEFA's Technical Observer panel among the top ten goals of the 2021/22 competition, and then put to a vote. Thiago opened the scoring in the 52nd minute when he rifled in a sublime first-time strike from 25 yards out. The Egyptian came infield from the right flank, took aim with his trusty left peg and duly fired the ball past Portos Diogo Costa, his 17th goal in 17 games this season. Keita's second goal in less than a week got the Reds up and running after just five minutes before Firmino added a simple second in the 26th minute. @msmith850 pic.twitter.com/OkviJ5ohgy. Thiago Alcantara's piledriver for Liverpool against Porto has been voted Champions League Goal of the Season. Breaking: Real Madrid announce the signing of big footballer from Chelsea. We had a good performance at the weekend and we wanted to put in another one tonight. The Spaniard endured a mixed start to his Anfield career, contracting COVID-19 shortly after arriving and then missing almost three months with a knee injury sustained in his first Merseyside derby. Thiagos ability to dictate the tempo of matches is almost unrivalled in the present day and on Wednesday night, the former Bayern Munich man also proved he can score jaw-droppingly good goals. You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link at the bottom of the newsletter email. Just ridiculous from Thiago! What does it mean? Reflecting on the game, the German said: It was good. You can look at his sublime strike, below, THAT IS WORLD CLASS! - Since the start of last season, only Cristiano Ronaldo (24) has been directly involved in more goals in the Champions League than Liverpool's Roberto Firmino (21 - 13 goals, 8 assists). He once got Eoin Morgan to commentate on THAT Super Over and is an above average FIFA player. We had young players playing, players back from injury and the right players got minutes and the right players got some rest. The Reds midfielder swept a fierce low effort into the bottom corner in what was surely the goal of the Champions League season so far, before Mohamed Salah sealed the 2-0 win for the six-time European champions with 20 minutes remaining. Jurgen Klopp and Liverpool make four changes to the team that beat Arsenal 4-0 at Anfield on Saturday. Moussa Marega should have pulled Porto back into it shortly after the half-hour mark but his low effort was kept out by the left foot of Alisson. 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I would not throw a player into a game if he was not ready. - Porto have never won away at an English club in 20 attempts in all European competitions (D3 L17), the most a club has played away at English opposition without ever earning a win. He drifts into a central position before unleashing a shot into the bottom corner.17 goals in 17 games for the Egyptian King this season! Naby Keita and Roberto Firmino were on target as Liverpool eased to a 2-0 win in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final against Porto. It was professional. Klopp's side started in typically pulsating fashion, powering into an early lead when Keita's low effort from 15 yards was heavily deflected past Iker Casillas by the flailing Oliver Torres. Thiago Alcantara has scored an absolute stunner against FC Porto in Liverpool's fourth game of their Champions League group stage. Since having vanquished the so-called group of death, the Reds have come on leaps and bounds and find themselves fighting for two major pieces of silverware in their final pair of games this term. UEFA's Technical Observer panel has selected its 2021/22 UEFA Champions League Team of the Season with some conspicuous names excluded.
It came before Salah, who has been electric for the Reds ever since signing for the club, grabbed his 17th of the campaign to take his personal Champions League tally to 32 with Steven Gerrards European record of 41 well within his sights. - Keita has scored two goals in his last two games for Liverpool in all competitions, having scored none in his first 27 appearances for the club beforehand. They never looked back after Keita's early strike and will be confident of finishing the job in Portugal next week. Reds' double bid remains on course. Just ridiculous from Thiago!
We won the game with two exceptional goals especially Thiagos. Thiago Alcantaras long-range effort against Porto in the Champions League is one that will live long in the memory of the player, not to mention Liverpool fans. Salah was lucky not to be shown a red card for an ugly challenge on Danilo Pereira in the closing stages as Porto who again came close through Marega ultimately fell short of finding an away goal that would have changed the complexion of next week's second leg. Oxlade-Chamberlain praised his side for their display in the match even if they had already qualified from their group prior to the Anfield clash. - This was Jurgen Klopps 400th win as a manager in all club competitions, 111 of which have been with Liverpool (180 with Borussia Dortmund, 109 with 1. Liverpool did most of the pressing in the second half Sadio Mane coming closest from long range but they were unable to find a third that would have all but ended the tie as a contest. Danny Ryan is a Senior Writer and Boxing Lead at GiveMeSport. Liverpool fans have understandably been happy to have Thiago Alcantara back fully fit in recent games. Porto, meanwhile, lacked quality in the final third and will consider themselves lucky to still be in with a chance of progressing to the last four. The 34-year-old was phenomenal in the course of the just-concluded season inspiring Los Blancos to a record 14th Champions League title and his fifth since moving from Lyon in 2009. Asked if he reckoned hed ever scored a more pretty goal, he responded: I think, yeah!, "Q: Thiago, have you scored a prettier goal than that? Wait for the angle from behind pic.twitter.com/21X1XkxW1W. The Mali international was looking to become just the fourth player to score in seven successive Champions League matches. - Liverpool extended their unbeaten home run across all European competitions to 21 games (W15 D6); the Reds have kept 12 clean sheets in this run, conceding just 15 goals. We could have had better, and been more calm in goalscoring situations. Williams, Konate, Morton and Minamino come in for Alexander-Arnold, Van Dijk, Fabinho and Jota. Once you have subscribed we will use the email you provided to send you the newsletter. "Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain can't believe that answer from Thiago! 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Thiago, though, incredibly thinks hes scored better in the past when quizzed by BT Sport after the game much to the surprise of Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. So many good things happened tonight, both individually and as a team. There were changes but it was important everyone came in and did a good job and continued winning ways. However, Thiago Alcantara has opened the scoring with an absolute beauty. Thiago latched onto a loose ball around 30 yards from goal and proceeded to produce a laser-guided shot on the half volley that flew into the bottom corner. The first half ended 0-0 and for a Liverpool v Porto game, it would be considered boring. Roberto Firmino, Naby Keita, Curtis Jones and Harvey Elliott are all still missing through injury. FSV Mainz 05). He's had the pleasure of interviewing the likes of Tyson Fury, Gary Lineker, Amir Khan, Lennox Lewis, Joe Root, David Haye, Frank Warren, Kell Brook & Joseph Parker. Any thoughts that Liverpool's quest for a first Premier League title in 29 years would derail their Champions League campaign have been dispelled by a consummate first-leg performance. Ahead of next week's second leg, Liverpool host Chelsea in the Premier League on Sunday, while Porto travel to Portimonese a day earlier in the Primeira Liga. 2022 Sports New Media Limited. Jurgen Klopp was also pleased with his side and couldnt hide his amazement at Thiagos sumptuous strike. Karim Benzema's powerful header for Real Madrid at Chelsea in the quarter-finals topped the expert list but was pushed into fourth among supporters. ""A: I think, yeah! But this was one of his best performances in the red shirt, and his goal showed exactly why he was hailed as being the signing to take Klopps side to the next level following his 20million transfer from Bayern Munich last year. Man Utd: Phil Neville recommended Salford player in 2015 - what happened to him? The half-volley early in the second half was worthy of winning any game and the fact it came in a dead-rubber having already qualified for the last 16 should not diminish its quality. Sports Brief earlier reported that UEFA's Technical Observer panel have named Real Madrid's Karim Benzema as the 2021/22 UEFA Champions League Player of the Season. - Porto have managed to win just one of their 19 away games in the knockout stages of the Champions League (D6 L11), losing both this season to Roma and Liverpool. We may not see a more aesthetically-pleasing goal in the 2021//22 season than this, THAT IS WORLD CLASS! This service is provided on talkSPORT Ltd's Terms of Use in accordance with our Privacy Policy. If you are in our squad you are a good player, its as simple as that. His blushes were spared four minutes later, however, when Firmino tapped into an empty net from five yards after he had been picked out by Trent Alexander-Arnold's low cross.