Sports
Liverpool Bounce Back, Defeat AC Milan In Champions League Opener
The Reds were caught off guard early, as AC Milan winger Christian Pulisic fired home a precise strike just three minutes in.
EDITOR’S PICKS
- School Proprietress Allegedly Killed, Burnt By Son In Delta
- Man Detained for Allegedly Killing Mother, Mutilating Son in Abia
- Fubara Regains Freedom After 11 Days in Captivity
However, Liverpool quickly regained control. After Mohamed Salah hit the crossbar, Ibrahima Konate equalized with a well-timed header from Trent Alexander-Arnold’s free-kick in the 23rd minute.
Salah struck the bar again before Virgil van Dijk completed the comeback just before half-time, nodding in a close-range header from Konstantinos Tsimikas’ corner.
FURTHER READING
- Poverty, Hardship: Nigerians Turn To Organ Selling Amid Crisis
- Petrol Price Hike Pushing Nigerians To Breaking Point – NLC, Atiku
- No Mass Resignation Of Soldiers Due To Corruption, Low Morale -Nigerian Army
The result was sealed in the 67th minute when Cody Gakpo’s blistering run set up Dominik Szoboszlai for an easy tap-in, capping off a solid team performance.
Liverpool also handed summer signing Federico Chiesa his debut, bringing him on for Salah in stoppage time.
Click here to watch our video of the week:
Advertise or Publish a Story on EkoHot Blog:
Kindly contact us at [email protected]. Breaking stories should be sent to the above email and substantiated with pictorial evidence.
Citizen journalists will receive a token as data incentive.
Call or Whatsapp: 0803 561 7233, 0703 414 5611
