{"id":122601,"date":"2024-11-06T05:44:59","date_gmt":"2024-11-05T22:44:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=122601"},"modified":"2024-11-06T05:44:59","modified_gmt":"2024-11-05T22:44:59","slug":"diaz-hat-trick-dashes-alonsos-hopes-on-champions-league-return-to-liverpool-champions-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=122601","title":{"rendered":"D\u00edaz hat-trick dashes Alonso\u2019s hopes on Champions League return to Liverpool | Champions League"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"dcr-180skgt\">The finest compliment to Xabi Alonso, Arne Slot wrote in his programme notes, \u201cis to be the best <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/liverpool\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Liverpool<\/a> that we can possibly be with no quarter asked and no quarter given.\u201d Liverpool obliged to perfection to give their former favourite a harrowing return to Anfield.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-180skgt\">The champions of Germany were dissected in a dominant second-half performance by Liverpool who maintained their 100% record in this season\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/championsleague\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Champions League<\/a> courtesy of a Luis Diaz hat-trick and a Cody Gakpo header. Leverkusen were unbeaten themselves before arriving at Anfield. They left chastened, Liverpool soaring to the top of the table with the confidence of a team that has won a remarkable 14 of the first 16 games under Slot.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"16954603-52c5-4acc-a3a5-139511577714\" data-spacefinder-role=\"richLink\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement\" class=\" dcr-1your1i\"><gu-island name=\"RichLinkComponent\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"idle\" props=\"{&quot;richLinkIndex&quot;:2,&quot;element&quot;:{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement&quot;,&quot;prefix&quot;:&quot;Related: &quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;R\u00faben Amorim\u2019s Sporting hammer Manchester City with Gy\u00f6keres treble&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;16954603-52c5-4acc-a3a5-139511577714&quot;,&quot;role&quot;:&quot;richLink&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/2024\/nov\/05\/sporting-v-manchester-city-champions-league-match-report&quot;},&quot;ajaxUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/api.nextgen.guardianapps.co.uk&quot;,&quot;format&quot;:{&quot;design&quot;:14,&quot;display&quot;:0,&quot;theme&quot;:2}}\"\/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-180skgt\">It is rare to see a manager acclaimed by both sets of supporters but Alonso made for an understandable exception. The Leverkusen coach received a rapturous reception from Liverpool fans when conducting a TV interview in front of the Main Stand before kick-off, and another from the travelling contingent when continuing his media rounds in their corner of the stadium. A penny for Alonso\u2019s thoughts when stood alongside Frank Lampard at the pundits\u2019 podium? The pair exchanged several blows during their days in the midfields of Liverpool and Chelsea. One resulted in Alonso <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/2005\/jan\/02\/newsstory.sport\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">suffering a broken ankle<\/a> early in his Anfield career.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-180skgt\">\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/2024\/nov\/04\/xabi-alonso-love-liverpool-dont-have-time-for-tourism\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">I don\u2019t have time for tourism<\/a>,\u201d the former Liverpool midfielder had said on the eve of the contest, making it clear that the mission here was to defeat his former club. It will have been a relief to Alonso to park the sentiment and get on with the game, which kicked off following a minute\u2019s silence for the victims of the floods in Valencia. But he wouldn\u2019t have been the only person left wanting more by a sterile first half.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"6e0af572-65d8-405f-8b02-c7f986d8b359\" data-spacefinder-role=\"showcase\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\" dcr-5h0uf4\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-1pvqcrw\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><svg width=\"18\" height=\"13\" viewbox=\"0 0 18 13\"><path d=\"M18 3.5v8l-1.5 1.5h-15l-1.5-1.5v-8l1.5-1.5h3.5l2-2h4l2 2h3.5l1.5 1.5zm-9 7.5c1.9 0 3.5-1.6 3.5-3.5s-1.6-3.5-3.5-3.5-3.5 1.6-3.5 3.5 1.6 3.5 3.5 3.5z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">Luis Diaz fires the ball past Bayern Leverkusen\u2019s keeper Lukas Hradecky to complete his hat-trick.<\/span> Photograph: Carl Recine\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-180skgt\">There was plenty of quality in possession on display and, as per Slot\u2019s instructions, an immediate improvement on Liverpool\u2019s last start against Brighton. Luis D\u00edaz was preferred to Darwin N\u00fa\u00f1ez in the centre of Liverpool\u2019s attack and created an early opening for Cody Gakpo. His low shot was heading for the far corner of Lukas Hradecky\u2019s net until it struck Edmond Tapsoba on the heel. For all of Liverpool\u2019s industry, however, and Leverkusen\u2019s ability to play their way through the middle with Granit Xhaka, Exequiel Palacios and Florian Wirtz, there was precious little incident in the first half.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-180skgt\">The sharp and dangerous Wirtz created the best opening with a delightful chip over the Liverpool defence for Jeremie Frimpong. Rather than shoot, the Leverkusen wing-back went down too easily under the slightest touch from Virgil van Dijk. The experienced referee Danny Makkelie was having none of his ambitious penalty appeals. Frimpong did beat Caoimh\u00edn Kelleher with an emphatic finish shortly before the interval but had handled when knocking the ball away from Kostas Tsimikas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-180skgt\">Hradecky saved from Salah at his near post when Liverpool broke after a Leverkusen free-kick, and at the opposite corner from Gakpo when he was released by an excellent crossfield ball by Curtis Jones. The keepers were rarely troubled otherwise before the break. A first half for the purists, if we are being kind.<\/p>\n<figure data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.NewsletterSignupBlockElement\" class=\" dcr-173mewl\"><a data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" href=\"#EmailSignup-skip-link-9\" class=\"dcr-jzxpee\">skip past newsletter promotion<\/a><\/p>\n<aside aria-label=\"newsletter promotion\" class=\"dcr-av5vqf\">\n<div class=\"dcr-10et71f\">\n<p class=\"dcr-1sbse14\">Sign up to <span>Football Daily<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"dcr-1xjndtj\">Kick off your evenings with the Guardian&#8217;s take on the world of football<\/p>\n<p><gu-island name=\"SecureSignup\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"visible\" props=\"{&quot;newsletterId&quot;:&quot;the-fiver&quot;,&quot;successDescription&quot;:&quot;Kick off your evenings with the Guardian's take on the world of football&quot;}\"\/><span class=\"dcr-1eusqlu\"><strong>Privacy Notice: <\/strong>Newsletters may contain info about charities, online ads, and content funded by outside parties. For more information see our <a data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/help\/privacy-policy\" rel=\"noreferrer\" class=\"dcr-1rjy2q9\">Privacy Policy<\/a>. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and the Google <a data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" href=\"https:\/\/policies.google.com\/privacy\" rel=\"noreferrer\" class=\"dcr-1rjy2q9\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and <a data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" href=\"https:\/\/policies.google.com\/terms\" rel=\"noreferrer\" class=\"dcr-1rjy2q9\">Terms of Service<\/a> apply.<\/span><\/aside>\n<p id=\"EmailSignup-skip-link-9\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"after newsletter promotion\" role=\"note\" class=\"dcr-jzxpee\">after newsletter promotion<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure id=\"91a1350b-5585-44a5-b8f5-599a5c9f9842\" data-spacefinder-role=\"supporting\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\" dcr-a2pvoh\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-1pvqcrw\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><svg width=\"18\" height=\"13\" viewbox=\"0 0 18 13\"><path d=\"M18 3.5v8l-1.5 1.5h-15l-1.5-1.5v-8l1.5-1.5h3.5l2-2h4l2 2h3.5l1.5 1.5zm-9 7.5c1.9 0 3.5-1.6 3.5-3.5s-1.6-3.5-3.5-3.5-3.5 1.6-3.5 3.5 1.6 3.5 3.5 3.5z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">Xabi Alonso\u2019s side suffered a humbling defeat at Anfield as the Spaniard returned to his former club with the German Bundesliga champions.<\/span> Photograph: Jon Super\/AP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-180skgt\">The Salah and Gakpo chances signalled a shift in momentum by Liverpool, however, and their improvement continued into the second half. Leverkusen sought to stall it with slow, patient play in their deep-lying defence. It was a bit too blatant for Makkelie\u2019s liking, who booked the visiting goalkeeper for time-wasting after several warnings. Hradecky\u2019s problems mounted when he was beaten by an exquisite D\u00edaz chip seconds later.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-180skgt\">Jones was integral to Liverpool\u2019s best work. The midfielder showed neat footwork inside the penalty area to create an early chance for himself but lifted his shot high into the Kop. A surging run from Ryan Gravenberch then resulted in a clear opening for Salah, who showed why he trusts his left foot to such devastating effect by slicing well wide with his right.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-180skgt\">No matter. The threat from Liverpool persisted and Jones pierced the Leverkusen defence with a superb pass threaded behind Tapsoba and into the run of D\u00edaz. The Colombia international waited for Hradecky to commit himself before scooping a wonderful chip over the advancing keeper.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-180skgt\">The Bundesliga champions, like Brighton before them, were sucker-punched by a rapid second goal from Liverpool. Alonso\u2019s side were still clearing their heads from the disappointment of falling behind when Salah exchanged passes with D\u00edaz and swept a fine first time cross to the far post. Gakpo, rising unmarked, sent a thumping header past the Leverkusen keeper. Liverpool\u2019s celebrations were initially halted by an assistant\u2019s flag for offside. VAR rekindled them following a lengthy review.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-180skgt\">Victor Boniface, who had a poor night at the head of the visitors\u2019 forward line, spurned a glorious chance to reduce the arrears when heading Wirtz\u2019s cross wide. Liverpool made him pay. Hradecky prevented Alexis Mac Allister adding a third with a good save low to his left but was beaten again when Salah floated another inviting cross over.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-180skgt\">D\u00edaz shrugged rolled a measured finish into the far corner. Three-nil up and coasting, the Kop decided it was time to sing Alonso\u2019s name. D\u00edaz decided it was time for his hat-trick. Hradecky denied Darwin N\u00fa\u00f1ez but the rebound fell perfectly for the makeshift striker to convert.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/2024\/nov\/05\/liverpool-bayer-leverkusen-champions-league-match-report\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The finest compliment to Xabi Alonso, Arne Slot wrote in his programme notes, \u201cis to be the best Liverpool that we can possibly be with no quarter asked and no &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=122601\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-122601","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122601","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=122601"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122601\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=122601"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=122601"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=122601"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}