October 26, (THEWILL) – Liverpool eased to a spot in the UEFA Champions League round of 16 after a 3-0 victory at Ajax as Mohamed Salah, extended his scoring streak in Europe.
The victory means Reds’ manager, Jurgen Klopp, has now advanced from six straight group stages of the competition, a club-record streak, following Liverpool’s dominating performance on Wednesday, in Amsterdam.
With a goal in the 42nd minute, Salah gave his team the lead to set the victory rolling. Darwin Nunez and Harvey Elliott, quickly added goals in the second half to secure the win and guarantee a berth in the knockout stages for themselves.
What this implies for the hosts is that on matchday six, Ajax must avoid a crushing loss at winless Rangers in order to get into the UEFA Europa League, while Liverpool must overcome group-leading Napoli, by an improbable four goals to win Group A.
While Ajax is not in action until their final UCL match against Rangers on Tuesday, Liverpool hosts Premier League strugglers Leeds United, on Sunday, back in the English Premier League, where their fortunes have not been as bright this season.
Jude Obafemi is a versatile senior Correspondent at THEWILL Newspapers, excelling in sourcing, researching, and delivering sports news stories for both print and digital publications.
