With its Premier League title defense in tatters, Liverpool kept its last chance of a trophy alive by beating Leipzig 2-0 Wednesday to reach the Champions League quarterfinals.
Mohamed Salah and Sadio Man scored Liverpool’s goals to complete a 4-0 win on aggregate. Liverpool ended its run of six defeats in home games, at least technically, as Jurgen Klopp’s team was officially the host at the neutral Puskas Arena in Hungary.
A string of saves by goalkeeper Peter Gulacsi once a Liverpool player kept Leipzig in contention before Salah made the breakthrough in the 70th minute. Mane drew in two defenders on a counterattack and passed to Salah, who had plenty of space to line up a low shot tucked inside the right post.
As Leipzig which surprisingly reached the semifinals last season tried to find a way back into the game four minutes later, substitute Divock Origi found space on the right flank to cross low for Man to tap in.
Both legs were played in Budapest because of restrictions in Germany on travel from Britain amid the pandemic.