English professional soccer club Liverpool has booked an early place in the UEFA Europa League (UEL) round of 16 with a 4-0 victory over Linz (Austria).The Reds cruised to a 4-0 victory over Linz in the fifth leg of their 2023-2024 UEL Group E match at Anfield in Liverpool, England, on Monday (June 1).With four wins and one loss, the Reds have 12 points, four points clear of second-place Toulouse (France), who have eight points, and have clinched top spot in the group and a spot in the round of 16 regardless of the outcome of the final match.
The Reds finished fifth in the English Premier League (EPL) last season and will compete in the UEL rather than the Champions League (UCL); they are third in the EPL this season. Liverpool opened the scoring in the 12th minute when Luis Dias headed in a cross from the right by Joe Gomes.Three minutes later, a Muhammad Salah cutback deflected off a defender and into the path of Cody Hackford to make it 2-0.Salah scored his third goal of the game from the penalty spot six minutes into the second half, before Hakpo scored his second goal of the game in 스포츠토토존 stoppage time with a right-footed shot from the left side of the goal area to seal the win for Liverpool.