Liverpool wanted a second-half penalty from Mo Salah to beat a troublesome night time in Spain and sustain their 100% document within the Champions League.
Salah stroked in his sixteenth purpose after the season when Luis Diaz was fouled within the space and the one strike proved sufficient to see off Girona.
Liverpool have received six out of six and opened up a five-point hole on the prime of the desk earlier than the night time’s later matches.
Salah has scored in 4 successive away begins for Liverpool and as soon as once more proved to be the distinction maker.
The win implies that one level from their closing two video games might be sufficient for Liverpool to safe a top-eight end.
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— Liverpool FC (@LFC) December 10, 2024
Alisson returns in fashion
Defender Joe Gomez was denied his first purpose for Liverpool by a response save from Paulo Gazzaniga from a close-range header, with the keeper additionally saving a shot from Darwin Nunez minutes later.
Girona, with each participant behind the ball, have been completely happy to interrupt on the counter-attack and Liverpool keeper Alisson, making his first look since early October after a hamstring harm, was quickly known as into motion.
Daley Blind fully missed a cross on the sting of the six-yard field however the ball fell to Alejandro Frances and Alisson held his effort on the second try, and later punched away a shot from Miguel Gutierrez.
Nunez had one other effort saved when put via by Salah and Girona responded with a shot from exterior the realm by Yaser Asprilla which Alisson parried away for a nook, with Girona rising in confidence.
Alisson was once more concerned within the opening seconds of the second half, saving from Arnaut Danjuma and Liverpool struggled to interrupt down a cussed Girona defence earlier than a Donny van de Beek foul on Diaz gave Salah his likelihood from the spot.
Salah missed a penalty in Liverpool’s final Champions League sport towards Actual Madrid, however made no mistake this time sending the keeper the improper approach and the ball into the underside nook.
Girona by no means actually appeared like discovering an equaliser with Liverpool sustaining possession significantly better than within the opening half and leaving the Estadi Montilivi with all three factors.