Liverpool FC celebrated nine wins in a row. Suddenly the “Reds” are playing for the championship title again. The Klopp team therefore had to avoid a blunder against relegation candidate Watford.
Liverpool have temporarily taken the lead in the English Premier League with their tenth win in a row. With a 2-0 (1-0) win against FC Watford on Saturday, football coach Jürgen Klopp’s team jumped to first place with 72 points. However, Manchester City (70) can overtake them again with a win at Burnley (4 p.m.). The two top clubs will meet in Manchester next Sunday.
Before Tuesday’s quarter-final first leg in the Champions League at Benfica Lisbon, the Portuguese Diogo Jota headed the deserved 1-0 lead after 22 minutes after a pass from Joe Gomez. The international missed another goal before the break. Watford goalkeeper Ben Foster cleared brilliantly in front of the free-standing offensive player.
After the change of sides, the guests also appeared in front of the Liverpool FC goal. A Joao Pedro shot went just wide after 56 minutes. Nevertheless, the Reds were still clearly superior, but only decided the game shortly before the end. After a duel in the Watford penalty area between Juraj Kucka and Jota, referee Stuart Attwell awarded a penalty after the intervention of the video assistant. Fabinho converted safely to make it 2-0 (89′).