Scoring three goals in 21 minutes, Liverpool qualified for the Champions League group stage

Liverpool beat German opponent Hoffenheim 4-2 in the second leg of the qualifying round, winning the ticket with a final result of 6-3.

Second leg goals: Emre Can 10', 21', Salah 18', Firmino 63' - Mark Uth 28', Sandro Wagner 79'

Jurgen Klopp's team needed just 21 minutes to assert their position. Midfielder Emre Can scored twice and Mohamed Salah scored once to create a 3-0 advantage.

Emre Can opened the scoring for Liverpool with a clever shot. Photo: Reuters

Without the services of Coutinho, the star who is recovering from an injury and is on the verge of moving to Barca, Liverpool dominated Hoffenheim. The quartet of Sadio Mane, Can, Salah and Roberto Firmino continuously had a series of exchanges that caused chaos in the opponent's defense.

Mane did not score any goals but was the player with the most attacking instigation. The Senegalese star directly assisted the opening goal with a backheel for Can to finish, then indirectly opened the third goal with another backheel for Firmino to cross the ball across the 5m50 area (the finisher was still Can).

In between the German midfielder's two goals, new signing Salah contributed significantly to the victory with an accurate rebound from close range. This was also the Egyptian winger's second goal in just three games for Liverpool.

With superiority in both strength and mentality, the home team at Anfield continued to attack overwhelmingly for the rest of the match. In the 63rd minute, Firmino closed the rain of goals against Hoffenheim with a simple shot after a cross from captain Jordan Henderson.

Without Coutinho, Liverpool are still too strong for Hoffenheim.

Perhaps because of the early scoring, Liverpool sometimes appeared lax in defense. Hoffenheim took advantage of two opportunities to score two honor goals thanks to Mark Uth's cross shot and Sandro Wagner's header.

In the end, Liverpool won 6-3. Coach Klopp's team will be the fifth English team to qualify for the Champions League group stage this season after Chelsea, Tottenham, Man City and Man Utd.

Results of other qualifying matches on the evening of August 23:

CSKA Moscow 2-0 Young Boys (3-0 aggregate)
FCSB 1-5 Sporting Lisbon (1-5)
FC Copenhagen 2-1 Qarabag (2-2, Qarabag won on away goals rule)
Slavia Praha 0-0 Apoel Nicosia (0-2)

According to VNE