LASK Linz 1-3 Liverpool: Nunez, Diaz, Salah strike in Europa League comeback win

Liverpool began their Europa League campaign with a turnaround 3-1 victory at Linz ASK thanks to goals from Darwin Nunez, Luis Diaz and Mo Salah.

Match Report

Liverpool started slowly and were punished by a clever set-piece routine; Sascha Horvath picked out Flecker on the edge of the penalty area at a corner and after controlling, he powered a superb strike into the bottom left corner.

Nunez headed over as Liverpool looked for an immediate response before he was denied by a sensational save from Tobias Lawal, who shifted across his goal quickly to parry away the striker's header from inside the six-yard box.

But Nunez wasn't to be denied early in the second half. Diaz poked the ball wide from inside the box but won a penalty in the process as he was caught by Philipp Ziereis' attempted block. Nunez stepped up and slammed the spot-kick into the bottom left corner.

Caoimhin Kelleher had work to do in the Liverpool goal, making crucial saves from Elias Havel and then Marin Ljubicic before the visitors went ahead when Gravenberch burst through midfield to receive a pass from Harvey Elliott on the right before delivering a low cross into the middle for Diaz to sweep home.

Liverpool never looked like giving up their lead from there and made sure they would return to Merseyside with a victory when Salah poked home through the legs of Lawal.

Match Events

0' The match is about to start!

14' GOAL! LASK Linz 1-0 Liverpool (Florian Flecker)

19' CHANCE! Núñez's header over the bar

41' Yellow Card! Elias Havel booked

43' Yellow Card! Stefan Bajcetic booked

44' Yellow Card! R. Zulj booked

56' Penalty Goal! LASK Linz 1-1 Liverpool (Darwin Núñez)

63' GOAL! LASK Linz 1-2 Liverpool (Luis Díaz)

83' Elliott's shot stopped by goalkleeper

88' GOAL! LASK Linz 1-3 Liverpool (Salah)

Line-ups

LASK Linz XI: R. Zulj, Philipp Ziereis, Jovicic, Sascha Horvath, Rene Renner, Felix Luckeneder, Florian Flecker, Andrés Andrade, Tobias Lawal, Elias Havel, Marin Ljubicic

Subs: Jörg Siebenhandl, Thomas Goiginger, Filip Stojkovic, Husein Balic, Ivan Ljubic, Moussa Koné, George Bello, Ebrima Darboe, Maksym Taloverov, Ibrahim Mustapha, Sanoussy Ba, Moses Usor

Liverpool XI: W. Endo, Van Dijk, Tsimikas, Kelleher, Konate, Luis Díaz, Darwin Núñez, Gravenberch, Elliott, Stefan Bajcetic, Ben Doak

Subs: Matip, Alisson, Salah, Robertson, Joe Gomez, Jota, Cody Gakpo, Mac Allister, Dominik Szoboszlai, Curtis Jones, Vitezslav Jaros, Jarell Quansah