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Sadio Mane goal vs Chelsea: Liverpool Star scores an important equaliser in the UEFA Super Cup minutes after half-time

Archie Blade
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Sadio Mane goal vs Chelsea: Liverpool Star scores an important equaliser in the UEFA Super Cup minutes after half-time

Sadio Mane goal vs Chelsea: Liverpool Star scores an important equaliser in the UEFA Super Cup minutes after half-time as the Reds control proceedings.

This is Istanbul, this is Liverpool. One thing you never do here is write Liverpool off. Trailing 1-0 at half-time, one could assume what was going on in Jurgen Klopp’s mind. They fared poorly in their pre-season. They had a much better showing against Manchester City but came out on the wrong side of the penalty shoot-out.

Also read: Olivier Giroud puts the Blues ahead in the UEFA Super Cup

They managed to demolish Norwich City but the second half in that match proved that even Liverpool’s mighty defense could be put under pressure and that is exactly what happened tonight in the UEFA Super Cup.

Chelsea were relentless in their attack and finally found the back of the net through Olivier Giroud. At half-time, Chelsea walked back with their heads held high while Liverpool had their shoulders dropped. Jurgen Klopp immediately made a change and bought in Roberto Firmino.

The Brazilian had an almost immediate impact as Liverpool equalised minutes after the break. Firmino received a pass in the penalty area. Kepa Arrizabalaga charged towards the striker. However, instead of attempting a goal himself, Firmino sneaked a pass to Sadio Mane who tapped in the goal into the empty net.

Watch Sadio Mane score the equalising goal vs Chelsea

https://twitter.com/officalgoals/status/1161731058225819649

At the moment of writing, the game is well placed at 1-1 and both sides have looked threatening in front of the goal. With the pace that both teams are employing, it is very likely that this match will see more goals. At the end, it looks like the team that defends better will walk away with the game.

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Archie Blade

Archie Blade

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Archie is a WWE and UFC Editor/Author at the SportsRush. Like most combat sports enthusiasts, his passion for watching people fight began with WWE when he witnessed a young Brock Lesnar massacre Hulk Hogan back in 2002. This very passion soon branched out to boxing and mixed martial arts. Over the years he fell in love with the theatrics that preceded the bell and the poetic carnage that followed after. Each bruise a story to tell, each wound a song of struggle, his greatest desire is to be there to witness it all. His favorite wrestler is Shawn Michaels and he believes that GSP is the greatest to ever step foot inside the octagon. Apart from wrestling, he is also fond of poetry and music.

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