"Liverpool climbed into a top-eight spot in the Champions League standings thanks to a commanding 3-0 win against Marseille at the Stade Velodrome on Wednesday. Dominik Szoboszlai's clever free-kick and Cody Gakpo's tidy finish, either side of Geronimo Rulli own goal, earned the win for Arne Slot's side. The victory propels the Reds from 11th to fourth, while Marseille are 19th and clinging onto a play-off spot heading into next week's final round of fixtures."
"Mohamed Salah went close to scoring in the first half with a flicked effort on his first Liverpool appearance since mid-December, having spent a month away on Africa Cup of Nations duty, which followed on from his public spat with Slot earlier in December. That came after Hugo Ekitike had a goal rightly ruled out for offside following a VAR check, while Liverpool also had a penalty appeal rejected when the ball struck Geoffrey Kondogbia high up on his arm."
"However, Liverpool went ahead in first-half stoppage time as Szoboszlai sent a low free-kick through the heart of a poorly positioned Marseille wall and away from Rulli. Szoboszlai turned provider just before the hour mark to play in Ekitike, whose first-time strike crashed against the crossbar, which in turn sparked a Marseille attack that ended with Hamed Traore blazing over from a good position."
Liverpool secured a 3-0 victory at Marseille, moving from 11th to fourth in Champions League standings. Szoboszlai opened the scoring with a low free-kick in first-half stoppage time. A deflected cross from Jeremie Frimpong resulted in an own goal by Geronimo Rulli, and Cody Gakpo added a late third after coming on as a substitute. Mohamed Salah returned from international duty and nearly scored, while Hugo Ekitike had a goal disallowed for offside and Liverpool had a penalty appeal rejected following a contact on Geoffrey Kondogbia.
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