Europa League: Union St-Gilloise was beaten by Liverpool (2-0)
In the 2nd round of the Europa League, Union St-Gilloise suffered a 2-0 defeat against Liverpool. Ryan Gravenberch (44th minute) and Diogo Jota (90th+2 minute) secured the top spot in Group E for Liverpool with 6 points. Union St-Gilloise currently stands in third place with 1 point, behind Toulouse (4 points), who won 1-0 against Linz on Thursday. LASK is in fourth place with 0 points.
Liverpool, despite resting some key players, dominated the match and created early scoring opportunities, with Anthony Moris making a crucial save against Mohamed Salah (6th minute).
Darwin Nunez had a goal disallowed for offside (10th minute), and he missed another chance (16th minute) for Union St-Gilloise. Gustaf Nilsson also threatened for Union with a header from a Cameron Puertas free-kick (26th minute).
However, Gravenberch opened the scoring for Liverpool with a rebounded shot (44th minute, 1-0).
In the second half, Liverpool made tactical changes, and despite a few Union attempts, Diogo Jota sealed the win for Liverpool with a late goal (90th+2 minute, 2-0)
