At the end of added time, Brazilian goalkeeper Alisson scored a goal that could well be a major turning point in the Reds' season.
Mounted in the opponent's area for the last chance corner, he superbly deflected with his head, at the near post, the ball which went into the small net of West Brom (2-1, 90 + 4).
A goal dedicated to his father
"There are a lot of things that you can explain in life, but for these types of things, it is God who put his hand on my head today and I feel really blessed", explained after the match the Brazilian, very believing.
Struck by the death of his father in February, and deprived of his funeral by the inability to return to Brazil due to the Covid pandemic, he dedicated his goal to him.
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“Football is my life.
I have always played there in my earliest memories, with my father and I hope he was there to see it, ”he said.
In any case, his goal changes a lot of things for Liverpool, which is one length behind Chelsea (4th) and three from Leicester (3rd) two days from the end.
Liverpool can believe in the C1
However, these two teams face each other Tuesday for the 37th day and Liverpool will therefore necessarily have the opportunity to overtake one of the two and seize a qualifying place for the C1, if it wins Wednesday at Burnley.
This victory snatched in the last seconds, like so many others last season and which had led him to the title, reflects the spectacular regain of form of the Reds who took 20 points out of 24 in the last 8 days, to resume their destiny. in hand.
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