Liverpool XI vs. Eintracht Frankfurt
Digest more
Arne Slot, Liverpool and Mohamed Salah
Digest more
Hugo Ekitike once again stepped up when his more celebrated strike partner was floundering. But, does Wednesday's 5-1 win offer a clear path forward for Liverpool?
Hugo Ekitike scores against his former club as Liverpool emphatically bring to an end their losing run by fighting back from a goal down to thrash Eintracht Frankfurt in the.
Liverpool added a fourth in the second half when Cody Gakpo tapped home from close range and, with the home team looking increasingly dispirited, Dominik Szoboszlai drilled in a fifth from long range. This was a stirring victory for Slot and his players, who earned a second win from their opening three Champions League games.
Arne Slot was forced to bring off both Alexander Isak and Jeremie Frimpong early in Liverpool’s Champions League win over Eintracht Frankfurt.
Follow live text updates, watch highlights, radio commentary and reaction from nine Champions League matches, including Chelsea v Ajax, Eintracht Frankfurt v Liverpool and Monaco v Tottenham.
Liverpool won 5-1 at Eintracht Frankfurt in the Champions League but sustained injuries to two of their starters.
Real Madrid improved to 3-0-0 with a 1-0 win over Juventus. Jude Bellingham stamped his return to Los Blancos with a 57th minute goal, his first for the club since the Club World Cup. While Bellingham put home the rebound, it was Vinícius Júnior who did much of the work to set up the game's only goal.
A night of bold calls pays off for Arne Slot as Liverpool return to winning ways at Eintracht Frankfurt, but it comes at a cost as Alexander Isak suffers a groin injury.