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Anfield has given a spectacular tribute to Diogo Jota and his brother in the first game of Liverpool in his stadium after the tragic death of his footballer. The Red team played for the first time this preseason in its stadium, against the Athletic Club, And, how could it be otherwise, the tribute to the striker has been spectacular. The fans have sung the hymn of the club, the You’ll Never Walk Alone Of the Beatles, carrying numerous scarves and flags with references to the footballer, painting one of the walls of the stadium and unleashed huge cheers in the 20th minute of the two games that have been played on Monday.

The two clubs, in addition, have deposited a crown of flowers in front of The Kop, the stand of one of the stadium funds. Have done it through Phil Thompson, former player of Liverpool, and of Jon Uriarte, President of the Bilbao Club. The least important was the result of the two meetings that both sets have played; The first, played in the afternoon with substitutes and, the second, with the owners on the grass. Although both have ended with local triumph.

The first of the two games has ended with a win of the reds. Liverpool has had in him as a star Darwin Núñez, in the 4-1 victory against a Athletic barely recognizable, in which, in addition, it has been injured Beñat Prados. The goals, in addition to the marking by the Uruguayan striker, have been marker for Ngumoha, Elliott and the rojiblanco goal, Alex Padilla, On their own door, in a garrafal failure.

The most serious meeting of the two test began at 9:00 p.m. at the stadium of Liverpool. In it, Arne Slot It has come out with almost all its troops who, under normal conditions, would be holders. Mamardashvili, frimpong, konaté, szoboszlai, salah, gakpo, etikitike And the new star, Florian Wirtz, a team commanded by the brothers were measured Williams y Jungle Sancet.

The team of Valverde He always traded and ended up falling in the final stretch of the game, for a tight 3-2. It is true that Salah He was able to sign a double with which to expand the result, but a penalty failed before Unai Simón. The Egyptian was in charge of scoring the first of the goals of the game, in the 14 ′ of play, although he tied Sancet. The Basque attacker abandoned after a spectacular action for injury.

Already in the second part, again It would mark three times, although one of them in its own goal, which allowed the Valverde as a whole to arrive with options to the final stretch. But it couldn't be. The Bilbao failed to tie a match marked by the duel of a club and the very felt tribute surrendered to their footballer, who died on July 3 on a Zamora road, when Liverpool was directed precisely to begin the preseason.



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