Liverpool send Anderlecht crashing out of Europe
Anderlecht have bowed out of the Europa League after a 3-1 loss to Liverpool at Anfield.
Chancel Mbemba and Aleksandar Mitrovic looking dejected as Pazzini blows for fulltime
Liverpool have knocked Anderlecht out of the Europa league after there convincing 3-1 (3-1) victory at Anfield,
Anderlecht never looked in the match as Liverpool took the lead early through Ravel Morrison when he was found in space on the edge of the 18 yard box and fired a low hard shot into the bottom right corner leaving Jasper Cillessen with no chance, Liverpool continued to push for more and would have been 2 or 3 nil up inside half an hour but for some smart goalkeeping from Cillessen but the luck didnt last long and on 41 minutes Luis Suarez picked up the ball on the halfway line before running straight at Heylen and Denswil who tried there best to double team Suarez but he skipped through the middle of the two and with only the keeper to beat he cheekily lobbed the ball over Cillessen who was left wondering what just happened. Liverpool were up 2-0 and looking comfortable as they went into the sheds at halftime.
Fabio Cannavaro must have given Anderlecht the hair-dryer treatment at halftime because the team came out of the blocks and instantly tested Reina in the Liverpool goal but he was able to tip Dennis Praets effort over the bar, but from the resulting corner David Villa would pull one back for Anderlecht after some slopping defending Sakho who headed the ball straight to Villa who buried it into the top corner, GAME ON!!.
Sensing blood Anderlecht started to throw players forward looking for that second away goal that would surely send them through, David Villa nearly found that goal but for his close effort to be tipped around the post from Jose Reina.
Just as Anderlecht looked like scoring a quick release from Reina found Suarez all by himself in the Anderlecht half, as he beared down on goal he only had Cillessen to beat and Suarez would make no mistake, tucking the ball under the goalkeeper and into the net sending the Kop wild as they new there was no way back for Anderlecht.
the home side would hold on for the last 6 minutes to claim victory and book there place in the next round where they will Roma for a place in the Quarter Finals
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Fabio Cannavaro and his Anderlecht side can now turn there attention back to the domestic side of things as they are in the closing stages of the regular season, and the title is looking anything but sewn up at this point in time.
Theres still plenty of work to do for the Belgian champions