Toulouse 3-2 Liverpool (9 Nov, 2023) Game Analysis

Liverpool suffered a dramatic 3-2 defeat to French club Toulouse in Europa League Group E on Thursday after the English side were denied a potential equalizer in the final minute of injury time.

The hosts broke the deadlock after 36 minutes when Aron Donnum intercepted the ball in midfield, burst into the box and scored with a deflected shot before Thijs Dallinga doubled the advantage in the 58th minute.

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Liverpool pulled one back in the 73rd minute thanks to a Cristian Casseres own goal, but Frank Magri restored the hosts’ two-goal lead three minutes later, heading home a deflected cross from close range.

Diogo Jota gave the Premier League side hope by dribbling into the box and slotting the ball into the bottom corner.

Luis Diaz, whose father was freed by kidnappers earlier on Thursday, started the match for Liverpool but was replaced by Jota nine minutes from time after making little impact.

Liverpool thought they had salvaged the tie when Jarell Quansah found the net in the seventh minute of added time, but the VAR disallowed him due to an Alexis Mac Allister handball earlier in the move.

Liverpool remain at the top of Group E, two points ahead of Toulouse.