"Four Marseille players stood in a defensive wall with no extra protection from a teammate lying stretched on the turf behind them, intended to block a low shot when they all jump. All four Marseille players leaped in unison, and Szoboszlai struck his shot low and true beneath them, beyond the dive of goalkeeper Gerónimo Rulli. That prone position is a relatively recent addition to soccer's defensive strategy and is commonly seen -- just not this time at the Velodrome."
"The Egyptian forward was named in the starting lineup for the first time since a 4-1 home loss against PSV Eindhoven on Nov. 26. "Well we will always discuss it," Szoboszlai said of his conversations with Salah over free kicks. "He asked me if I want to take it, I said yes because I checked if no one is laying down I'm going to take it under the wall. He said 'OK then take it' and yeah I scored.""
Dominik Szoboszlai scored a low free kick beneath an all-jumping Marseille wall to put Liverpool ahead during first-half stoppage time in a 3-0 Champions League victory at the Velodrome. Liverpool won the set piece 20 yards from goal and targeted a gap because no teammate lay prone behind the wall to block a low shot. The shot beat goalkeeper Gerónimo Rulli. Roberto De Zerbi called the goal silly. Szoboszlai said he had prepared the plan and that Mohamed Salah cleared him to take the free kick. Salah had endured a turbulent month and said he felt "thrown under the bus."
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