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Liverpool, Oct 28 (AP) Diogo Jota scored the 10,000th goal in Liverpool’s 128-year history to lead the six-time European champion to a 2-0 win over FC Midtjylland in the Champions League.<\/p>\n
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Mohamed Salah converted a penalty in stoppage time to complete the win for the English champions, who have opened Group D with back-to-back victories having beaten Ajax 1-0 last week.<\/p>\n
Jota’s historic goal came in the 55th minute when he tapped in from close range following a well-worked move involving Xherdan Shaqiri and Trent Alexander-Arnold.<\/p>\n
The negative for Liverpool at Anfield was an injury to Fabinho which forced off the Brazil midfielder and deepened the team’s early-season defensive woes.<\/p>\n
Fabinho has been filling in at center back for Virgil van Dijk, who is likely out for many months after damaging cruciate knee ligaments.<\/p>\n
With Joel Matip currently struggling for fitness, Liverpool has just one fit senior center back in Joe Gomez.<\/p>\n
Midtjylland, the Danish champion playing its first away game in Europe’s elite competition, troubled Liverpool at times and wasted two great chances both of which fell to the same player.<\/p>\n
Anders Dreyer was denied by goalkeeper Alisson in a one-on-one chance in the opening minutes, then chipped a shot into the side-netting when through on goal in the 89th, when the score was 1-0.<\/p>\n
Midtjylland opened the group with a 4-0 loss to Atalanta.<\/p>\n
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