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Liverpool vs. Barcelona: Score and Reaction from 2016 ICC
- Updated: August 6, 2016
Liverpool cruised to a 4-0 win over Barcelona on Saturday at Wembley Stadium in London, finishing their 2016 International Champions Cup campaign on a positive note.
Sadio Mane opened the score after just 15 minutes, as the Reds dominated the opening stages. Barcelona took control of the ball as the half wore on, but Liverpool maintained their lead heading into half-time.
A Javier Mascherano own goal and a quick strike from Divock Origi made the score 3-0 just minutes into the second half, and Liverpool controlled proceedings from that point on. Marko Grujic put the final score on the board in injury time.
The result means Paris Saint-Germain have won their second straight ICC title, as Barcelona needed to beat Liverpool and make up a difference in goal differential to pass Les Parisiens in the standings.
As the Reds’ official Twitter account shared, summer signings Mane and Georginio Wijnaldum both featured for Liverpool:
The #LFC starting line-up and substitutes against @FCBarcelona at Wembley Stadium in full pic.twitter.com/ZwGy5UsAkk
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) August 6, 2016
Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez made the starting XI for Barcelona, who kept several of their other stars on the bench.
Liverpool started well. Wijnaldum sliced the first chance of the match just wide after some lovely work from Mane. The two combined well shortly after, but Mane just lacked the pace to move past Aleix Vidal.
The Reds found plenty of space out wide early, and Marc-Andre ter Stegen had to intervene to deal with a cross from Nathaniel Clyne, with Roberto Firmino ready to pounce.
Ladbrokes focused on one of the biggest storylines of the match:
Liverpool fan’s when they see Suarez… #ICC2016 pic.twitter.com/r4uvbCTF0h
— Ladbrokes (@Ladbrokes) August 6, 2016
Play had to be stopped twice thanks to issues with the ball, allowing the Blaugrana to catch their breath after Liverpool’s fast start. A beautiful passing move nearly released Suarez, but Sergio Busquets just missed with his touch.
Simon Mignolet almost gifted Munir El Haddadi a chance with a poor pass for Ragnar Klavan, before Mane opened the score. Firmino worked the ball over to Adam Lallana, who played a nice pass into Mane for the first goal.
Per James Pearce of the Liverpool Echo, it was exactly the kind of football manager Jurgen Klopp preaches:
That’s a proper Klopp goal. Brilliant …
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