Sevilla 3-3 Liverpool player ratings, stats and reaction: Firmino at the double as Liverpool draw in Spain

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Liverpool threw a three goal lead tonight as they drew 3-3 with Sevilla in Spain.

Liverpool opened the scoring after Roberto Firmino converted at the back post after a corner was headed on by Georginio Wijnaldum.

The away side then doubled their lead in the 22nd minute, after a header from Firmino was powered home by Sadio Mane to put the Reds in a comfortable position.

Jurgen Klopp’s side then made is 3-0 in the 30th minute, after a saved effort from Mane fell to Firmino, who tapped home with a cheeky no-look finish.

The Spanish side clawed one back in the 51st minute, as a header from Wissam Ben Yedder was powerful enough to beat Karius in the Liverpool goal.

Sevilla then made it 3-2 in the 60th minute after Ben Yedder converted a penalty to make the match interesting.

Pizarro scored right at the depth from a corner as Sevilla scraped a draw from under the noses of Liverpool

Man of the Match

Roberto Firmino bagged a brace for the away side as Jurgen Klopp’s team scraped a draw.

Firmino’s positional play was the decisive area in him bagging his brace tonight, as Liverpool’s first and third goal relied on the player’s instinctive play to score.

This stat shows how important the player is to Klopp’s side

Stat of the Match

This from Opta shows how much squad depth Klopp has at his disposal this season

Player Ratings

Liverpool: Karius 6, Gomez 8, Lovren 7, Klavan 7, Moreno 6, Wijnaldum 6, Henderson 6, Coutinho 7, Salah 7, Firmino 9, Mane 8 / Subs: Milner 6, Can 6, Oxlade-Chamberlain 6

Sevilla: Rico 6, Escudero 6, Lenglet 7, Geis 6, Mercado 6, Banego 8, Pizarro 6, N’Zonzi 6, Nolito 6, Ben Yedder 6, Sarabia 6 / Subs: Correa 6, Vazquez 6, Muriel 6

Reaction

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