Liverpool prevailed as 2-1 winners in the first leg of their Champions League qualifier against Hoffenheim, in what proved to be a tense night in Germany. Trent Alexander Arnold impressed once again, stealing the headlines with a magnificent free-kick.
Within the opening minutes, the German side looked sharp in their passing and asserted themselves as the dominant team. Meanwhile, Liverpool looked shaky in defence, and Dejan Lovren's poorly timed tackle on Serge Gnabry lead to the referee pointing to the spot after just 10 minutes.
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The error wasn't a costly one in the end though, thanks to a dreadful spot-kick from Andrej Kramaric - firing weakly down the middle for Simon Mignolet to beat away easily.