Dominik Szoboszlai’s meticulous preparation at the training ground paid off in spectacular fashion during Liverpool’s UEFA Champions League trip to Marseille, where his clever free-kick opened the scoring in a dominant 3–0 victory.

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Mohamed Salah got the start for Liverpool in a 3-0 Champions League win at Marseille on Wednesday in his return from the Africa Cup of Nations.

Marseille were the first French club to win the European Cup. They beat AC Milan 1-0 in the 1993 final, the first year in which the tournament was called the Champions League. They are the top scorers in Ligue 1 this season (41 from 18 games), and have scored four or more goals in a game eight times in 2025-26.

The Marseille defensive wall had no solid foundation and Dominik Szoboszlai’s trick free kick gave Liverpool a 1-0 lead in the Champions League