Hertha vs Liverpool 2021 Club Friendly

Liverpool's Virgil Van Dijk, Joe Gomez return in friendly loss vs. Hertha

Liverpool were defeated by Hertha Berlin in a 4-3 friendly thriller that saw Reds defensive duo Virgil Van Dijk and Joe Gomez return to the pitch.

• 0': First Half begins.
• 21': Goal! Hertha Berlin 1, Liverpool 0. Santiago Ascacibar (Hertha Berlin) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marvin Plattenhardt with a cross following a set piece situation.
• 25': Substitution, Hertha Berlin. Vladimír Darida replaces Santiago Ascacibar because of an injury.
• 31': Goal! Hertha Berlin 2, Liverpool 0. Suat Serdar (Hertha Berlin) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Dodi Lukébakio.
• 37': Goal! Hertha Berlin 2, Liverpool 1. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
• 42': Goal! Hertha Berlin 2, Liverpool 2. Takumi Minamino (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
• 45'+1': Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.
• 45'+1': Davie Selke (Hertha Berlin) is shown the yellow card.
• 45': Substitution, Liverpool. Adrián replaces Caoimhin Kelleher.
• 45': Substitution, Liverpool. Andrew Robertson replaces Konstantinos Tsimikas.
• 45': Substitution, Liverpool. Curtis Jones replaces Harvey Elliott.
• 45': Substitution, Liverpool. Rhys Williams replaces Ibrahima Konaté.
• 45': Substitution, Liverpool. Nathaniel Phillips replaces Joel Matip.
• 45': Substitution, Liverpool. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain replaces Takumi Minamino.
• 45': Second Half begins Hertha Berlin 2, Liverpool 2.
• 45': Substitution, Hertha Berlin. Jonas Michel Dirkner replaces Suat Serdar.
• 60': Substitution, Hertha Berlin. Stevan Jovetic replaces Kevin-Prince Boateng.
• 61': Substitution, Liverpool. Diogo Jota replaces Sadio Mané.
• 61': Substitution, Liverpool. Neco Williams replaces Trent Alexander-Arnold.
• 61': Substitution, Liverpool. Leighton Clarkson replaces James Milner.
• 61': Substitution, Liverpool. Kaide Gordon replaces Mohamed Salah.
• 61': Substitution, Liverpool. Tyler Morton replaces Naby Keïta.
• 66': Goal! Hertha Berlin 3, Liverpool 2. Stevan Jovetic (Hertha Berlin) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Dodi Lukébakio with a cross.
• 68': Substitution, Hertha Berlin. Maximilian Mittelstädt replaces Marvin Plattenhardt.
• 68': Substitution, Hertha Berlin. Linus Gechter replaces Márton Dárdai.
• 68': Substitution, Hertha Berlin. Lukas Klünter replaces Niklas Stark.
• 68': Substitution, Hertha Berlin. Deyovaisio Zeefuik replaces Peter Pekarík.
• 68': Substitution, Hertha Berlin. Ruwen Werthmüller replaces Davie Selke.
• 68': Substitution, Hertha Berlin. Dennis Jastrzembski replaces Javairô Dilrosun.
• 68': Substitution, Hertha Berlin. Marlon Morgenstern replaces Dodi Lukébakio.
• 69': Substitution, Liverpool. Virgil van Dijk replaces Nathaniel Phillips.
• 69': Substitution, Liverpool. Joseph Gomez replaces Rhys Williams.
• 79': Joseph Gomez (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 80': Goal! Hertha Berlin 4, Liverpool 2. Stevan Jovetic (Hertha Berlin) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ruwen Werthmüller following a fast break.
• 88': Goal! Hertha Berlin 4, Liverpool 3. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.