JAKARTA - Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson is grateful that his team recorded a clean sheet or did not concede when they faced RB Leipzig in the first leg of the Champions League which took place at Puskas Arena, Hungary, Thursday WIB.
"It was an important match for us. We are very happy with the performance of the team as a whole. Goals and clean sheets are important," Henderson said after this match as reported on the UEFA website reported by Antara.
The 2-0 victory made Jurgen Klopp's team have big capital when facing the second leg on March 11. Moreover, Liverpool will compete at Anfield which is an advantage in itself.
According to Henderson, the key to Liverpool's game this time is that the players play discipline when making the transition from attacking to defending and vice versa.
Salah and Mane's goals started when taking advantage of fast counter attacks and "helped" by mistakes made by two defenders.
"We should be proud of this victory because Leipzig are a very good team. Our attackers looked excited throughout the match and we won it," he said.
Even so, Henderson asked players not to be overly complacent because the Reds had to undergo one more game in order to advance to the next round.
"This is a good win, but that is only half the work to be done," he said.
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