By ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: 14:51 EST, 10 December 2024 | Updated: 14:52 EST, 10 December 2024
Mohamed Salah scored a second-half penalty to maintain Liverpool's perfect Champions League record in a 1-0 win over Girona on Tuesday.
A sixth straight win kept the Merseyside club at the top of the revamped 36-team league stage - five points clear of second place Inter Milan.
Girona was 30th with just one win from six games.
Salah struck from the spot in the 63rd minute in Spain. It was his 16th goal of the season in 22 appearances overall.
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Liverpool's Mohamed Salah celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the Champions League soccer match between Girona and Liverpool at the Estadi Montilivi in Girona, Spain, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Joan Monfort)
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Liverpool's Mohamed Salah takes control of the ball during the Champions League soccer match between Girona and Liverpool at the Estadi Montilivi in Girona, Spain, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Joan Monfort)