Two Salzburg’s Asian Players Steal the Attention in the Champions League

DBasia.news –  The appearance of two of the three players from Asia has managed to make the Champions League this time be full of surprises. Both have embarrassed the defending champion, Liverpool, at Anfield Stadium. The impressive performance of the two Asian players succeeded in making the match exciting and impressive.

They are Hwang Hee-chan and Takumi Minamino. Two Red Bull Salzburg players drew attention in a seven-goal drama at Liverpool headquarters.

In the match at the previous event, Hwang Hee-chan and Takumi Minamino also performed brilliantly when Red Bull Salzburg crushed Genk on the first matchday. In that match, Hwang Hee-chan contributed one goal and two assists. Whereas Minamino made two assists.

Facing Liverpool at Anfield, Hwang Hee-chan and Takumi Minamino returned to their extraordinary performances. Though many other world-class players are nervous when appearing at home to Liverpool.

Both players also did not surrender even though their team were three goals behind. The South Korea and Japan duet troubled the Liverpool defense line for 90 minutes.

The hard work of Hwang Hee-chan and Takumi Minamino paid off, each created one goal and one assist.

Stealing the Liverpool Fans’ Hearts

Hwang Hee-chan’s appearance was brilliant, but the game displayed has made Takumi Minamino able to steal the hearts of Kopites aka Liverpool fans.

Liverpool fans immediately urged manager Jurgen Klopp to recruit Takumi Minamino. They instantly fell in love after seeing the brilliant performance of the 24-year-old Japanese player.

“I want to have Takumi Minamino at Liverpool. He’s a classy player. He has extraordinary talent,” wrote a Liverpool fan on Twitter.

“Liverpool must include Minamino. His performance is extraordinary. He is a classy player,” commented other Reds fans.

Aside from Hwang and Minamino, another Asian player who stole attention in the Champions League was Iranian player, Sardar Azmoun.

Sardar Azmoun continued to list his name on the scoreboard when his team, Zenit St Petersburg, defeated Benfica 3-1 at the Krestovsky Stadium. Earlier, Azmoun also scored on the first matchday when Zenit held 1-1 against Olympique Lyon.