LUIS DIAZ scored his hat-trick with a clever no-look finish as Liverpool defeated Bayer Leverkusen.
Arne Slot’s men were frustrated for an hour by Reds veteran Xabi Alonso.
Luis Diaz’s no-look finish resembled a soccer player wearing a “standard chartered” jersey.
Diaz, 27, celebrates completing a stunning hat-trick: https://twitter.com/primevideosport/status/1853923116310806710.
However, after Diaz broke the deadlock at 61 minutes, the floodgates flowed.
The Colombian, 27, scored his first with a flawless chipped finish.
Cody Gakpo promptly extended the Reds’ lead before Diaz added a third in the 83rd minute.
With the points secured, Diaz finished superbly in stoppage time.
Around eight yards out, the winger glanced away from goal as he calmly tucked home a right-footed shot.
His audacious hat-trick delighted both the Anfield crowd and throngs of fans online.
One wrote, “No, this is too cold. “Diaz with a no-look finish.”
While another exclaimed: “Luis Diaz really hit the no look to score his hat-trick.”
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Another wrote, “Luis Diaz is carrying on the Firmino no-look tradition.”
Liverpool, the Premier League leaders, ascended to the top of the Champions League league phase with a 4-0 victory, giving them a perfect four-game run in Europe this season.
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In this video, a poster displays the stats of Liverpool soccer star Luis Diaz.