Caoimhin Kelleher reveals what Liverpool teammate asked him before ‘special’ display vs RB Leipzig

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Liverpool are joint-top of the Champions League table after a hard-fought 1-0 win away to RB Leipzig.

RB Leipzig captain Willi Orban praised Liverpool after the match, with Darwin Nunez having netted the winner.

But playing an equally crucial role was Liverpool goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher, who continued to fill in for the injured Alisson.

Kelleher made several world-class saves to help the Reds keep another clean sheet, which has been a common theme under Arne Slot.

The visitors led from the 27th minute in Germany, but that lead constantly came under threat from the Bundesliga club.

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But the Liverpool goalkeeper continued to keep them at bay, with Kelleher rightly awarded the Player of the Match award by supporters.

It came on his first appearance in the Champions League since December 2020, with the Republic of Ireland star grateful to be back playing in the competition.

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“One of the lads asked me before the game actually when my last Champions League game was,” said Kelleher, as quoted by the Liverpool website.

“I think it was maybe three years ago. Special to be back in this tournament especially and to get the clean sheet was nice.”

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The goalkeeper couldn’t have done much more for the Reds on his return to Champions League football, with Slot undoubtedly grateful to have kept Kelleher for the new season.

He had been strongly linked with an Anfield exit in the summer transfer window, particularly with the Reds having agreed a deal for Giorgi Mamardashvili.

But for the time being Kelleher is very much the most important man between the sticks, having made just his third Champions League appearance against RB Leipzig.

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Analysing another fine Liverpool victory, Kelleher said: “1-0 at any stage, especially towards the end, is difficult. I think we probably dominated most of the game up until about maybe 70 minutes or just past that.

“When it’s only 1-0 and you don’t get that second goal it’s difficult, and they created a few chances. But the main thing is we got the win.”