Darwin Nunez misses sitter in front of goal against Sparta Prague – but laughs it off with Liverpool leading 4-0 on the night and eight goals up on aggregate

Darwin Nunez missed an absolute sitter against Sparta Prague, but smiled away that evening as Liverpool led 4-0.

After a 5–1 win in the second leg a week earlier, Liverpool were eight goals ahead in total when Salah made an excellent pass across the penalty area towards Nunez, who was standing just a few yards in front of goal in the match. 35th minute.

However, the opportunity that seemed too obvious to miss somehow went up in the air, leading to the Uruguayan striker laughing it off and thanking his teammate for the excellent ball.

Liverpool scored four goals in the opening thirteen minutes against Sparta Prague on Thursday evening, with Nunez opening the scoring before Bobby Clark scored his first goal for the Reds.

Mohamed Salah broke a Reds club record by firing home their third goal of the night after just ten minutes, before the Egyptian supplied Cody Gakpo four minutes later.

Nunez had opened the scoring and Liverpool were 4-0 up the night before his big miss

Veljko Birmancevic scored a consolation goal for Sparta Prague three minutes before half-time, but Liverpool extended their lead to 6-1 on the evening with additional goals courtesy of Dominik Szoboszlai and Gakpo.

Liverpool are second in the Premier League, behind leaders Arsenal on goal difference, and one point ahead of Manchester City with 10 games remaining.

Jurgen Klopp’s side travel to Manchester United on Sunday for the FA Cup quarter-final in their last match before the international break.