Serene Champions League Progress Epitomises New-Look Reds
When drama unfolds on a Champions League night when Liverpool are playing, it has become the norm to expect it to revolve around what the Reds are up to.
Their penchant for producing unforgettable evenings in Europe's premier club competition has been on show for five decades, from Saint-Etienne to Istanbul, right the way through to the heartbreak of Kiev last season.
But on Wednesday night, the drama couldn't have been further from Liverpool's affairs, with the nerve-shredding entertainment being …
Liverpool vs Porto: Champions League Quarter Final Is No Formality
After emphatically dumping Nivo Kovac's Bayern Munich out of the Champions League this week, Liverpool were handed what on paper seems to be a preferable quarter-final after being drawn against Porto.
The 1-3 scoreline at the Allianz Arena along with a composed and assured performance in Bavaria has led many to believe that Liverpool are in with a serious chance of replicating last year's European form and making it all the way to the final for a second consecutive season …
Big Time Liverpool Continue To Defy The Doubters
Liverpool continued their resurgence towards the top of Europe’s elite with an incredible 3-1 win at the Allianz Arena over a Bayern Munich side that were never allowed to get going. And what for me, is potentially interesting about the victory is how low-key some of the celebration and conversation is at the moment – especially compared to say Manchester United vs PSG.
Obviously, Liverpool didn’t have to come back from two goals down, given how comprehensively they shut Bayern …
Virgil van Dijk was over the moon with how Liverpool executed their gameplan in Germany
Liverpool's colossal centre-back Virgil van Dijk believes The Reds played "fantastic" in their 3-1 win away to Bayern Munich last night.
After a 0-0 draw at Anfield three weeks ago, Bayern Munich were made the bookies' slight favourites to progress ahead of the return leg at the Allianz Arena. However, a professional performance from Liverpool, including a sublime display from Sadio Mané, saw Jurgen Klopp's side triumph with an unforgettable win at the home of the Bundesliga giants.
Speaking to Liverpoolfc.com …
Observations as Liverpool deliver European masterclass
Liverpool romped to a 3-1 win at the Allianz Arena to secure their place in the Champions League quarter-final stages, the fourth English club to achieve such a feat.
Having struggled to recreate the kind of form witnessed in Europe last season, this was a return to the best of the best, with Jurgen Klopp's side fending off another European heavyweight with relative ease. Cunning on the counter-attack and defensively solid, there were few holes to a performance that will …
Key Stats As Liverpool Triumphant Against Bayern Munich
Liverpool turned in an exceptional and comprehensive away performance at the Allianz Arena to win 3-1 and dump Bayern Munich out of the Champions League. But what were the key stats from an incredible European night that saw Liverpool cruise into the quarter-finals?
Bayern Shut Out
Liverpool’s attack has been much vaunted in European competition, but it was their much-improved defence that saw them qualify from this tie over the two legs. Bayern were restricted to just 0.4 xG in …
Is this the starting lineup Klopp will go with tonight in Munich?
Liverpool face a tough task away to Bayern Munich in the Champions League tonight and we've had a go at predicting the starting eleven Jurgen Klopp will select in Germany.
An uphill battle awaits The Reds at the Allianz Arena. Klopp's Redmen could not make their dominance pay in the first leg at Anfield and had to settle for a 0-0 draw on the night.
However, if you're going to draw at home in the first leg, then 0-0 is the …
Jurgen Klopp believes Liverpool are good enough to progress in Champions League
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp believes his team is "experienced enough and good enough" to progress past Bayern Munich in the Champions League this week.
Klopp's team travels to face FC Bayern in the Allianz Arena this Wednesday night with the tie nicely poised at 0-0 after the first leg at Anfield three weeks ago.
Speaking to Liverpoolfc.com, Klopp commented on Bayern's recent upturn in form and how the confidence will be high in their camp.
“They are in a different …
Liverpool vs Bayern Second Leg Preview - Potential Key Battles
Liverpool travel to the Allianz Arena with their Champions League hopes well and truly in the balance. It’s harder to imagine a fixture that could be harder to call, with just about every conceivable measuring stick suggesting that this is a 50/50 game. After the 0-0 draw at Anfield, Liverpool have the advantage of knowing they don’t need to win, a score draw will see them through, but equally, Bayern will have home advantage behind them, something Liverpool failed to …
Liverpool Must Take Bayern Seriously to Maintain Title Momentum
Having successfully dispatched of Burnley 4-2 at Anfield, Liverpool continue their Champions League quest against Bayern Munich on Wednesday in the decisive second leg.
The tie is delicately poised at 0-0 from the first leg which could be seen as an advantage to Bayern that they avoided defeat away from home, or a positive for Liverpool that they prevented the away goal.
It also means that a score draw would take Liverpool through to the quarterfinals.
Team News
Liverpool have …