Champions League

Xherdan Shaqiri Cameos Offer Liverpool Reminder Of His Talents

After missing the vast majority of last season through a succession of niggling calf injuries, Xherdan Shaqiri has given Liverpool a timely reminder of his abilities over the course of the last week. Coming off the bench against Midtjylland and West Ham respectively, the Swiss international was key to the Reds eking out two wins...

Liverpool forward proud to level Steven Gerrard’s record

Liverpool's Mohamed Salah equalled club legend Steven Gerrard's record of 21 goals in the Champions League with his strike against Atalanta. The Reds won 5-0 in Bergamo with Diogo Jota grabbing a hat-trick and stealing the headlines for Jürgen Klopp's side. Sadio Mané scored Liverpool's other goal. Salah scored a trademark goal, beating the Atalanta defence...

Tactical Breakdown: Atalanta 0-5 Liverpool

“I don’t think any system could have defended tonight Sadio, Mo & Diogo, the way they played, with the support of the others.” In his post-match presser, Jürgen Klopp was bubbling with praise for his entire team, championing the manner in which the team defended with concentration and discipline, and attacked with synchronicity and fluidity....

Alisson delighted that Reds achieved their “goal” in Atalanta victory

Liverpool won 5-0 in Italy on Tuesday night against Atalanta, giving Jürgen Klopp's side maximum points after three games in the group stages. A hat-trick from the brilliant Diogo Jota as well as fantastic finishes from both Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mané gave The Reds a comfortable win in Bergamo. Speaking to Liverpoolfc.com after the game,...

Will this be Liverpool’s lineup to face Atalanta tonight in Italy?

Liverpool are in Italy this week to face Serie A high-flyers Atalanta in the Champions League. We've had a look at the lineup Jürgen Klopp might go with for this game. There was good news this week that Joël Matip, Naby Keïta and Kostas Tsimikas all returned to full training and have travelled to Italy...

Atalanta vs Liverpool Preview – High flying La Dea will provide huge test for Reds in Italy

THE DETAILS   Venue - Atalanta Stadium, Bergamo Referee - Ovidiu Hategan Date & Time - Tuesday, November 3rd 2020 @ 20:00 Current Odds - Atalanta 21/10, Draw 3/1. Liverpool 11/10 _____________________________________________________________________ It's another first for Liverpool this Tuesday as they play Atalanta in a competitive fixture, something that has never happened before. Expect goals aplenty in this one as both sides are...

Ajax defender emerges as possible Liverpool transfer target for this January

Liverpool have apparently taken an interest in Ajax defender Perr Schuurs after the young centre-back's recent performance against The Reds. Schuurs impressed Jurgen Klopp and the club's scouting department in Ajax's recent 1-0 defeat to Liverpool at the Johan Cruijff ArenA. As reported in the Mirror, the 20-year-old centre-back actually already spent time at Liverpool, on...

Lacklustre Liverpool Labour To Win

Goals from Diogo Jota and Mohamed Salah sealed a 2-0 win for Liverpool over Midtjylland at Anfield in Group D of the Champions. After making five changes from the victory over Sheffield United -- with only the back five and Jota retained -- a performance devoid of any fluency still yielded a win, which was...

Will this be Liverpool’s lineup to face FC Midtjylland tonight at Anfield?

Liverpool welcome Danish club FC Midtjylland to Anfield tonight as Jürgen Klopp's side looks to make it two wins from two in the Champions League. The Reds won 1-0 away to Ajax in their opening group game last week while Midtjylland went down to a heavy 4-0 defeat at home to Serie A side Atalanta. Let's...

Liverpool vs FC Midtjylland Preview – Danish side arrive at Anfield for first meeting between the clubs

THE DETAILS   Venue - Anfield, Liverpool Referee - Pawel Raczkowski Date & Time - Tuesday, October 27th 2020 @ 20:00 Current Odds - Liverpool 1/9, Draw 17/2, FC Midtjylland 20/1 _____________________________________________________________________ Liverpool welcome FC Midtjylland to Anfield this Tuesday as The Reds look to continue their winning start to their Champions League campaign. It's the first-ever meeting between the clubs and Jürgen...