Champions League

Liverpool defender insists Champions League dream is far from over despite defeat in Madrid

Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk says Reds should still be "full of confidence" despite losing 1-0 to Atletico Madrid in the first leg of their last-sixteen clash in the Champions League. Van Dijk and co conceded a sloppy early goal to Diego Simeone's side and it was enough for the home team to cling onto for...

Frustrating Liverpool Fall To Narrow Defeat In Madrid

Liverpool have it all to do in the second leg of their Champions League last 16 tie against Atletico Madrid after falling to a 1-0 defeat at the Wanda Metropolitana stadium.  An early Saul Niguez goal gave the hosts a victory borne out of defensive solidity and gamesmanship with the Reds unable to prize open...

Atletico Madrid 1-0 Liverpool – Player Ratings as Reds go down in Spain

Atletico Madrid. Peak Atletico Madrid. Early goal, defend for their lives, win cheap fouls, and the antics of Diego Simeone on the touchline. This is what we expected when the draw was made, that is what we got. Liverpool went down 1-0, after Saul Niguez's fourth-minute goal was followed by a scrappy game, that...

Will this be Liverpool’s lineup to face Atletico Madrid tonight in Spain?

Liverpool play Atletico Madrid tonight in the last sixteen of the Champions League. We've had a look at what team Jurgen Klopp is likely to select for this huge clash. The Reds have never lost a tw0-legged European tie under Klopp's leadership but this last-sixteen clash with Diego Simeone's well-structured Atleti team could provide the...

Atletico Madrid vs Liverpool Preview – Tight affair in store against Simeone’s Atleti

The Details   Venue - Wanda Metropolitano, Madrid Referee - Szymon Marciniak (POL) Date & Time - Tuesday, February 18th 2020 @ 20:00 Current Odds - Atletico Madrid 23/10, Draw 5/2, Liverpool 23/20 _____________________________________________________________________ Diego Simeone's Atletico Madrid... the one team most of us Reds fans wanted to avoid in the Champions League draw. Yet, here we are. Fate drew us the short...

Can Liverpool avoid pitfalls of past domestic title winners in Champions League?

Liverpool’s long wait for the Premier League crown is all but over following Manchester City’s defeat at the hands of Tottenham. The Reds have a 22-point lead at the top of the table and are steamrolling their way towards the title for the first time in 30 years. Jurgen Klopp’s men have been sensational and...

Why Liverpool Should Resist Any Coutinho Reunion

Liverpool should resist the temptation to sign Phillipe Coutinho next summer. According to reports in Spanish publication Mundo Deportivo, Barcelona will look to cut their losses on Coutinho in the next transfer window. Since the Brazilian's acrimonious £142M departure from Liverpool in January 2018, the 27 year old's switch to Barcelona has been nothing short of an...

Is Jurgen Klopp the Enemy of the Football League? Or it’s Defender?

Whether you’re a Liverpool supporter or not, you’ll almost certainly have an opinion on Jurgen Klopp’s comments after (some) of his world champions drew 2-2 against a battling Shrewsbury at New Meadow Stadium. The main talking point from the game was the upcoming replay the Shrews had just valiantly earned themselves in fighting from...

Why Jadon Sancho is Liverpool’s Next Step Forward

Last week, this writer published a piece exploring how it is practically impossible to upgrade on this Liverpool team. Which, obviously, would make this piece seem slightly obtuse: why should the Reds pursue a very expensive winger if it won’t actually upgrade them? Well, despite currently being un-upgradeable: the best team in the world, reigning...

Five of Liverpool’s Champions League winners make the UEFA.com Fans’ Team of the Year for 2019

Liverpool's Champions League-winning squad has had five of its star players voted onto the UEFA.com Fans' Team of the Year for 2019. The Reds players making the UEFA team are Alisson Becker, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Virgil van Dijk, Andy Robertson and Sadio Mané - of course, Mané has also recently been crowned the CAF 2019 African...