History. The last time these two clubs met in the FA Cup, the game was a semi-final, scheduled for April 15, 1989, at Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield. The most infamous date in English football history. Ninety-seven LFC fans lost their lives as a result of disastrously poor planning by police and stadium officials (94 that day, plus another three who …
This run-in is already intense. But from here on out, it could go up to 11. Tomorrow when we wake up, we will find out who we face in the Champions League quarter finals. This draw will also determine the bracket for the semis. In other words, this is the last draw. This draw is random — there is no …
Jürgen Klopp at today’s press conference: “It’s final, after final, after final.” This is a grind. Tomorrow is the next most important game of the season. After that, if Liverpool do as well as they hope to, Liverpool will again be forced to face their most important game of the season 17 more times over the next 75 days. We …
A European Night at Anfield. Another ACTUAL elimination game. The most important game of the season. The Reds walk into this one with an almost-safe 2-0 lead. This lead will create a few interesting dynamics for this game. For one, depending on which team scores first, the FEELING of the match will alter in far more dramatic fashion than it …
On April 6, 2021, Real Madrid defeated Liverpool 3-1 in the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal in Madrid. This loss came as no surprise to LFC supporters. LFC played without any fit senior center backs, as they did throughout the second half of the 2020-21 season. The match, like almost all others that season, was behind closed doors. …
The Reds are on the march, but they could find this part of the march to be a bit of a slog. The win on Sunday was glorious, but it was also quite hard-fought. The high tempo and physical and emotional intensity of that match, along with the endorphin-rich high of the celebration, will naturally lead to a significant come …
You can’t win ‘em all unless you win the first one. Tomorrow promises to be a very good football match. It’s unfortunate that the football match may somewhat overshadowed by the political narrative that surrounds it. Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is a very close ally of Russian dictator Vladimir Putin. Abramovich was the first person to recommend to Boris Yeltsin …
The Reds are on the march. They smell blood, and they smell trophies. We know this team are capable of winning 17 in a row. They have done that. We know they can win 24 out of 25 league matches. They have done that. They are at their best when believing that their backs are against the walls. They are …
The next version of the biggest match of the year. With the team in good form and fitness (despite finally picking up an injury in the form of a sprained ankle for Diogo Jota), the momentum leads to more optimism from me that the Premier League title race is not quite over. Sure, we need to be just about perfect …
The Champions League is upon us once again! I watched Inter some today. They press. They like to have the ball and work hard to get it back. When pressed themselves, they try to play out from the back (I hope they stick with that one). Inter are the defending Serie A champs, and currently sit in second place, only …