Champions League matchday 2 round-up: Liverpool fail to punish negative Spartak
A draw in away Champions League games is regularly perceived as a good result, but for Liverpool the sense was definitely two points dropped as they had to settle for a 1-1 stalemate against a depressingly negative Spartak Moscow side. From the moment the Russians lined out with five defenders, the die was cast and […]
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Key Talking Points From Liverpool’s 1-1 Draw With Spartak Moscow
Otkrytiye Arena, Moscow – Oh the nature of football, there aren’t many other sports that show next-to-no regard for which team performs better. Liverpool were hit by that cruel fact yet again on Tuesday night in the second round of the Champions League group stage. It was a similar story in Europe yet again as […]
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Coutinho salvages point for Liverpool in another agonising result
Philippe Coutinho was once again on the score sheet and indeed the star man for the Reds in their latest of several disappointing results, with the number ten scoring the equaliser in the 1-1 draw at Spartak Moscow. In yet another hugely frustrating night for Liverpool Football Club – who had 16 efforts on the night […]
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Player Ratings: Spartak Moscow vs Liverpool
Spartak Moscow Artem Rebrov – 8 Spartak’s best player on the night was kept busy throughout – made some very important saves, especially in the early stages – but was forced off with an injury on the hour mark Andrei Eschenko – 6 Was tormented by the attacking talent of Coutinho and struggled to deal […]
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Stiff Spartak Contain Klopp’s Reds
Match day one proved to be a minor disappointment for Liverpool. Sevilla are a decent side and a draw was probably a good result on the face of it. However the anticipation of the opening Champions League fixture after waiting so long to see the return of Europe’s premier competition to Anfield meant that anything […]
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Champions League matchday 2 preview: Can Liverpool spark against Spartak?
Liverpool’s inability to kill off a vulnerable Sevilla outfit at Anfield two weeks ago has raised the stakes for Tuesday’s visit to Spartak Moscow, current champions of Russia, on matchday two in the Champions League. If there was one positive from Liverpool’s draw last time around, it was that Group E’s other match also ended […]
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Hard not to be the optimist
Let’s cut the shit – we were deservedly beaten on Tuesday against Leicester City. We had a very good first half but you don’t win football matches if you play well and don’t score. Leicester came out reinvigorated, with a player like Shinji Okazaki, who will run and be a general pain in the arse […]
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Spartak Moscow vs Liverpool: Champions League Preview
Liverpool got back to winning ways at the weekend by beating Leicester City 3-2. This was their first win in four matches in all competitions and it couldn’t have come at a better time as they face a daunting trip to Russia this evening. An away tie with reigning Russian Premier League champions, Spartak Moscow […]
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Under-19s also in European action and a roundup of the weekend games
Under-19s prepare for Champions League It’s not just the senior side who are involved in European actions today. Liverpool Under-19s are also travelling to Moscow to play in their second UEFA Youth League tie against Spartak. They’ll be hoping to build on their winning start after thrashing Sevilla 4-0 in their opening fixture. This puts […]
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Roopa Reflects: A win for the Reds after a four-game dry spell
Liverpool finally won a game after their four winless games in September, with a 2-3 win over Leicester City at the King Power stadium on Saturday. It has been beyond frustrating being a Liverpool fan lately, watching the defence crumble week in week out against generally weaker sides and after already losing to Leicester in […]
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