Jurgen Klopp’s side pressed City’s defence and tore them apart on the counter, firing four goals at lightning speed – there were times when it looked like City simply could not cope with their work-rate and energy.
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“From all other points of view he’s in fantastic shape but he needs a little more recovery time and we needed all to learn to deal with that”. The Reds have defeated City in their two previous two-legged cup ties, though League Cup wins in 1981 and 2012 will have little relevance next month. That’s a sign for us and how strong we can be.
Anfield will host the first leg of the quarter-final tie, which will be played on April 3 or 4 with the second leg to be held on April 10 or 11.
(CNN) – The Champions League quarterfinal draw on Friday delivered an English derby between Manchester City and Liverpool.
“But the second game at home, it was a good game for us”.
UEFA champions league draw was announced earlier today, even as the teams geared up for a weekend of matches. This one will be billed as a vengeance tie for the Italians as they pursue their personal vendetta against ‘Los Blancos’.
The Hornets are winless in their last eight Premier League away games, losing seven of those matches.
Juve, by contrast, are stalking the Serie A title yet again, and displayed their indomitable spirit to come from behind to knock out Tottenham Hotspur in the last 16. “They have a competitor’s mentality”.
100th Champions League goal in the comfortable 3-0 defeat of Chelsea on Wednesday.
However, the Premier League fixture list has not been kind to either of them as they clash with their respective rivals in-between the Champions League quarter-finals. The Premier League sent five clubs into the last 16; only one will survive to the semi-finals.
The Liverpool boss noted City’s sporting director Txiki Begiristain was hardly pleased as yesterday’s quarter-final draw in Nyon threw up a Battle of Britain cracker.
“So we’ll be very focused when we go over there (for the first leg) and then we’ll do the business at home”.
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By clinching an aggregate 5-2 win, Madrid emphatically dispatched Paris Saint Germain, who were one of the favourites to win the competition after adding the likes of Neymar and Kylian Mbappe to the squad in the summer.
