The Liverpool Offside - Full Coverage: Liverpool Draw Manchester City in Champions League Quarter FinalsZeppeline, Trinken, & Pink Badeshortshttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/51345/ltos-fav.png2018-03-16T13:45:31+00:00http://liverpooloffside.sbnation.com/rss/stream/168928732018-03-16T13:45:31+00:002018-03-16T13:45:31+00:00Merseyside Derby Moved to Accommodate Champions League
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<p>Liverpool’s away day at Everton will kick off a day early due to the Champions League.</p> <p id="gOrSNz">After the grumbles about <a href="https://liverpooloffside.sbnation.com/">Liverpool</a> drawing the only remaining opponent from the same domestic league for the <a href="https://www.sbnation.com/champions-league">Champions League</a> quarter finals passed, many fans turned to the schedule and noted that the <em>dates</em> of Liverpool’s Champions League games looked likely to cause a problem.</p>
<p id="PjKmyp">That’s because <a href="https://bitterandblue.sbnation.com/">Manchester City</a> and Liverpool were set to face off on April 4th and 10th, a Wednesday first leg and Tuesday second leg. And Liverpool had their away fixture against local rivals <a href="https://royalbluemersey.sbnation.com/">Everton</a> scheduled for Sunday, April 8th—meaning just one day between it and the second leg.</p>
<p id="XKD1HX">Any worries the Premier League would refuse to shift the league game have been quickly put to bed with news the Everton match has been moved to Saturday, April 7th with a kickoff set for 12:30PM GMT/7:30AM EST—a televised match slot that had previously been vacant.</p>
<p id="ZgEVA3">Liverpool won’t be alone in having a derby match between the Champions League legs, either, as Manchester City host <a href="https://thebusbybabe.sbnation.com/">Manchester United</a> in the 5:30PM GMT/12:30PM EST slot on Saturday, April 7th.</p>
https://liverpooloffside.sbnation.com/2018/3/16/17129118/merseyside-derby-date-moved-liverpool-everton-manchester-city-champions-leagueNoel Chomyn2018-03-16T12:30:01+00:002018-03-16T12:30:01+00:00Reactions to the Liverpool-Manchester City Champions League Draw Roll In
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<p id="yRec0Q">So, <a href="https://liverpooloffside.sbnation.com/2018/3/16/17128528/liverpool-draw-manchester-city-in-the-champions-league-quarterfinals-barcelona-juventus-real-madrid">that</a> just happened.</p>
<p id="ZYceS5"><a href="https://liverpooloffside.sbnation.com/">Liverpool</a> will be facing very familiar opposition in the quarterfinals of this year’s <a href="https://www.sbnation.com/champions-league">Champions League</a>. From a footballing perspective, it will be a decent contest, if this season’s league fixtures were anything to go by. From a “romance-of-European-football” perspective, it’s a bit less exciting. </p>
<p id="cfSHM5">How do some of the representatives and observers of the two clubs feel about the matchup?</p>
<p id="ZJC8oN"><a href="https://bitterandblue.sbnation.com/">Manchester City</a>’s director of football, Txiki Begiristain, was unsurprisingly diplomatic and said all the right things about facing Liverpool in a European fixture.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">TXIKI: "In the Champions League there is no time for mistakes, everything has to work, you have to be almost perfect in both games. <br><br>"We know the power and the strength of Liverpool - in the league they beat us away and we beat them at home."</p>— Manchester City (@ManCity) <a href="https://twitter.com/ManCity/status/974610970373959680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 16, 2018</a>
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<p id="YvkXkn">Club legend Ian Rush took a similar tack and didn’t rock the boat too much in his <a href="https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/champions-league-draw-live-14415998">assessment</a> of the matchup:</p>
<p id="CAoSPh">“It’s a great advert for the English game, though,” said Rush. “They’ve beaten us once, we’ve beaten them once, so it’s all to play for.”</p>
<p id="ppwHHu">“I think when you’re Barcelona, Real Madrid, Juventus, Bayern Munich, this is a bit different. They know us, we know them and I think it’s going to be really interesting.”</p>
<p id="NL2I5E">What about the main man himself, Jürgen Klopp? Liverpool’s manager was his usual blunt self, speaking to the club’s <a href="https://go.redirectingat.com?id=66960X1516590&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.liverpoolfc.com%2Fnews%2Ffirst-team%2F294403-jurgen-klopp-champions-league-manchester-city&referrer=sbnation.com&sref=https%3A%2F%2Fliverpooloffside.sbnation.com%2F2018%2F3%2F16%2F17128712%2Fliverpool-manchester-city-champions-league-draw-reactions-klopp-begiristain-rush-2018" rel="sponsored nofollow noopener" target="_blank">website</a>.</p>
<p id="VocbTc">“I’ve said it before and it’s still the truth, it’s always common in a draw that you’ll get your neighbor, more or less, but to be honest I don’t mind, really,” stated Klopp. “We’ve lost once and we’ve won once against them in the league – and I don’t think they thought before the best draw they could have got is Liverpool. That’s a sign for us and how strong we can be.”</p>
<p id="hU17qD">“It is like it is should be in the last eight,” he added, echoing a sentiment shared by a good number of supporters. “It was clear we would face a strong team. Now we have Man City. The good thing is they are the team we know most about. It’s not too cool for England because now only one team can go to the semis. But we will try everything.”</p>
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<p>The Reds face a familiar domestic foe from just down the road. </p> <p id="xickKa">We’ve all been waiting. <a href="https://twitter.com/22mosalah/status/973681612364840961">All of us</a>. And now The Pingpong Balls Of Destiny™ have finally spoken, telling us that <a href="https://liverpooloffside.sbnation.com/">Liverpool</a> will face <a href="https://bitterandblue.sbnation.com/">Manchester City</a> in the 2017/18 <a href="https://www.sbnation.com/champions-league">Champions League</a> quarterfinals. The Reds will host the first leg at Anfield, before making the return leg just down the road at The Etihad. This was probably the last team that Liverpool fans wanted to face for a variety of reasons, but face them we must. </p>
<p id="rKOgMp">Liverpool are back in the Champions League quarterfinals for the first time since 2009. When the Reds get to this stage in the competition, they boast an impressive record—9 wins (including their first quarterfinal appearance against German side <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/soccer/bundesliga/teams/koln-cologne">Köln</a>, won with a coin flip) and only 4 losses. On the other hand, this is only City’s second trip this deep into the competition, winning in 2015/16 over PSG. </p>
<p id="MWOCMJ">The draw was started with the help of a familiar face: retired Ukrainian striker, and three-time Champions League finalist, Andriy Shevchenko, was the designated ambassador to help with the draw. Of course, Liverpool fans will remember Shevchenko from his role with the 2005 <a href="https://acmilan.theoffside.com/">AC Milan</a> side in Istanbul (and especially his multiple late-game misses, including the finally penalty). He apparently remembered too, giving Liverpool a harsh draw, while sparing <a href="https://www.barcablaugranes.com/">Barcelona</a> and Bayern (see below). </p>
<p id="dfGlJd">The fixtures are slated to take place on consecutive weeks, April 3-4 for the first leg, and April 10-11 for the return leg. There will be another draw for the semifinalists on April 13, including a draw to determine which side gets to wear home colors in the final. </p>
<p id="8Urwvd">The other draws are (the home side in the first leg listed first):</p>
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<a href="https://www.blackwhitereadallover.com/">Juventus</a> vs. <a href="https://www.managingmadrid.com/">Real Madrid</a>
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https://liverpooloffside.sbnation.com/2018/3/16/17128528/liverpool-draw-manchester-city-in-the-champions-league-quarterfinals-barcelona-juventus-real-madridZachary Marx2018-03-16T00:40:42+00:002018-03-16T00:40:42+00:00Liverpool’s Record vs. Potential Champions League Quarter Finals Opponents
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<p>Digging into Liverpool’s head-to-head record against the seven other sides in the Champion’s League quarter finals.</p> <p id="kCkTge">As we count down to the <a href="https://www.sbnation.com/champions-league">Champions League</a> quarter final match draw, here’s how <a href="https://liverpooloffside.sbnation.com/">Liverpool</a> has fared against the seven other teams that make up this season's UCL last eight.</p>
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<em><strong>A.S. Roma – 3</strong></em><sup><em><strong>rd</strong></em></sup><em><strong> in Serie A</strong></em> </h3>
<p id="o0LzLa"><strong>Games won: 3 </strong><br><strong>Games drawn: 1 </strong><br><strong>Games lost: 1</strong></p>
<p id="ucp5fC">Liverpool have only played against Mohamed Salah’s former club a total of five times. The two teams met for the first time at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome for the European Cup Final on 30 May 1984. After 90 minutes and extra time, the score stood at 1 – 1. Liverpool went on to win 4-2 on penalties with Phil Neal, Graeme Souness, Ian Rush and Alan Kennedy scoring in the penalty shootout. More recently, the two clubs met at Anfield for their UEFA Champions League Phase 2 group B match on 19 March 2002 which Liverpool won 2 – 1, with goals from Jari Litmanen (penalty) and Emile Heskey. </p>
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<em><strong>FC Barcelona – 1</strong></em><sup><em><strong>st</strong></em></sup><em><strong> in La Liga</strong></em>
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<p id="WPVqea"><strong>Games won: 3 </strong><br><strong>Games drawn: 3 </strong><br><strong>Games lost: 2</strong></p>
<p id="FmuTIz">Before they took Luis Suarez from us, Liverpool played Barcelona in the UEFA Cup Semi-final 1st leg on 30 March 1976 for the first time and won 1 – 0 with a goal from John Toshack. Our last visit to the Camp Nou ended with Liverpool winning 2 – 1 in the UEFA Champions League 1st knockout round, 1st leg on 21 February 2007 with goals from <span>Craig Bellamy</span> and <span>John Arne Riise</span>. Barcelona went on to win 1 – 0 at Anfield in the 2<sup>nd</sup> leg, but, Liverpool, having scored two vital goals at the Camp Nou, won on the <em>away goal rule</em> and went through to the second round.</p>
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<em><strong>FC Bayern Munich – 1</strong></em><sup><em><strong>st</strong></em></sup><em><strong> in Bundesliga </strong></em>
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<p id="jQMgFz"><strong>Games won: 2 </strong><br><strong>Games drawn: 4 </strong><br><strong>Games lost: 1</strong></p>
<p id="UKrNCo">Before 1 August 2017’s Audi Cup Final where Liverpool won 3 – 0, Liverpool had played against the resurgent German side a total of seven times. The first time, March 10<sup>th</sup>, 1971, Liverpool won 3 – 0 in the Fairs Cup. On 24 August 2001, the seventh match, the UEFA Super Cup Final, was played at the Stade Louis II in Monaco; which Liverpool went on to win 3 – 2, with goals from John Arne Riise, Emile Heskey and <span>Michael Owen</span>.</p>
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<em><strong>Juventus F.C. – 1</strong></em><sup><em><strong>st</strong></em></sup><em><strong> in Serie A</strong></em>
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<p id="i6et1R"><strong>Games won: 2</strong><br><strong>Games drawn: 1</strong><br><strong>Games lost: 3</strong></p>
<p id="ZulhOI">We lost our very first match against Juventus (1 – 0) on 29 September 1965 in the first leg of the UEFA European Cup Winners Cup preliminary round, but went on to win the return leg, 2 – 0 at Anfield. The last time the two clubs met was 13 April 2005, in their UEFA Champions League Quarter-final 2nd leg match. The match at Stadio Delle Alpi in Turin, Italy ended 0 – 0, but Liverpool won 2 – 1 on aggregate and went on to win the 2005 UEFA Champions League.</p>
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<a href="https://bitterandblue.sbnation.com/"><em><strong>Manchester City</strong></em></a><em><strong> F.C. – 1</strong></em><sup><em><strong>st</strong></em></sup><em><strong> in Premier League</strong></em>
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<p id="NdsXH4"><strong>Games won: </strong><strong>102</strong><strong> </strong><br><strong>Games drawn: 52 </strong><br><strong>Games lost: </strong><strong>54</strong></p>
<p id="h1FV9w">Liverpool played against Manchester City for the first time when City were still called Ardwick and both clubs were in League Division Two – on 16 September 1893. Liverpool are the only team to have beaten City in the Premier League this season, having won 4 – 3 in heart stopping fashion on 14 January 2018 at Anfield.</p>
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<em><strong>Real Madrid C.F. – 3</strong></em><sup><em><strong>rd</strong></em></sup><em><strong> in La Liga</strong></em>
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<p id="uompat"><strong>Games won: 3</strong><br><strong>Games drawn: 0</strong><br><strong>Games lost: 2</strong></p>
<p id="XIVuOs">On 27 May 1981, at the Parc des Princes in Paris, Liverpool played against Real Madrid for the first time. The match was the European Cup Final with Bob Paisley’s Liverpool winning 1 – 0 with a goal from Alan Kennedy. The next time the two clubs met was in 2009 when Liverpool knocked Real Madrid out of the Champions League after winning 5 – 0 on aggregate; 1 – 0 at the Santiago Bernabeu with a goal from <span>Yossi Benayoun</span> on 25 February 2009 and 4 – 0 at Anfield on 10 March 2009 with goals from Fernando Torres, two from Steven Gerrard (one penalty) and <span>Andrea Dossena</span>. I know we would all prefer if that had been our last meeting… However, our last meeting took place on 4 November 2014 in a match to forget at the Bernabeu when Brendan Rodgers' Liverpool lost 1 – 0 and exited the Champions League at the Group Stage.</p>
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<em><strong>Sevilla FC – 5</strong></em><sup><em><strong>th</strong></em></sup><em><strong> in La Liga</strong></em>
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<p id="hHD15s"><strong>Games won: 0</strong><br><strong>Games drawn: 2</strong><br><strong>Games lost: 1</strong></p>
<p id="V0nanK">Our history with Sevilla is a very recent but not a very pleasant one. We would all rather forget our first meeting at St Jakob Park, Basel on 18 May 2016, when Sevilla beat us 3 – 1 to become Europa League Champions for the third consecutive season. Our last meeting, on 21 November 2017 ended in a 3 – 3 draw, in a UEFA Champions League Group E match, but having been solidly winning 3-0 at half time, this one felt more like a loss. </p>
<p id="wuoRMt">The UEFA Champions League quarter-final draw will take place at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland on Friday 16 March at 11AM GMT/7AM EST.</p>
<p id="gpVHDy">I’m going on record... If we draw Juventus in the quarter finals, Saturday, 26 May 2018 at NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium, Kiev will be a night to remember forever.</p>
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<p>Ahead of the quarter final draw the staff talk about what they want to see next for Liverpool in the Champions League.</p> <hr class="p-entry-hr" id="RORhwo">
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<strong>Liverpool</strong><strong> in the </strong><strong>Champions League</strong><strong> Quarter Final Draw</strong>
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<p id="S4pUcC">Barcelona, Real Madrid, Sevilla, Juventus, Roma, Bayern Munich, <a href="https://bitterandblue.sbnation.com/">Manchester City</a>. And Liverpool. With the final eight in the 2017-18 Champions League decided and into the quarter final draw for Friday, we asked the staff of The Liverpool Offside for their thoughts on what comes next, whether there’s a draw they’re hoping for or one they want to avoid, and what their expectations are now that Liverpool have made it this far.</p>
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<h2 id="jvk1qo"><strong>Audun</strong></h2>
<p id="ViY0UI">We’ve already played Sevilla and Manchester City twice this season, and the excitement of the Champions League lies in the arrival of European giants at Anfield. Catalans, Galacticos, Bavarians, Romans, Old Ladies—bring me the lot! I also like our chances against at least three of those five based on style of play and individual player matchups.</p>
<p id="7oC4Kn">That said, I think Bayern are probably the worst matchup of the bunch for us, so all things considerd I’d rather avoid them at this juncture—though I suspect we’ll have to face them at some point if we are to go all the way.</p>
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<h2 id="Sdvon0"><strong>AJ</strong></h2>
<p id="kue4n5">This likely sounds suicidal, but I’m up for any of the big names save maybe Bayern. Both Madrid and Barcelona can be deadly, but both seem at least a little bit susceptible at the back. And considering our squad stood toe-to-toe against City in one of the best matches of the year so, I like our chances against either.</p>
<p id="iLTusR">That’s not to say, though, that I expect us to stomp on the opposition! Just that, well, you come to the Champions League to be crowned the best of the best. And to trot out an old cliche, you have to take out the best to be the best. This year’s squad, though perhaps thin on experience and a little less solid at the back than the rest of the field, has a belief and confidence that belies their weaknesses. They welcome the challenge of being tested by the best and don’t really shrink in those challenges. And then there’s the attack.</p>
<p id="TLrd14">So bring on the heavy hitters. Give me Zizou’s glamourous but tragically flawed Madrid or a chance to show Luis and Phil what they’ve missed by skipping off to Barcelona. Maybe the opportunity to pepper Roma’s Alisson with so many shots he demands a Merseyside move to in order to avoid a repeat experience. Whatever, just give Klopp’s Reds the opportunity to be measured against the best. </p>
<p id="7OZEVN">And, if it’s not too much, give us—especially the fans that have only come in of late—a taste of a proper Special European Night at Anfield™.</p>
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<h2 id="VuBM7v"><strong>Zach</strong></h2>
<p id="Gt7t6z">I might be the odd one out here, but I’m all aboard the “Let’s Finally Get Revenge on Sevilla” train. They’re probably the best draw for Liverpool—on paper, style-wise, and narrative-wise. Of all the teams remaining, they’re furthest down their respective league, in 5th, 9 points behind 4th-place Valencia and just 2 points ahead of 7th-place Girona. As we’ve seen, they are not the kind of team to sit back and park the bus, and we know that we can get to them (to the tune of 5 goals over two legs in the group stages). And of course, we want that sweet, sweet revenge. </p>
<p id="eIBIPP">I know many want a “Glory Match-Up.” I get the allure. But personally, I want the draw that is going to, A) give us the best chance of advancing and, B) create other match-ups that will eliminate some of the toughest teams we could possibly draw. Thanks to the Round of 16 draw, we are comfortably through to the quarterfinals and <em>not</em> worried about drawing PSG, Tottenham, or <a href="https://thebusbybabe.sbnation.com/">Manchester United</a> (unlucky). I would happily take the easiest possible draw this round, and (Fowler-willing) the next. </p>
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<h2 id="1EvcBZ"><strong>Tito</strong></h2>
<p id="2vD2yH">Real Madrid would be the dream. It would be as high-profile a European night at Anfield as it gets, but it would also be a tie that’s there to be had. Zinedine Zidane is finally starting to pull the holders out of their spiraling season, but this lethal Liverpool attack would be licking their chops at the prospect of taking on a still-brittle Madrid defensive line.</p>
<p id="8lyPhX">Tangential bonuses to this matchup would include giving desirable fringe players at the Bernbeu like of Dani Ceballos, Isco (*drool*), and Mateo Kovačić a chance to experience firsthand what playing for Jürgen Klopp could be like. Though on the flip side it could also potentially supercharge ol’ Florentino Perez’s burgeoning desire for the mighty Mo Salah.</p>
<p id="euyTW6">As an alternative, Roma would also be an ideal matchup for the combination of (relative) ease, excitement potential, and the chance for an up close transfer target audition. Let’s avoid Juventus if we can, hold off on Barcelona until the semis, and put out a restraining order on Sevilla that requires them to stay 1000ft away from Anfield at all times.</p>
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<h2 id="l93waL"><strong>Steph</strong></h2>
<p id="7jv4vA">Barcelona. Let’s rip that band-aid off and be done with that narrative as quickly as possible, one way or another. It’s just going to be looming over everything until one or both of us are out of the tournament anyway. And I’d love to blow a kiss to Phil as he watches uselessly from the stands. </p>
<p id="gbDqCu">Aside from that, please let’s not see Sevilla or Manchester City again. Bayern Munich and Juventus worry me the most. Roma would potentially be fun, as would Real Madrid. But what I really want is the chance to beat Barca.</p>
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<h2 id="m2TNm9"><strong>Noel</strong></h2>
<p id="BTI7C6">A lot of people out there in internetland want the easiest possible draw for Liverpool, but I’m sat here feeling two things that don’t line up with that. One is that I’m oddly confident about this side’s ability to match up with any big side that doesn’t park the bus, which is a category the likes of Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, and Barcelona all—as good as they clearly are—fall into. And two is I’m bloody sick of Sevilla and don’t want to face them yet again.</p>
<p id="1z8qHk">Put those together and my main desire for the draw on Friday is to not get Sevilla since it feels like we’ve played them a few times every year of late—and also to avoid Manchester City since we actually <em>do</em> face them at least twice a year. Liverpool’s best eleven can go toe-to-toe with anyone, and I want a marquee matchup, an interesting matchup, something that feels like a proper late-stage Champions League tie and a trip the supporters haven’t done in recent years.</p>
<p id="19U3BI">Bring on Roma, with all the narrative goodness of Mo Salah facing his former team and Alisson facing his potential future employers. Bring on Real Madrid and a chance to do to the defending champions what big spenders PSG couldn’t. Bring on Barcelona and shots of Phil, ineligible and sat in the crowd. Bring on Bayern and a chance for Klopp to knock off his former domestic rivals. Bring on Juventus, even—who, let’s not forget, Spurs looked better than over two legs.</p>
<p id="1tHVig">I don’t care who, really, just bring them on. But also if it could be someone other than Sevilla or City and with the second leg at Anfield that’d be swell.</p>
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