Liverpool Football Club 2017/18

anon61956325 · April 13, 2018, 11:05am

UEFA won’t allow that …

caulifloweredneanderthal · April 13, 2018, 11:15am

@TreatyStones knew

Watch_The_Break · April 13, 2018, 11:16am

That’ll do.

TreatyStones · April 13, 2018, 11:21am

In your fucking face @Big_Dan_Campbell , in your fucking face

TheUlteriorMotive · April 13, 2018, 11:22am

Who is home in Final

mikehunt · April 13, 2018, 11:23am

Disappointed with that. Klopp’s record in finals is poor so even if the get to the final I’d have my doubts if he’d get the better of Bayern or Madrid.

Copper_pipe · April 13, 2018, 11:24am

Bayern Munich / Real Madrid

the_man_himself · April 13, 2018, 11:37am

Its hard to know with Liverpool. It depends how highly you rate Man City I suppose and I wouldn’t rate them that highly. I’d give Roma a good chance against them as they won’t be able to play on the counter and I don’t think their midfield is very good going forward. Then if they get to the final, I’d see Bayern or Real just being too solid and smart for them

Sidney · April 13, 2018, 11:40am

I’m very happy with that draw. The team I wanted and the order of venues I wanted.

I think it’ll be a Liverpool v Bayern Munich final.

Big_Dan_Campbell · April 13, 2018, 12:15pm

What’s rare is wonderful

Sidney · April 13, 2018, 12:39pm

First leg is Tuesday April 24th, second leg is Wednesday May 2nd.

I prefer the Tuesday/Wednesday split to the Wednesday/Tuesday one, especially with the second leg away.

Our preceding league fixtures are:
WBA (A) Saturday April 21st @12:30pm
Stoke (H) Saturday April 28th @12:30pm

Roma are in a fierce three way battle for one of the last two Champions League places with Lazio and Inter Milan.

Their preceding league fixtures are:
SPAL (A) Saturday April 21st @2pm
Chievo (H) Saturday April 28th @5:30pm.

About even in terms of difficulty there - neither team has a big league fixture against a main rival in close proximity to the semi-final ties, but Roma have more pressure on them to keep winning those league fixtures to secure Champions League qualification.

If we could pick up six points against Bournemouth and WBA, and Chelsea were to drop points away to Southampton or Burnley, that would be just great, as it would clinch Champions League qualification and would mean we could put out a reserve team against Stoke on the 28th whereas Roma won’t have that luxury.

balbec · April 13, 2018, 12:50pm

I said months ago that our name is on the cup. I love it when a plan comes together.

caulifloweredneanderthal · April 13, 2018, 12:51pm

+1. I think the two of us have been beating this drum for a while. I think I said at start of campaign that I’d be surprised if Klopp didn’t at least get them to last four

Sidney · April 13, 2018, 12:54pm

Another thing to note is that Roma have a derby against Lazio this Sunday, followed by a league fixture against Genoa on Wednesday the 18th of April, whereas we have no midweek fixture on the 17th/18th.

In a tight Champions League race, that will seriously test their squad.

Home wins for Crystal Palace over Brighton, Swansea over Everton and Huddersfield over Watford tomorrow, along with defeat for WBA at Old Trafford on Sunday, would see WBA officially relegated by the time they face on the 21st too, which would help with a view to our trip to The Hawthorns on April 21st.

Sidney · April 13, 2018, 12:55pm

I said something last May about our European prospects this season but I won’t quote it.

Little_Lord_Fauntleroy · April 13, 2018, 1:00pm

Think Dundalk were our representatives mate

balbec · April 13, 2018, 1:18pm

You’re Italian mate.

Little_Lord_Fauntleroy · April 13, 2018, 1:26pm

where in Italy is Vladivostok?

anon61956325 · April 13, 2018, 1:35pm

Agreed… It’s a real 50/50 tie. Any team that knocks Barca out deserve respect. They will nullify Liverpool’s counter attacking, which is the type of team Liverpool have struggled against under Klopp.

Cicero_Dandi · April 13, 2018, 1:55pm

EDF is a very shrewd tactician. He is our ace to trumping Liverpool.