I was going through the various potential last 16 opponents for us there a short time ago. I think we should just take the draw against Spartak Moscow and let Sevilla win the group.
In that case, given that you canāt draw a team from your own domestic league or your own round of 32 group, our last 16 opponents would be one of Barcelona, PSG, Besiktas, or possibly Roma should they win their group.
Weāve a 100% record against Barcelona in knockout European ties, and as for the other three potential opponents, weāve won the European Cup in all of Istanbul, Paris, and Rome (twice).
They showed a clip for one of the Seville chances in the first half. In real time I blamed Lovren for playing the lad onside but only on the replay did I see Moreno in the middle of the pitch leaving his side wide open and Klavan isolated. Only as strong as your weakest link.
I thought this was funny at the time, but itās even better now.
āLast year was useful for me: to think, to change things, to say to myself: āAlberto, what can you do better?ā And the first thing was: defend. Iām a defender. And Iāve changed that. Iām more focused; I think you can see that ā and thankfully I havenāt made any mistakes. Maybe in my first few years at Liverpool, I was always thinking: āAttack, attack, attack.ā Confidence is vital for a footballer but Iām [also] more settled, more focused: now Iām like: āFirst, letās defend, keep a clean sheet and, then, letās go forward.āā
