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Yes, the chances of Liverpool qualifying for the Champions League are slim. According to sports stats website, Five Thirty Eight, Liverpool have just a 9% chance of qualifying for the Champions League. Meanwhile, Newcastle are at 95% and Manchester United are at 91%. Brighton, who are sixth in the Premier League, have a 4% chance of finishing in the top four.
Apparently, getting to three cup finals, winning two trophies, and pushing the league champions to the final 20 minutes of the season isn't good enough for some people.
“I'm staying next season for sure," Salah said. “I don't focus on the contract at the moment. It's about the team. It's a really important week for us. I want to win the CL again."
It isn't the losses that kill your Premier League title challenge, it's the draws. At no point on Sunday were Liverpool in first place. The Reds only took the lead against Wolverhampton Wanderers after Aston Villa had ridiculously conceded three goals in five minutes to Manchester City.
Liverpool claimed a 3-1 win in Lisbon versus Benfica on Tuesday night in the Champions League quarterfinal first leg.
Last night's 3-1 loss to Real Madrid in the Champions League was abysmal. Sure, Real Madrid were in decent form going into the game, but Liverpool had won back-to-back Premier League matches. This wasn't the Real Madrid team of 2018 with Ronaldo and Bale that defeated Liverpool in the Champions League Final. The Reds were... Continue Reading →
If you were familiar with centre-back Nat Phillips, and not as many people knew about or watched him prior to this season as they claim to have, you will know that he was passed over early on this season as an answer to Liverpool's defensive issues. On Wednesday night, Phillips put in another sterling performance... Continue Reading →
Liverpool fell 2-0 to Napoli on Tuesday night in Napoli's for the second straight season in the Champions League group stage. Coincidently, Liverpool's lack of defensive concentration cost them in the final 10 minutes once more as Andy Robertson conceded a penalty to Jose Callejon. A Fernando Llorente goal minutes later following Virgil van Dijk's... Continue Reading →
Liverpool kick off the defence of their sixth European Cup/Champions League trophy defence on Tuesday night in Italy against Napoli. Carlo Ancelotti's Partenopei head into the fixture with revenge on their minds. It was Liverpool who put Napoli out of the competition last season on the final group stage matchday thanks to a dramatic finish.... Continue Reading →
Divock Origi landed awkwardly after planting his foot in the turf on the touchline against Newcastle United on Saturday during the first half of Liverpool's 3-1 win at Anfield. The Belgian forward went down on the sidelines and received treatment. After coming back onto the pitch, Origi went down once more and was substituted for... Continue Reading →
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