Liverpool

Marcos Llorente has a pug named…. Anfield? Atleti star posts photo of dog on Insta

It appears that Marcos Llorente has named his pet pug Anfield. The young Atleti star scored twice in extra time to knock defending champions Liverpool out of the Champions League last month- one of world football’s last major games before coronavirus lead to fixtures being scrapped all across Europe. Check out this screenshot from Llorente’s … Read more

Video Peter Crouch goals vs Arsenal 31 March 2007- Crouch perfect hat trick (left foot, right foot & header)

This Peter Crouch hat trick v Arsenal saw the former Liverpool star score three as the Reds beat the Gunners 4-1 on 31 March, 2007. Crouch’s three goals were a “perfect hat trick”- the first goal in the 4th minute from his right foot, the second in the 35th minute with his head, and the hat trick goal in the 81st minute with his left foot.

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Newspaper Player Ratings Liverpool 2-3 Atletico Madrid 11 March 2020 Champions League- Adrian Llorente Gomez Salah

Here is a look at the player ratings from some of the big European newspapers (France, Spain & England) following Atletico Madrid’s stunning 3-2 win in extra time over Liverpool that saw them knock Jurgen Klopp’s side out of the Champions League.

L’Equipe player ratings LFC vs Atletico Madrid

French publication L’Equipe thought Adrian and Joe Gomez both had terrible evenings, giving them a 3/10 rating. The game changer was Marcos Llorente- he got a 9/10 from the bench, and the player he replaced, Diego Costa, was a 3/10.

Player Ratings Liverpool Atletico L'Equipe

AS Newspaper ratings LFC 2-3 Atleti Second Leg Round of 16

Spanish newspaper AS thought that Adrian and Diego Costa’s performances were not even worthy of a rating. They liked Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, giving him three stars. The pick of the lot was obviously two goal hero Llorente, with AS giving him four stars for his performance.

Player Ratings Liverpool 2-3 Atletico Madrid 2020 Champions League AS Newspaper

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