IN 1981, Liverpool went to Munich having drawn 0-0 in a first leg at Anfield in a European Cup semi final. Liverpool weren’t fancied. Liverpool weren’t playing well that season. The German side were confident. I was 14 in 1981 and I was having a difficult time too. I...
We’re on the road, or rather, train to Munich for the latest edition of Under The Lights as the Reds face Bayern Munich in a must not lose fixture to guarantee their passage to the quarter finals of the Champions League quarter finals. Joining John Gibbons for a...
In a game that promised goals and delivered none, Liverpool drew a blank against a stubborn, pragmatic Bayern Munich at Anfield which see’s Liverpool now only needing to avoid defeat to progress to the quarter finals of the Champions League. Joining Rob Gutmann...
IT’S funny how people see games so differently. As the teams left the pitch on Tuesday, the BT Sport commentator exclaimed “advantage Bayern Munich!” Like it was practically a fait accompli. That was strange. I felt the opposite. The German’s played well at Anfield —...
HOW do you deal with pressure? How do you take the expectation and make something of it? Liverpool didn’t have all the answers tonight, but at what is ostensibly half time in this Champions League fixture, the question is very much set. Pressure is what Bayern Munich...
Liverpool drew a blank against Bayern Munich in their round of 16 first leg but having kept a clean sheet the Reds have a clear path to the quarter finals ahead of them. Joining Neil Atkinson for immediate reaction are Paul Senior, Craig Hannan and Phil Blundell....
Alisson: 7 Saved one in that Big Joel twatted it at his iron chest from a yard and it bounced out rather than in. Done a fair bit of fannying about with it at his feet, but in fairness I’m into that. Trent: 7 Plays these games like he knows The Reds are mustard, and...
FOUR years is a very long time in football. Four years ago, Jürgen Klopp was the manager of Borussia Dortmund. Four years ago, a 23-year-old Xherdan Shaqiri was on the fringes of the Bayern Munich squad. As Bayern visit Anfield for the first time since 1981, they will...
We’ve heard all about how The Reds and their supporters are feeling heading into tonight’s Champions League last 16 first leg, but what kind of shape are the opposition in? Josh Sexton is joined by Craig Hannan in the studio, and on the phone by Bayern...
ARE you ready for the next two weeks? Between now and March 3, Liverpool play Bayern Munich, Manchester United, Watford and Everton. It is unlikely to be a gentle period, but how boring would football be if it was? After putting up with the football wasteland that was...
The Race For Champions League Football | TAW Midweek Extra
As the season runs down and the margins get thinner, we get into the scramble for those last Champions League spots — who’s got something left, who’s running on fumes, and what the fixtures might still have to say about it, all in this Midweek Extra / Overview special.
Rob Gutmann is joined by John Gibbons, Beth Lindop Gregg Munikwa.
