Borussia Dortmund 1 Liverpool 1: Match ratings
TACTICAL games are tough to score. Liverpool set up solid and went about their business well. They knew what they needed to do and largely did it. For that they all deserve credit. That said, you wouldn't say anyone was outstanding. When everyone is a cog, sometimes...
Borussia Dortmund 1 Liverpool 1: Match review
THERE is a period of time between Dortmund’s equaliser and the pinball in their penalty area finishing where Philippe Coutinho has the ball in their area for what seems like forever. In that period of time the big bang happens, galaxies are born, dust becomes matter,...
Borussia Dortmund v Liverpool: Match Preview
FOR this game versus Dortmund John's gone with the facts. Done it excellently as per. Shall we do the feelings? The emotions? I like the reported German approach and response to football. I like it. The game as event. The game as a thing to look forward to and be...
Borussia Dortmund v Liverpool: Why I’m Not Loving The Love-In
WELL, they’re all away. The Anfield Wrap crew have decamped to Dortmund, via Amsterdam, on what Neil Atkinson described to me the other day as a “work experiment”. No further insight was proffered, leaving me to ponder if said experiment was to see if anyone can get...
Borussia Dortmund v Liverpool: Another test of progress
IN the days after Johan Cruyff’s death, many of the obituaries were decorated with some of his most famous quotes about football. “Choose the best player for every position, and you’ll end up not with a strong XI, but with 11 strong ones,” he said. “In my teams, the...
Borussia Dortmund 1 Liverpool 1: Match ratings
TACTICAL games are tough to score. Liverpool set up solid and went about their business well. They knew what they needed to do and largely did it. For that they all deserve credit. That said, you wouldn't say anyone was outstanding. When everyone is a cog, sometimes...
Borussia Dortmund 1 Liverpool 1: Match review
THERE is a period of time between Dortmund’s equaliser and the pinball in their penalty area finishing where Philippe Coutinho has the ball in their area for what seems like forever. In that period of time the big bang happens, galaxies are born, dust becomes matter,...
Borussia Dortmund v Liverpool: Match Preview
FOR this game versus Dortmund John's gone with the facts. Done it excellently as per. Shall we do the feelings? The emotions? I like the reported German approach and response to football. I like it. The game as event. The game as a thing to look forward to and be...
Borussia Dortmund v Liverpool: Why I’m Not Loving The Love-In
WELL, they’re all away. The Anfield Wrap crew have decamped to Dortmund, via Amsterdam, on what Neil Atkinson described to me the other day as a “work experiment”. No further insight was proffered, leaving me to ponder if said experiment was to see if anyone can get...
Borussia Dortmund v Liverpool: Another test of progress
IN the days after Johan Cruyff’s death, many of the obituaries were decorated with some of his most famous quotes about football. “Choose the best player for every position, and you’ll end up not with a strong XI, but with 11 strong ones,” he said. “In my teams, the...









