Some call-in power cube, other Alpine Messi, XS or magic dwarf. But Xherdan Shaqiri stop being like that, “Champions League winners”. In 2013, he won with Bayern Munich for the crown of European club football. The 2:1 final victory against Borussia Dortmund at Wembley, he looked from the Bank. At the time, he came in the knockout Phase for only two minutes: one Minute in the quarter-final first leg against Juventus (2:0) and in the semi-final first leg against Barcelona (4:0).
And on Tuesday, 2205 days later, came Shaqiri again in the semi-finals of the Premier class on the train. Liverpool permanent staff: Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah was missing were missing injured. Coach Jürgen Klopp gave the Swiss confidence. And that should be something hot, because Liverpool required in the return game at Anfield against Barcelona a miracle. The 0:3 from the first leg was a big mortgage.
But miracles do happen – especially at Anfield. So it was prophesied Reds defender Trent Alexander-Arnold prior to the game. Us, so it came out well. The young defender was involved in the Sensation directly. His Corner led to the 4:0.
Shaqiris Assist for 3:0
The Swiss showed in the first half, a mediocre performance, the lack of game practice, and the nervousness were noted. Simple short passes failed several times your goal. His false passports were more than a trigger for a dangerous counter-attacking of the opponent. However, Coach Jürgen Klopp had him in the mid-term 2 on the field.
The Swiss thanked it with the Assist for 3:0. From the left, he used double-scorer Georgino Wijnaldum. In General, the performance of the former FCB player in the second half was much better. And yet the 27-Year-old experienced the Moment of ecstasy at Anfield on the pitch. Shortly before the end he was substituted for Daniel Sturridge.
Only rarely Shaqiri play
A Champions League must-use over the full duration of the game is the privilege of the 27-Year-old very rarely – since his departure from FC Basel in 2012, it is only one Time: at the 4:1 victory for Bayern against Borisov in December 2012.
Shaqiri came in the current season before, only on a total of 86 Champions-League-minutes. He was a substitute in the group phase twice against Paris Saint-Germain in the final phase, when the 4:0 home victory against Belgrade he was in the starting lineup and was replaced. This statistic has improved in the national player. (tzi)
Created: 08.05.2019, 00:59 PM
