responses to the eighth-final first leg of the Champions League between FC Liverpool and Bayern Munich:
the Guardian: “Bayern must expect the Fans and Liverpool to show at home in three weeks, more attack readiness. Klopp’s team must improve after three weak away performances in this season, in order to advance.“
the Telegraph: “There was a lack of the usual sharpness, and the hostility in the Arena. (…) Bayern was too smart and too experienced to fall into the trap, as the other happened, which got here with a broad chest and the stadium have made a mockery of, to leave it with a broken Pride and destroyed targets.“
“Liverpool Echo”: “A hot-anticipated Showdown between two genuine European heavyweights over the fact that not one of them even a single notable hit has landed. Liverpool’s journey through the knock-out round of the Champions League began with 90 minutes against Bayern Munich, you can immediately forget.“
Mirror: “Jürgen Klopp’s Heavy Metal football trailed off, for once. We have become accustomed to the fact that Liverpool’s big European nights will blow away in Anfield, the Teams, like last season, when they marched to the final. But Bayern Munich was crafty, too clever and experienced to fall into this trap, and has frustrated Liverpool at Anfield.“
Sun: “you will be a lot of fire need in the belly, if you travel for the return game in Munich. To beat Bayern or at least by the Away-Torregel, is one of the most difficult tasks in the European competition. (…) Couldn’t Liverpool have their way, because Bayern have made the rhythm and the momentum of the three say the attacker (Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mané and Roberto Firmino) broken. You have disappointed.“
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“Independent” : “The intense and tactical combat is reminiscent of the earlier days in European football.” (dpa)
