Liverpool’s defence of their Champions League title hangs in the balance after Saul Niguez‘s early strike gave Atletico Madrid an aggregate lead going into the second leg of their last-16 tie at Anfield. Niguez raised the roof at a bouncing Wanda Metropolitano by scoring in the fourth minute before Atletico’s…
Roberto Firmino struck another late winner for Liverpool as Jurgen Klopp‘s men opened up a 16-point lead at the top of the Premier League with a 2-1 victory at Wolves on Thursday. The European champions’ now 14-game winning streak in the league seemed set to end as Raul Jimenez cancelled…
Liverpool’s Sadio Mane has been named the Confederation of African Football’s (Caf) Player of the Year. The Senegal forward beat his fellow Liverpool team-mate and Egypt forward Mohamed Salah and Manchester City’s Algerian winger Riyad Mahrez to the award. Mane, 27, helped the Reds to the 2018-19 Champions League title,…
Liverpool surged eight points clear at the top of the Premier League as Divock Origi was the scourge of Everton once more in a thrilling 5-2 Merseyside derby win for the European champions at Anfield. All but one of the goals came before halftime as Origi and Xherdan Shaqiri, who…
Barcelona forward Lionel Messi has won the Ballon d’Or award for the world’s best player for a record sixth time. It is the 32-year-old Argentine’s first Ballon d’Or since 2015 and comes after he scored 54 times for club and country in 2018-19, in which Barca won La Liga. Virgil…
Seven Liverpool players have been nominated for one of the most prestigious football prize, the Ballon d’Or award. As a result of their feat and achievement in the recent Champions League , Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk, Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino, Georginio Wijnaldum, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Alisson Becker have made…
Liverpool struck a potentially decisive blow in the Premier League title race as victory over reigning champions Manchester City at Anfield opened up an eight-point lead at the top of the table. The confrontation between the two domestic superpowers had been billed as a defining moment in Liverpool’s 30-year quest…
Liverpool restored their six-point Premier League lead when they showed great mental strength that helped them come from behind to beat Tottenham Hotspurs. Harry Kane scored within 48 seconds of kick-off and keeper Paulo Gazzaniga pulled off a number of impressive saves to give Spurs a 1-0 lead at half-time.…
Dries Mertens and Fernando Llorente scored late as holders Liverpool fell 2-0 at Napoli in the opening match of their Champions League title defence on Tuesday. Mertens converted a penalty on 82 minutes and Llorente added a second in stoppage time as Napoli gained a measure of revenge for last…
Liverpool won the Super Cup for the fourth time in their history by beating Chelsea 5-4 on penalties after a 2-2 draw in Istanbul. Goalkeeper Adrian kept out Tammy Abraham‘s spot kick to secure victory for the Champions League winners. Chelsea had taken the lead in the first half through…
