Dortmund vs Liverpool Thurs 8.05 pm

OwaynOTT

The game to determine once and for all, who is the best team supported by Nuri Sahin.
If the last game in the cup for Liverpool was a massive game, this game is surely hugher seeing as their playing a top top side.

The facts:

Borussia Dortmund 2nd in Bundesliga, Liverpool in dead place in the English Premiership
UEFA Europa League Quarter-final, Game 1
Tomorrow, 20:05
Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen




Really tough game for Liverpool to get anything out of but if we can get Firmino on the pitch and Sakho is in control of himself again and Sturridge stops annoying Turtyturd and Flanaghan gets on the pitch and Dortmund play crap and Liverpool play better, there's a chance of getting a possible decent result.


As per turtyturd's suggestion, this match is live on tele, it can also be heard on radio and there at places on the interweb where it can be viewed.

Harry Palmr

Word from reliable sources says Derek will be playing as the striker, so that's a headline in itself for the rags in the morning and if Liverpool don't score.

Viktor Fagerström
‎‎@ViktorFagerLFC

Klopp is poised to harness the work-rate and physical strength of Divock Origi rather than Sturridge. (Paul Joyce) #LFC

Roberto Firmino has been passed fit which is good news, with Emre Can facing a two match lay off in the premier league he is surely nailed on to start most likely with Henderson in a somewhat deep lying central midfield.

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Mignolet
Clyne--Lovren-Sakho--Moreno

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Can--Hendo
--Lallana---Firmino--Coutinho

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Origi

Dortmund could have Gundogan fit, obviously Mkhitaryan, Reus, Aubameyang
are the main concerns for Liverpool but Dortmunds shut out rate is no better than Liverpools is really so you'd have to fancy goals at both ends.

MD1990

Klopp not afraid to drop star players. Origi is more suited to this game than Sturridge. Good decision if true.

The Golden Miller

Liverpool are a good cup team. They'll need to park the bus and hit quick on the counter. If they prevent Dortmund scoring early, they can frustrate them (Dortmund can be frustrated quite easily in comparison to other top top teams due to a lack of a real clinical out and out striker) but Liverpool may still be edged out in this scenario. If Dortmund score early in either tie, the floodgates could open.

~Rebel~

MD1990 wrote: »

Klopp not afraid to drop star players. Origi is more suited to this game than Sturridge. Good decision if true.

Yeah, away from home especially, pressing from the front is going to be vital.

Sturridge for 20 minutes at the end is a nice option to have too.

NukaCola

The Golden Miller wrote: »

(Dortmund can be frustrated quite easily in comparison to other top top teams due to a lack of a real clinical out and out striker)

Aubameyang has scored 36 goals in 41 games. 10 in 12 in the Europa. He started 39 of those games as a CF. Seems pretty clinical to me.

Also, Dortmund have failed to score in only 4 games this season, wouldn't call them easy to frustrate either.

dundalkfc10

The Golden Miller wrote: »

Liverpool are a good cup team. They'll need to park the bus and hit quick on the counter. If they prevent Dortmund scoring early, they can frustrate them (Dortmund can be frustrated quite easily in comparison to other top top teams due to a lack of a real clinical out and out striker) but Liverpool may still be edged out in this scenario. If Dortmund score early in either tie, the floodgates could open.

Is that a joke? If not, you obvs don't know anything about Dortmund or their main man Aubameyang, but then again 36 goals is not very clinical :eek:

Cookiemunster

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Dortmund could have Gundogan fit, obviously Mkhitaryan, Reus, Aubameyang
are the main concerns for Liverpool but Dortmunds shut out rate is no better than Liverpools is really so you'd have to fancy goals at both ends.

Seriously? Since the winter break they've conceded 7 goals in 16 games in all competitions and kept 10 clean sheets. That includes 1 goal conceded in 4 games against Porto and Spurs in the EL.

Fitz*

Is this actually on tv? Can't find it listed here http://www.setanta.com/tv-listings for Setanta or BT.

Harry Palmr

Of course its on.

x43r0

FitzShane wrote: »

Is this actually on tv? Can't find it listed here http://www.setanta.com/tv-listings for Setanta or BT.

http://www.livesoccertv.com/match/1916832/borussia-dortmund-vs-liverpool/

Setanta Sports 1 according to the above

quarryman

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Of course its on.

yeah this is Liverpool we're talking about.

why would TV stations not show it?!

whatawaster

quarryman wrote: »

yeah this is Liverpool we're talking about.

why would TV stations not show it?!

Yes, why would a tv station want to show a game with a massive potential audience. They'd then have to deal with the hassle of selling advertisements for high fees.

Harry Palmr

quarryman wrote: »

yeah this is Liverpool we're talking about.

why would TV stations not show it?!

Really? Really? :rolleyes: is this as good as your life gets here?

Vicxas

I'm hoping we play our socks off tonight, I mean we did beat them 4-0 in a pre-season match once.


That counts, right?

I am hoping Klopp's team wins this

quarryman

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Really? Really? :rolleyes: is this as good as your life gets here?

Oh it's gonna be fun on here tonight!

derm0j073

quarryman wrote: »

yeah this is Liverpool we're talking about.

why would TV stations not show it?!

Because they only show Champion League games ?

NIMAN

I'm going for a 1-1.

Harry Palmr

quarryman wrote: »

Oh it's gonna be fun on here tonight!

Is that a promise or a threat.

googled eyes

Rumour has it Sturridge ain't playing cause he wants to concentrate on his music

Harry Palmr

Yeah saw that story, not well timed. Rumour by the way

Turtyturd

What channel is this on OP?

googled eyes

Harry Palmr wrote:

Yeah saw that story, not well timed. Rumour by the way

My new phone, American autocorrect

Turtyturd

googled eyes wrote: »

Rumour has it Sturridge ain't playing cause he wants to concentrate on his music

Great album title. Lead single would be 'Injuries' naturally.

sabat

It'll be interesting to see how the Dortmund players react to Klopp's presence- for most of them he's the single biggest influence on their careers.

marklazarcovic

3-1 home win, to leave us with a slight bit of hope in the return leg

BorneTobyWilde

Beat them tonight and we'll be leading going into the second leg.

mada999

no studge

mada999

mada999 wrote: »

no studge

OwaynOTT

Turtyturd wrote: »

Great album title. Lead single would be 'Injuries' naturally.

Every song 4.5 minute long.

daRobot

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

Beat them tonight and we'll be leading going into the second leg.

Correct. And scoring more goals than they do, means we win the game.

tastyt

Take away barca and Dortmund have looked as good as anything in the champions league to me in the last few months.

Can't see Liverpool getting out of this one with less than a two goal deficit, expecting goals, and lots of em

chopperbyrne

Can't see anything other than a comfortable Dortmund win.

monkey9

I fear we're getting a mauling here.

BorneTobyWilde

I expect we could win this game. Can see goals that's for sure.
Won't be easy for Dortmund IMO /

monkey9

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

I expect we could win this game. Can see goals that's for sure.
Won't be easy for Dortmund IMO /

If we do get beaten here, just throw up some more of those wobbling tittie gifs.

BorneTobyWilde

monkey9 wrote: »

If we do get beaten here, just throw up some more of those wobbling tittie gifs.

There's a gif for each and every way a game may turn out. We'll have to see what happens.

ERG89

Which of Michael Owen, Robbie Savage or Owen Hargreaves with Fletch on commentary will make my ears bleed?

JaMarcusHustle

I am not at all comfortable with Liverpool having such a remarkably likeable manager.

BorneTobyWilde

Will be weird hearing You'll Never Walk Alone and trying to remember its not being sung for us.

monkey9

ERG89 wrote: »

Which of Michael Owen, Robbie Savage or Owen Hargreaves with Fletch on commentary will make my ears bleed?

For the stick that Owen gets, it's Savage who is an utter utter moron and makes the other two listenable imo. I cannot Savage, he really is a clown.

Yeah, Owen is bland and boring and Mr Obvious, but when it comes to strikers and his opinions on what he would have done in that scenario, i believe him because he walked the walk.

Savage offers nothing but irritation.

monkey9

Liverpool and Dortmund are riding each other.

JaMarcusHustle

"You hang up"

"No, you hang up"

"Okay, I love you"

"I love you more"

"Okay Bye..............well YOU didn't hang up either :-)"

Harry Palmr

YNWA in a Rhineland accent sounds a bit dour.

kingshankly

Give me Gerry and the pacemakers any day

BorneTobyWilde

That had the making of being an amazing rendition of '' You'll Never Walk Alone'' with both fans singing , but it was not. Got better when guy stopped singing that's for sure.

Muahahaha

monkey9 wrote: »

I fear we're getting a mauling here.

Yeah I watched both legs vs Spurs and Dortmund really were on another level. The way they pressed Spurs was something else and their counter attacking was clinical. We need Sakho and Lovern to have a mammoth game tonight to stand any chance. Right now I'm just hoping to get out of there with the tie still intact for the second leg

marklazarcovic

lovley all the same

garra

Hairs up on back of neck after that, wow

kingshankly

Harry Palmr wrote: »

YNWA in a Rhineland accent sounds a bit dour.

Ul nevir valk alhone
Me hole roll on anfield