FC Basel v Liverpool

In his first press conference as Liverpool manager, Jurgen Klopp had said that the club should be competing for titles within a few years – may be four. While his first season did not bring any joy in the league, it did bring two cup finals for the Reds, albeit they lost both of them. Last season, there were no cup finals, but Liverpool were second in the league around Christmas and there was hope of a title run at …

Liverpool travel to Switzerland to face Basel in a match that will define the rest of the group for the English side; a victory or draw keeps them on track on for the knockout stages, but a defeat will see things get a bit hairier for Brendan Rodgers. Basel are, unsurprisingly to the outside eye, top of the Swiss league after 10 matches leading second place Zurich by 22 points to 20. The Swiss side struggled in their Champions League …