This is the Behind Enemy Lines podcast on the Blood Red channel, bringing you the

inside track on Liverpool FC's next opponents.

As Liverpool prepare for what will surely be a night full of blood, thunder and definitely drama and that not just on the pitch,

but perhaps in a dugout as well at Anfield against Adletico Madrid in the last 16 of the Champions League.

Time to head behind enemy lines here on Blood Red.

I'm Guy Clark and joining us for a brief update on

Adletico Madrid three weeks on from the last time the Reds took on

Diego Simioni's side is Spanish football expert Alvaro Romano.

Thanks a lot for your time.

Great to catch up with you and, yeah, brilliant to have you along with us.

No worries to talk.

In terms of where

Athletico come into this game obviously they won at the Wanda Metropolitano that was a game

that I suppose going into it a lot of people were

predicting Liverpool to win given how well Liverpool have been getting on this season

but it was a bit of a turn up for

the book so I was just wondering the feeling in Spain what it's done for

athletico's season if it's rejuvenated them and the impact it's it's really

had for them.

Well I think that athletic of the Madrid beat in Liverpool is something that nobody expected or very few expected.

And in fact we all thought that the game was going to be similar to how it developed in the Wanda Metropolitano with Liverpool having the control of the game.

But the early goal from Shaoul Niege changed the scenario a lot because then Liverpool needed to

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