Post-Game: Champions League hopes hang by a thread after harsh Barcelona loss instigated by Messi

Blood Red: The Liverpool FC Podcast

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🗓️ 1 May 2019

⏱️ 43 minutes

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So how do you begin to describe that? In many ways there was nothing wrong with the performance and anyone who watched the game would surely agree Liverpool did not deserve to be beaten 3-0. But at the same time the final scoreline could have been greater had Barcelona made the most of their counter-attacks late on. Prior to that the La Liga champions had been ruthless, and particularly the otherworldly Lionel Messi, which was in contrast to the Reds, who failed to take at least one of the numerous opportunities that came their way. It leaves Jurgen Klopp's side with a mountain to climb in next Tuesday's second leg at Anfield if they are to make Madrid and the final. But this podcast concentrates on what happened at the Camp Nou as we get the definitive verdict on the action from our Liverpool FC correspondent James Pearce, before we hear Liverpool manager Klopp's post-match press conference, and then get the thoughts of six Reds fans who have phoned in. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is the Blood Red Podcast from the Liverpool Echo, giving you the inside track on all the big talking points from Anfield.
0:08.0	Hello and welcome to the postgame podcast, React to Liverpool's 3-0 Champions League's
0:14.0	semi-final first like defeat to Barcelona.
0:16.7	I'm Paul Wielock and we will be getting the view
0:18.6	from the press box dug out and the stands
0:20.9	on what was a strange night in so many ways. I think anyone who watched the game
0:24.5	would say Liverpool did not deserve to be beaten by three clear goals, but in the end the final
0:28.9	scoreline could have been greater. I suppose you cannot legislate for genius or for poor finishing. Well those were my
0:35.2	thoughts but I'll now hand you over to our Liverpool FC correspondent James Pierce to get his
0:39.5	expert opinion on what he witnessed that Camp knew. You'll then hear every word of
0:43.4	Jörgen Club's press conference after the match. Before we get the verdict
0:46.7	to the six Liverpool fans who called into the show, Mark Baker, Russ Strachan,
0:51.3	Mass Addison, Owen Thomas Thomas Thomas, Nathan Davidson and Peter Lally.
0:55.0	The Blood Red Podcast from the Liverpool Echo.
0:58.0	While Liverpool's Champions League dream is hanging by a thread after a devastating defeat here at the hands of Barcelona at the new camp tonight.
1:09.0	Yogan Club and his players looked absolutely shell-shocked as they left the pitch a little while ago because
1:16.2	Liverpool contributed a lot to that semi-final first leg tonight.
1:20.3	Yet they've got very, very little to show for it. I think there's no question
1:24.8	that scoreline is incredibly harsh. There's no way that Barcelona were three goals
1:29.6	better than Liverpool here tonight but ultimately Liverpool left with a loads of
1:35.3	regrets because they'll know that they they had their chances in this game
1:41.1	you know they weren't outclassed. They dominated for long
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