Liverpool were dumped out of the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday night courtesy of Diego Simeone’s Atletico Madrid. The Reds took the lead on the evening through Georginio Wijnaldum just before half-time to level the tie but despite their dominance, it was the Spanish side who progressed through to the quarter-finals.
The Premier League leaders added a second goal four minutes into extra-time through Roberto Firmino but were pegged back just three minutes later when Adrian’s poor clearance led to a crucial away goal for the visitors. Marcos Llorente, introduced after 56 minutes for Diego Costa, struck twice within four minutes leaving Jurgen Klopp’s side needing to score two in the second-half of extra-time.
Is Adrian solely to blame for Liverpool's Champions League exit?
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However, despite Liverpool’s best efforts, they were unable to recover and the former Chelsea striker Alvaro Morata raced through on Adrian’s goal to seal the result for the visitors, sparking wild scenes in the away section. The Reds goalkeeper tweeted shortly after the conclusion of the game and here is how some of the fans responded.
Get out of my club, you West Ham reject!
— Armir (@armirq_lfc) March 11, 2020
You shouldn’t have tweeted
— sabah (@Sabah07) March 11, 2020
If you have any morals, don’t ever play for LFC again, rip up your contract. We don’t want to see you ever again
— Leo (@LeoMalaguista) March 11, 2020
He doesnt seem to learn
— Anfield legend (@bistro700) March 12, 2020
just don’t tweet
— Archie (@archieIfc) March 11, 2020
You really should be saving those…
— Keanu (27-1-1) (@keanu_lfc_17) March 11, 2020
Was expecting an apology and surprised we didn’t get one from you especially
— Señor Bobby (@LFC__George) March 12, 2020
What do we think?
Judging by the responses, it’s clear that these fans expected to see Adrian post some form of apology for the error that allowed Atletico back into the game. However, in our view, Liverpool had the chances to kill the tie and therefore some blame must sit with the forwards who spurned those opportunities. The Reds had 71% of the possession and 34 shots compared to Atletico Madrid’s ten (as per BBC Sport).