people wished we could finish the group tonight and make kind of a holiday

"But I know how human beings are; people wished we could finish the group tonight and make kind of a holiday game in Salzburg."

Now, instead of going to Salzburg to play out a meaningless game, Liverpool will need at least a point in Austria to make it to the knockout rounds in the new year. That match in Salzburg on Dec.10 is a week before they face two games in two days against Aston Villa in the League Cup and the World Club Cup semifinal in Qatar.

An injury to Fabinho, who limped off in mallory pugh youth jersey ashlyn harris youth jersey the becky sauerbrunn youth jersey first half, is christen press jersey another worry. Klopp cannot afford his squad to become too stretched at a crucial point in the campaign. Napoli have the easier assignment in the last round of fixtures with a home game against Genk, who have mustered a single point from their five games.

The Italian side travelled to England in turmoil, morgan brian jersey 2019 seventh in Serie crystal dunn jersey 2019 A, without a win in a month and with their president, Aurelio De Laurentiis, threatening to fine the entire squad for failing to attend a training camp. Still, they arrived in the mood to spoil, defend and counter and almost became only the third team to beat the reigning European champions home and away in the group stage of the Champions League. Klopp said beforehand he expected "a proper fight" and he got one.