Liverpool’s blitzing of Roma stands in a proud tradition of European occasions on which their will to win overwhelmed opponents. Here are five of the best
This season’s Champions League is already confirmed as the highest-scoring ever in terms of goals per game, and Liverpool are out in front as leading scorers. This might come as a surprise to anyone who remembers the club’s glory days of the 1970s and 80s, when European success was built on a tight defence and a willingness to grind out narrow victories. But though Liverpool’s present penchant for blowing teams away with scintillating waves of attack is relatively new, there have been occasions in the past when illustrious opponents have found their will to win hard to handle. Here are five of them:
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