In reply to: Not my favorite half of soccer ever. * posted by Porpoiseboy
Smother the match with a pillow.
Klopp knew what he was up against, there was no surprise here.
1-0 after the away leg isn't the worst, but 0-0 would've been better.
Atletico isn’t going to leak like Barcelona did last year in the comeback. Simeone will shithouse that match from the opening whistle.
But hopefully the ref in the 2nd leg won't be as accommodating of the shithousery as the ref was today.
It is far from a given the Liverpool will progress, but I'm not overly worried, depending on the injury situation.
I know Klopp was complaining about Mane being targeted (trying to draw a second yellow) after the match, but overall it was balanced.