A number of Liverpool fans have expressed their fears at the thought of Wednesday night’s Champions League second leg against Atletico Madrid being played at an empty Anfield.
Paris Saint-Germain host Borussia Dortmund in the night’s other match in that competition and, as noted by The Guardian, the game at the Parc des Princes will be played behind closed doors due to the threat of coronavirus in France – prompting @AnfieldEdition on Twitter to raise the prospect of the same happening on Merseyside.
PSG now have to play Borussia Dortmund behind closed doors due to coronavirus fears.
Imagine if we had to play Atletico behind closed doors — no Anfield crowd on a European night…
— Anfield Edition (@AnfieldEdition) March 9, 2020
Liverpool trail the La Liga side 1-0 from the first leg in a situation not wholly unlike last season’s semi-finals when they were beaten 3-0 away to Barcelona before the return leg on home soil. At a raucous Anfield, Jurgen Klopp’s team won an incredible second leg 4-0 to advance to the final and ultimately claim the trophy.
Even aside from that epic, Anfield has seen a multitude of boisterous European nights, including games against Saint-Etienne in 1977, Roma in 2002, Chelsea in 2005 and Borussia Dortmund in 2016, nights when famous wins were delivered.
These Liverpool fans on Twitter are fearful of a potential behind-closed-doors order being placed on Anfield for Wednesday’s clash against Atletico:
yikes
— Jacob Elkins (@JacobBElkins) March 9, 2020
We’d be finished
— stricky (@strickyfootball) March 9, 2020
Not good if that does happen.. Against barca, the fans play extremely important part to win that match..
— ieyanynwa (@ieyanynwa) March 9, 2020
Do not speak it into existence
— g (@gdstynvtr) March 9, 2020
Surely looks like a european exit from us then
— Krik (@Jeffrey_Kirk2) March 9, 2020
Nooooooooo
— ?? Red Girl ?? (@Maram_LFC) March 9, 2020
Liverpool fans, do you think the task of beating Atletico would become harder if the match had to be played behind closed doors? Join in the discussion by commenting below!
