Liverpool train in Serbia ahead of crunch Champions League clash against Red Star

Record ID: 1363226

  • Title: Liverpool train in Serbia ahead of crunch Champions League clash against Red Star
  • Date: 5th November 2018
  • Summary: BELGRADE, SERBIA (NOVEMBER 5, 2018) (REUTERS) LIVERPOOL PLAYERS WALK OUT ONTO THE RAJKO MITIC STADIUM IN BELGRADE, SERBIA, FOR A TRAINING SESSION CAMERAMAN FILMING LIVERPOOL MANAGER JUERGEN KLOPP LAUGHING WITH ONE OF HIS ASSISTANTS AND THEN PLAYING WITH A FOOTBALL VARIOUS OF LIVERPOOL PLAYERS IN A CIRCLE LISTENING TO INSTRUCTIONS CLOSE UP OF PHOTOGRAPHERS MOHAMED SALAH DRIBBLING A FOOTBALL, VIRGIL VAN DIJK PASSES THE BALL VARIOUS OF LIVERPOOL PLAYERS WARMING UP CLOSE UP OF PHOTOGRAPHERS KLOPP WATCHING OVER TRAINING VARIOUS OF LIVERPOOL PLAYERS TRAINING
  • Embargoed: 19th November 2018 20:10
  • Keywords: UEFA Champions League Liverpool Red Star Belgrade Group C
  • Location: BELGRADE, SERBIA
  • City: BELGRADE, SERBIA
  • Country: Serbia
  • Topics: Soccer,Sport
  • Reuters ID: LVA001958CJ7J
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Liverpool trained at Red Star's Rajko Mitic stadium in the Serbian capital Belgrade on Monday (November 5) ahead of the sides' Champions League Group C encounter on Tuesday.
    Juergen Klopp has decided to leave Swiss international Xherdan Shaqiri out of the squad, saying they were uncertain over what sort of reception he would receive.
    Shaqiri, an ethnic Albanian of Kosovar heritage, scored the winning goal for Switzerland when they beat Serbia 2-1 at the World Cup in June and celebrated with a gesture which appeared to imitate the eagle displayed on Albania's flag.
    Serbia refuses to recognise the independence of its former province Kosovo, whose 1.8 million people are mostly ethnic Albanians, which broke away 10 years ago.
    FIFA fined Shaqiri 10,000 Swiss francs ($9,951.24) for the gesture, along with team mate Granit Xhaka, another ethnic Albanian of Kosovar heritage, who scored Switzerland's equaliser in the same game and celebrated with a similar signal.
    Shaqiri denied his celebration had political overtones.
    Liverpool beat Red Star 4-0 at Anfield in a fixture between the sides last month to move top of Group C on six points. Red Star have one point after three matches in a pool that also includes Paris St Germain and Napoli.
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