Brendan Rodgers felt the Chelsea game would be the biggest of Liverpool’s week. After an extraordinary night in Madrid on Tuesday, it has now become bigger than even he could have imagined. I was in Madrid as a fan. These occasions sum up what Liverpool are about: the Champions League, a capacity crowd in a magnificent stadium, supporters travelling in vast numbers, dreaming they will be able to say in years to come: ‘I was there the night we beat Real Madrid.’ It turned out to be a game that will live in the memory but not for the reasons anyone hoped would be the case. The team sheet that Rodgers handed in before kick-off — and the relentless debate that followed — has seen to that.
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Rodgers has been widely criticised for his team selection in the Bernabeu
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I am not going to join the chorus of disapproval. Some of his decisions I didn't agree with, others I could completely understand
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Nobody knows what Liverpool's best XI is at present, not even the manager
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What I couldn't fathom were the omissions of Gerrard, Henderson and the best attacker, Sterling
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It baffles me when teams are more interested in qualifying for the competition next season than doing their best in the competition they are already in
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