The data that embarrasses Liverpool

After the disaster in Naples (4-1), Liverpool now have days of mourning, even until they host Wolverhampton on Saturday. These days, apart from many criticisms, past similar embarrassments will be removed from the trunk of memories.

One of them is the negative record as the ‘reds’ biggest defeat in the history of the Champions League, as it was the worst win against the Merseyside team in 56 years. As the Daily Mail recalls, Liverpool fell in 1966 to Ajax by a very young 19-year-old Johan Cruyff coached by Rinus Michels 5-1. The consolation for the ‘reds’ is, at least, they haven’t beaten that negative record.

De Wolf, the same Dutch legend, Nuninga, twice, and Groot scored the goals for an Ajax that already led 4-0 at the break. Lawler will sign the ‘red’ goal in the 89th minute in the round of 16 tie of the Champions 66/67 which ‘ajacied’ has overcome after it 5-1 and 2-2 in the second leg, at Anfield. Ajax will fall to Dukla Prague in the quarterfinals and Celtic will become champions of that edition after defeating Inter in the final (2-1).

It was not the worst defeat of the Klopp era

Despite the shocking correction experienced with Maradona, this was not Jürgen Klopp’s worst defeat on the bench. In fact, it will be very difficult to overcome that negative record, because the biggest mockery of the Klopp era and the entire history of the ‘red’ club was the blushing 7-2 nailed by Aston Villa in the Premier in October 2020, with 4-1 at the break.

Yes, it is, if we look at the number of goals conceded, the worst defeat with the German coach in the Champions League, since the four from Napoli exceeded the three scored by Barça against Merseyside in the 2019 semifinals (3- 0). However, between the extraordinary defeat of Aston Villa and the good outcome for the ‘reds’ of that match with the famous 4-0 at Anfield and the final win against Tottenham (0-2), no one remembers the chapter of Camp Nou. .