Liverpool vs Lille Match Preview
Liverpool are really hoping that they can muster up enough courage and strength to surpass Les Dogues. The reds have faced french opposition 25 times producing a record of 14-2-9 with a 9-1-2 record at home. Lille are without a victory in three European away games.
Young defender Martin Kelly had some positive foreshadowing looking into the Reds fixture this week. \\\"We\\\'ve showed it against Portsmouth that we have got good performances in us and there is a lot more to come.\\\" Liverpool demolished Portsmouth early this week in a 4-1 victory. Torres, Babel and Aquilani all marked a spot on the score sheet in the space of six minutes sealing the win for Liverpool. Expect the Reds to use a lot of pressure to consume and break down the opposition. You can safely assume that Agger and Carragher will be playing the roll of bash brothers on the back line making sure Lille doesn\\\'t trouble Reina. Maxi Rodriguez and Alberto Aquilani in the midfield should open up more space for Torres to get forward and create chances. Reds will need to be poised and patient to come out of this match with a victory.
Lille defender ail Rami may have done some research himself for this fixture. He commented on Torres, \\\"You can\\\'t let him turn because when he does he runs at 2,000 kilometres an hour!\\\" Rami was able to keep Torres opportunities limited as Lille were able to sneak away with a 1-0 win at home. Les Dogues will need to be in top form this week. They are in for a serious challenge when they set foot on Anfield. Strong concrete play will be a necessity from all areas of the pitch if they expect to see the next round. Mickael Landreau was a very busy man stopping numerous chances from Liverpool in the first leg. Hopefully Lille can utilize their agile back line and keep chances to a bare minimum. In form striker Pierre-Alain Frau has skill and pace to be a menace and will be trying to help his squad gain a good result.
