{"id":1139604,"date":"2020-04-14T16:23:43","date_gmt":"2020-04-14T15:23:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1139604"},"modified":"2020-05-06T13:27:18","modified_gmt":"2020-05-06T12:27:18","slug":"liverpool-borussia-dortmund-anfield-2016-europa-league","status":"publish","type":"cult-corner","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/cult-corner\/liverpool-borussia-dortmund-anfield-2016-europa-league\/","title":{"rendered":"Where are they now? Liverpool&#8217;s thrilling 4-3 Europa League win over Borussia Dortmund"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Some fans look down on the Europa League and it is often a competition elite teams don&#8217;t want to take part in.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>But over the years, the Europa League has thrown out some exciting matches including one in 2016 between <span id=\"urn:enhancement-eb6ef375\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/liverpool_f-c\">Liverpool<\/span> and <span id=\"urn:enhancement-fff55754\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/borussia_dortmund\">Borussia Dortmund<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>In <span id=\"urn:enhancement-ddd45f9a\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/jurgen_klopp\">Jurgen Klopp<\/span>&#8216;s first season as <span id=\"urn:enhancement-575f2a5\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/liverpool_f-c\">Liverpool<\/span> manager, he led the <span id=\"urn:enhancement-5662cad3\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/liverpool_f-c\">Reds<\/span> to a Europa League final, where they would eventually lose to Sevilla. But on the way, Klopp was drawn against former side Dortmund in a tie that will be hard to forget.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; max-width: 700px;\" title=\"Audioboom player\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.audioboom.com\/posts\/7533381\/embed\/v4\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>A 1-1 draw in the first leg left the tie evenly poised ahead of the return fixture at Anfield, although <span id=\"urn:enhancement-87167bf2\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/liverpool_f-c\">Liverpool<\/span> did hold a slight advantage thanks to an away goal. That advantage was very quickly wiped out, though, with Dortmund taking a 2-0 lead into half-time, thanks to goals from Henrikh Mkhitaryan and <span id=\"urn:enhancement-54e46a34\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/pierre-emerick_aubameyang\">Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"urn:enhancement-91f6e57e\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/liverpool_f-c\">Liverpool<\/span> managed to pull a goal back just after the break but Marco Reus appeared to have won the tie for Dortmund with just over 30 minutes to go, giving them a 3-1 lead on the night and 4-2 on aggregate.<\/p>\n<p>The hosts responded once more with goals from Philippe Coutinho and Mamadou Sakho but still looked set to go out on away goals as injury time approached. But that was until Dejan Lovren found the back of the net to send Anfield into raptures.<\/p>\n<p>So, what has happened to the <span id=\"urn:enhancement-d47715aa\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/liverpool_f-c\">Liverpool<\/span> team from that night? And what became of the Dortmund side? We&#8217;ve taken a look.<\/p>\n<h1>Liverpool<\/h1>\n<h2>Goalkeeper: Simon Mignolet<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1098109\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/07\/15162544\/PA-43261782-min.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3615\" height=\"2406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/07\/15162544\/PA-43261782-min.jpg 3615w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/07\/15162544\/PA-43261782-min-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/07\/15162544\/PA-43261782-min-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/07\/15162544\/PA-43261782-min-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/07\/15162544\/PA-43261782-min-66x44.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3615px) 100vw, 3615px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Age: <\/strong>32<br \/>\n<strong>Current club: <\/strong>Club Brugge<\/p>\n<p>Signed from Sunderland in 2013, Simon Mignolet was <span id=\"urn:enhancement-a260434e\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/liverpool_f-c\">Liverpool<\/span>&#8216;s number one goalkeeper at the time of the Dortmund clash, with Adam Bogdan and Danny Ward the other two challenging him.<\/p>\n<p>Mignolet would remain as <span id=\"urn:enhancement-70ca3725\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/liverpool_f-c\">Liverpool<\/span>&#8216;s first choice shot-stopper until the 2017\/18 season when he was usurped by Loris Karius. The arrival of Alisson in 2018 ended Mignolet&#8217;s chances of winning back his spot, although he stayed an extra year before joining Club Brugge last summer.<\/p>\n<h2>Right-back: Nathaniel Clyne<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1138029\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/23164032\/1137924_1137924_clyne.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/23164032\/1137924_1137924_clyne.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/23164032\/1137924_1137924_clyne-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/23164032\/1137924_1137924_clyne-768x465.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/23164032\/1137924_1137924_clyne-66x40.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Age: <\/strong>29<br \/>\n<strong>Current club: <span id=\"urn:enhancement-9e7ed814\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/liverpool_f-c\"><\/span><\/strong>Liverpool<\/p>\n<p>The 2015\/16 season was Nathaniel Clyne&#8217;s first as a <span id=\"urn:enhancement-7313357d\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/liverpool_f-c\">Liverpool<\/span> player, having joined from Southampton. Throughout the campaign, the Englishman was the <span id=\"urn:enhancement-930a3eb0\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/liverpool_f-c\">Reds<\/span>&#8216; first choice right-back, taking over from Glen Johnson.<\/p>\n<p>Clyne enjoyed another full season as Klopp&#8217;s to-go right-back before injuries put his career on a downward trajectory. The 29-year-old, overtaken by Joe Gomez and then Trent Alexander-Arnold, was sent out on loan to Bournemouth in January 2019 and he enjoyed a decent run of games. He has since returned to <span id=\"urn:enhancement-532bd67\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/liverpool_f-c\">Liverpool<\/span>, but is again sidelined by injury problems.<\/p>\n<h2>Centre-back: Dejan Lovren<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1087734\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/05\/06180602\/rsz_11pa-40444889.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1368\" height=\"912\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/05\/06180602\/rsz_11pa-40444889.jpg 1368w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/05\/06180602\/rsz_11pa-40444889-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/05\/06180602\/rsz_11pa-40444889-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/05\/06180602\/rsz_11pa-40444889-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/05\/06180602\/rsz_11pa-40444889-66x44.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1368px) 100vw, 1368px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Age: <\/strong>30<br \/>\n<strong>Current club: <span id=\"urn:enhancement-c755dc90\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/liverpool_f-c\"><\/span><\/strong>Liverpool<\/p>\n<p>The hero of the night, Dejan Lovren has often received criticism from <span id=\"urn:enhancement-39eead63\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/liverpool_f-c\">Liverpool<\/span> fans and pundits alike for making key mistakes over the years.<\/p>\n<p>But the Croatian remains part of Klopp&#8217;s Liverpool side currently chasing the Premier League title, although he has seen his playing time severely restricted with Virgil van Dijk, Joel Matip and Joe Gomez ahead of him in the pecking order.<\/p>\n<h2>Centre-back: Mamadou Sakho<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1139613\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/04\/14122632\/1139604_1139604_mamadou-sakho-crystal-palace-2017-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1610\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/04\/14122632\/1139604_1139604_mamadou-sakho-crystal-palace-2017-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/04\/14122632\/1139604_1139604_mamadou-sakho-crystal-palace-2017-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/04\/14122632\/1139604_1139604_mamadou-sakho-crystal-palace-2017-1024x644.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/04\/14122632\/1139604_1139604_mamadou-sakho-crystal-palace-2017-768x483.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/04\/14122632\/1139604_1139604_mamadou-sakho-crystal-palace-2017-1536x966.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/04\/14122632\/1139604_1139604_mamadou-sakho-crystal-palace-2017-2048x1288.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/04\/14122632\/1139604_1139604_mamadou-sakho-crystal-palace-2017-66x42.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Age: <\/strong>30<br \/>\n<strong>Current club: <\/strong>Crystal Palace<\/p>\n<p>Another one of <span id=\"urn:enhancement-7fbaa658\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/liverpool_f-c\">Liverpool&#8217;s<\/span> goalscorers, Mamadou Sakho wouldn&#8217;t last much longer at Anfield after the 2015\/16 season. The Frenchman was sent on loan to Crystal Palace in 2017 and the move was made permanent the following summer.<\/p>\n<p>Sakho remains at Crystal Palace now but his 2019\/20 campaign has been hit by injury problems.<\/p>\n<h2>Left-back: Alberto Moreno<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1085728\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/04\/24152216\/alberto-moreno-liverpool-2019.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"671\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/04\/24152216\/alberto-moreno-liverpool-2019.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/04\/24152216\/alberto-moreno-liverpool-2019-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/04\/24152216\/alberto-moreno-liverpool-2019-768x503.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/04\/24152216\/alberto-moreno-liverpool-2019-66x43.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Age: <\/strong>27<br \/>\n<strong>Current club: <\/strong>Villarreal<\/p>\n<p>Alberto Moreno never really settled at <span id=\"urn:enhancement-9e24e89c\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/liverpool_f-c\">Liverpool<\/span> after joining from Sevilla in 2014, although he was a frequent starter at left-back.<\/p>\n<p>Even after <span id=\"urn:enhancement-34e4704e\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/liverpool_f-c\">Liverpool<\/span> signed Andrew Robertson in the summer of 2017, Moreno remained first-choice left-back until an injury forced <span id=\"urn:enhancement-cedfed73\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/jurgen_klopp\">Klopp<\/span> to turn his attention to the Scot. Robertson&#8217;s success effectively ended Moreno&#8217;s <span id=\"urn:enhancement-d175720d\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/liverpool_f-c\">Liverpool<\/span> career as he struggled to get back into the team upon his return to fitness, eventually being sold to Villarreal.<\/p>\n<h2>Central midfield: James Milner<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1095650\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/06\/25153456\/james-milner-liverpool.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"693\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/06\/25153456\/james-milner-liverpool.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/06\/25153456\/james-milner-liverpool-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/06\/25153456\/james-milner-liverpool-768x520.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/06\/25153456\/james-milner-liverpool-66x45.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Age: <\/strong>34<br \/>\n<strong>Current club: <span id=\"urn:enhancement-b1c95124\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/liverpool_f-c\"><\/span><\/strong>Liverpool<\/p>\n<p>Like Clyne, James Milner was signed by <span id=\"urn:enhancement-ce0cae3a\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/liverpool_f-c\">Liverpool<\/span> at the start of the 2015\/16 season, and the Englishman has gone on to become a key member of <span id=\"urn:enhancement-cdeb959a\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/jurgen_klopp\">Klopp<\/span>&#8216;s successful side.<\/p>\n<p>Over the years, Milner has performed a utility role, dropping to full-back at times when injuries have built up. He remains at <span id=\"urn:enhancement-5e0aa605\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/liverpool_f-c\">Liverpool<\/span> and, although his playing time has been scarce in the Premier League in 2019\/20, he remains at the heart of the <span id=\"urn:enhancement-da9e36b1\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/liverpool_f-c\">Reds<\/span>&#8216; squad.<\/p>\n<h2>Central midfield: Emre Can<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1083619\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/04\/11093349\/PA-34835542.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/04\/11093349\/PA-34835542.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/04\/11093349\/PA-34835542-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/04\/11093349\/PA-34835542-768x535.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/04\/11093349\/PA-34835542-66x46.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Age: <\/strong>26<br \/>\n<strong>Current club:\u00a0<span id=\"urn:enhancement-ab96430d\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/borussia_dortmund\"><\/span><\/strong>Borussia Dortmund (on loan from Juventus)<\/p>\n<p>Another player who previously performed in a utility role for <span id=\"urn:enhancement-7df3c6f3\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/liverpool_f-c\">Liverpool<\/span>, Emre Can spent four years at Anfield mostly in midfield or at centre-back.<\/p>\n<p>Even in his final season, Can was a frequent starter for <span id=\"urn:enhancement-287f77fd\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/jurgen_klopp\">Klopp<\/span> but the Germany international was still allowed to leave for Juventus on a free transfer. He has since been loaned to <span id=\"urn:enhancement-69aab2a8\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/liverpool_f-c\">Liverpool&#8217;s<\/span> 2016 opponents Dortmund, with the move set to be made permanent in the summer.<\/p>\n<h2>Right-wing: Adam Lallana<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1099467\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/07\/30223150\/adam-lallana-champions-league-final-2019.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/07\/30223150\/adam-lallana-champions-league-final-2019.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/07\/30223150\/adam-lallana-champions-league-final-2019-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/07\/30223150\/adam-lallana-champions-league-final-2019-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/07\/30223150\/adam-lallana-champions-league-final-2019-66x44.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Age: <\/strong>31<br \/>\n<strong>Current club: <span id=\"urn:enhancement-33a41fd4\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/liverpool_f-c\"><\/span><\/strong>Liverpool<\/p>\n<p>One of a handful of Southampton players to join <span id=\"urn:enhancement-38235262\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/liverpool_f-c\">Liverpool<\/span>, Adam Lallana was one of the most highly-rated English midfielders upon his arrival at Anfield.<\/p>\n<p>He was a frequent starter for <span id=\"urn:enhancement-58396fb0\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/liverpool_f-c\">Liverpool<\/span> under <span id=\"urn:enhancement-9007535a\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/jurgen_klopp\">Klopp<\/span>, playing across the midfield including on the wing when required. But injury issues have stopped Lallana from hitting the heights many expected of him, restricting the midfielder to just nine Premier League starts since 2017\/18.<\/p>\n<h2>Attacking midfield: Roberto Firmino<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1126171\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/01\/19171255\/firmino-man-utd.jpg\" alt=\"Liverpool vs Man Utd | Premier League\" width=\"1024\" height=\"672\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/01\/19171255\/firmino-man-utd.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/01\/19171255\/firmino-man-utd-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/01\/19171255\/firmino-man-utd-768x504.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/01\/19171255\/firmino-man-utd-66x43.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Age: <\/strong>28<br \/>\n<strong>Current club: <span id=\"urn:enhancement-824b37f6\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/liverpool_f-c\"><\/span><\/strong>Liverpool<\/p>\n<p>When Roberto Firmino first joined <span id=\"urn:enhancement-96c2800d\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/liverpool_f-c\">Liverpool<\/span>, he was largely used as an attacking midfielder, playing just behind the striker.<\/p>\n<p>But as the years have gone on, Firmino&#8217;s influence in attack grew and he has been the man picked to lead the line for <span id=\"urn:enhancement-9672c3ed\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/liverpool_f-c\">Liverpool<\/span>, enjoying a lot of success in the process. His understanding with Sadio Mane and <span id=\"urn:enhancement-a2eda705\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/mohamed_salah\">Mohamed Salah<\/span> has given <span id=\"urn:enhancement-6f942f25\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/liverpool_f-c\">Liverpool<\/span> one of the most exciting front threes in football right now.<\/p>\n<h2>Left-wing: Philippe Coutinho<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1082021\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/04\/03134547\/coutinho-liverpool-2017.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"689\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/04\/03134547\/coutinho-liverpool-2017.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/04\/03134547\/coutinho-liverpool-2017-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/04\/03134547\/coutinho-liverpool-2017-768x517.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/04\/03134547\/coutinho-liverpool-2017-66x44.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Age: <\/strong>27<br \/>\n<strong>Current club: <\/strong>Bayern Munich (on loan from Barcelona)<\/p>\n<p>During <span id=\"urn:enhancement-10a4b3e5\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/jurgen_klopp\">Klopp<\/span>&#8216;s early years as <span id=\"urn:enhancement-b07af77d\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/liverpool_f-c\">Liverpool<\/span> manager, Philippe Coutinho was very much the star of the show, sometimes winning matches on his own in what was a difficult period for the <span id=\"urn:enhancement-1844ec52\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/liverpool_f-c\">Reds<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Even as they bolstered their squad, Coutinho remained a star man until his departure for Barcelona in 2018. Things haven&#8217;t exactly gone to plan for Coutinho since that move, with the 27-year-old currently on loan at Bayern Munich and being linked with a return to the Premier League.<\/p>\n<h2>Striker: Divock Origi<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1097552\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/07\/09155821\/Divock-Origi-Liverpool-2019.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"680\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/07\/09155821\/Divock-Origi-Liverpool-2019.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/07\/09155821\/Divock-Origi-Liverpool-2019-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/07\/09155821\/Divock-Origi-Liverpool-2019-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/07\/09155821\/Divock-Origi-Liverpool-2019-66x44.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Age: <\/strong>24<br \/>\n<strong>Current club: <span id=\"urn:enhancement-6bdc93d7\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/liverpool_f-c\"><\/span><\/strong>Liverpool<\/p>\n<p>Divock Origi has had a strange time at <span id=\"urn:enhancement-8e629f52\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/liverpool_f-c\">Liverpool<\/span>, struggling to endear himself to the fans in the early stages of his career, as he often failed in front of goal.<\/p>\n<p>But the Belgian wrote himself into <span id=\"urn:enhancement-a543f1d0\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/liverpool_f-c\">Liverpool<\/span> history books during the <span id=\"urn:enhancement-d8153d93\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/liverpool_f-c\">Reds<\/span>&#8216; 2018\/19 Champions League-winning campaign, scoring twice in the semi-final against Barcelona and netting again in the final win over Tottenham Hotspur.<\/p>\n<h2>Substitutes<\/h2>\n<h2>Joe Allen<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Age: <\/strong>30<br \/>\n<strong>Current club: <\/strong>Stoke City<\/p>\n<p>Signed from Swansea in 2012, Joe Allen was a decent member of the Liverpool squad under Brendan Rodgers, although he rarely set the world alight with his displays. Allen was sold to Stoke in 2016, after less than a season with Klopp in charge.<\/p>\n<h2>Daniel Sturridge<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Age: <\/strong>30<br \/>\n<strong>Current club: <\/strong>Unattached<\/p>\n<p>Daniel Sturridge formed an excellent partnership with Luis Suarez during the 2013\/14 campaign but struggled to replicate that under Klopp. After a loan spell with West Brom in 2018, Sturridge was sold to Trabzonspor last summer &#8212; but recently saw his contract terminated.<\/p>\n<h2>Lucas Leiva<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Age: <\/strong>33<br \/>\n<strong>Current club: <\/strong>Lazio<\/p>\n<p>Lucas Leiva spent 10 years with Liverpool between 2007 and 2017, often as a starter in the midfield. However, in Lucas&#8217; final season at Anfield he was restricted to appearances from the bench which led to his departure for Lazio.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1139639\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/04\/14142442\/1139604_1139604_liverpool-vs-dortmund-2016-xi.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/04\/14142442\/1139604_1139604_liverpool-vs-dortmund-2016-xi.png 1200w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/04\/14142442\/1139604_1139604_liverpool-vs-dortmund-2016-xi-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/04\/14142442\/1139604_1139604_liverpool-vs-dortmund-2016-xi-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/04\/14142442\/1139604_1139604_liverpool-vs-dortmund-2016-xi-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/04\/14142442\/1139604_1139604_liverpool-vs-dortmund-2016-xi-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/04\/14142442\/1139604_1139604_liverpool-vs-dortmund-2016-xi-50x50.png 50w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/04\/14142442\/1139604_1139604_liverpool-vs-dortmund-2016-xi-66x65.png 66w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/04\/14142442\/1139604_1139604_liverpool-vs-dortmund-2016-xi-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<h1>Borussia Dortmund<\/h1>\n<h2>Goalkeeper: Roman Weidenfeller<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1139619\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/04\/14130958\/1139604_1139604_roman-weidenfeller-dortmund-2018-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/04\/14130958\/1139604_1139604_roman-weidenfeller-dortmund-2018-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/04\/14130958\/1139604_1139604_roman-weidenfeller-dortmund-2018-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/04\/14130958\/1139604_1139604_roman-weidenfeller-dortmund-2018-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/04\/14130958\/1139604_1139604_roman-weidenfeller-dortmund-2018-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/04\/14130958\/1139604_1139604_roman-weidenfeller-dortmund-2018-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/04\/14130958\/1139604_1139604_roman-weidenfeller-dortmund-2018-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/04\/14130958\/1139604_1139604_roman-weidenfeller-dortmund-2018-66x44.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Age: <\/strong>39<br \/>\n<strong>Current club: <\/strong>Retired<\/p>\n<p>For fans of a certain age, it&#8217;ll be hard to think of a Borussia Dortmund goalkeeper that wasn&#8217;t Roman Weidenfeller &#8212; such was his domination of the number one jersey. The German spent 16 years with the club, helping them to two Bundesliga titles before retiring in 2018.<\/p>\n<h2>Right-back: Lukasz Piszczek<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1078659\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/03\/06141721\/Lukasz-Piszczek.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/03\/06141721\/Lukasz-Piszczek.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/03\/06141721\/Lukasz-Piszczek-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/03\/06141721\/Lukasz-Piszczek-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/03\/06141721\/Lukasz-Piszczek-66x44.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Age: <\/strong>34<br \/>\n<strong>Current club: <\/strong>Dortmund<\/p>\n<p>Like Weidenfeller, Piszczek has become synonymous with Dortmund over the years, making the right-back spot his own. The Polish full-back is still at Dortmund but has filled in at centre-back this season, with Lucien Favre switching to a three-man central defence.<\/p>\n<h2>Centre-back: Sokratis<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1134667\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/02205451\/1134661_1134661_PA-Sokratis-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1515\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/02205451\/1134661_1134661_PA-Sokratis-1.jpg 1515w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/02205451\/1134661_1134661_PA-Sokratis-1-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/02205451\/1134661_1134661_PA-Sokratis-1-768x519.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/02205451\/1134661_1134661_PA-Sokratis-1-1024x692.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/02205451\/1134661_1134661_PA-Sokratis-1-66x45.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1515px) 100vw, 1515px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Age: <\/strong>31<br \/>\n<strong>Current club: <\/strong>Arsenal<\/p>\n<p>At one point it looked hard to break up the Dortmund defensive partnership of Neven Subotic and Mats Hummels, but Sokratis did exactly that, linking up with the latter.<\/p>\n<p>The Greek&#8217;s fine performances for Dortmund, including after Hummels left for Bayern Munich, earned him a move to Arsenal in 2018 where he is currently a first-choice centre-back.<\/p>\n<h2>Centre-back: Mats Hummels<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1131031\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/02\/15171322\/PA-Hummels-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1668\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/02\/15171322\/PA-Hummels-1.jpg 1668w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/02\/15171322\/PA-Hummels-1-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/02\/15171322\/PA-Hummels-1-768x471.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/02\/15171322\/PA-Hummels-1-1024x629.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/02\/15171322\/PA-Hummels-1-66x41.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1668px) 100vw, 1668px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Age: <\/strong>31<br \/>\n<strong>Current club: <\/strong>Dortmund<\/p>\n<p>The 2015\/16 campaign was Hummels&#8217; final one for Dortmund before his move to Bayern, having spent eight years in North Rhine-Westphalia.<\/p>\n<p>Hummels&#8217; return to Bavaria &#8212; having come through Bayern&#8217;s academy &#8212; lasted just three years with the German giants struggling to improve their Champions League standings. The centre-back rejoined Dortmund last summer.<\/p>\n<h2>Left-back: Marcel Schmelzer<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1083191\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/04\/09133952\/Eliseu-malaga-dortmund.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"777\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/04\/09133952\/Eliseu-malaga-dortmund.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/04\/09133952\/Eliseu-malaga-dortmund-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/04\/09133952\/Eliseu-malaga-dortmund-768x583.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/04\/09133952\/Eliseu-malaga-dortmund-66x50.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Age: <\/strong>32<br \/>\n<strong>Current club: <\/strong>Dortmund<\/p>\n<p>Marcel Schmelzer is Dortmund through and through, having come through the club&#8217;s academy, and he still remains part of the squad in 2019\/20.<\/p>\n<p>However, over the past few years the left-back has had to make do with a dwindling role due to injury problems and the performances of Achraf Hakimi.<\/p>\n<h2>Central midfielder: Gonzalo Castro<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1139628\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/04\/14134930\/1139604_1139604_gonzalo-castro-stuttgart-2020-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/04\/14134930\/1139604_1139604_gonzalo-castro-stuttgart-2020-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/04\/14134930\/1139604_1139604_gonzalo-castro-stuttgart-2020-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/04\/14134930\/1139604_1139604_gonzalo-castro-stuttgart-2020-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/04\/14134930\/1139604_1139604_gonzalo-castro-stuttgart-2020-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/04\/14134930\/1139604_1139604_gonzalo-castro-stuttgart-2020-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/04\/14134930\/1139604_1139604_gonzalo-castro-stuttgart-2020-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/04\/14134930\/1139604_1139604_gonzalo-castro-stuttgart-2020-66x44.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Age: <\/strong>32<br \/>\n<strong>Current club: <\/strong>Stuttgart<\/p>\n<p>The 2015\/16 campaign was Gonzalo Castro&#8217;s first with Dortmund having signed from Bayer Leverkusen in the summer.<\/p>\n<p>Castro went straight into the midfield and kept a consistent place in the team for two seasons before a third brought less game time. As a result, Castro was allowed to leave for VfB Stuttgart, tasting relegation with the club and now playing in 2. Bundesliga.<\/p>\n<h2>Central midfielder: Julian Weigl<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1091191\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/05\/29135929\/PA-42192341.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/05\/29135929\/PA-42192341.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/05\/29135929\/PA-42192341-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/05\/29135929\/PA-42192341-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/05\/29135929\/PA-42192341-66x44.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Age: <\/strong>24<br \/>\n<strong>Current club: <\/strong>Benfica<\/p>\n<p>Another player enjoying his first season as a Dortmund man in 2015\/16, Julian Weigl was just 20 at the time of the Liverpool tie but already looked to be a big part of the German club.<\/p>\n<p>Weigl remained a Dortmund player and a consistent starter until his sale to Benfica in January 2020.<\/p>\n<h2>Right-winger: Henrikh Mkhitaryan<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1106654\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/09\/16120024\/Henrikh-Mkhitaryan-Roma-2019.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/09\/16120024\/Henrikh-Mkhitaryan-Roma-2019.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/09\/16120024\/Henrikh-Mkhitaryan-Roma-2019-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/09\/16120024\/Henrikh-Mkhitaryan-Roma-2019-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/09\/16120024\/Henrikh-Mkhitaryan-Roma-2019-66x44.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Age: <\/strong>31<br \/>\n<strong>Current club: <\/strong>Roma (on loan from Arsenal)<\/p>\n<p>At the time of the match with Liverpool, Dortmund had an extremely talented front line, including Henrikh Mkhitaryan. 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