Sounders draw Tigres in Leagues Cup
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Whether the Leagues Cup the latest attempt by Major League Soccer to create synergy with Liga MX is anticipated by anyone other than executives in New York is up for debate. But after a year-long hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, it’s finally returns in its full form.
And the Seattle Sounders will see a familiar opponent.
The Sounders will face off against Tigres UANL at Lumen Field in the Quarterfinals of the tournament on Tuesday, Aug. 10 at 7 PM PT. MLS and Liga MX announced the participants and schedule on Wednesday, which will again be held entirely in the United States.
With Chelsea’s defeat of Manchester City at the Estadio do Dragao, Edouard Mendy and Hakim Ziyech become the latest Africans to win the Champions League.
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Steven Gerrard said Liverpool did not “believe in miracles” and Jamie Carragher thought his “dreams had turned to dust”, but 15 years ago Rafael Benitez’s side pulled off one of football’s greatest heists to beat AC Milan in the Champions League final.
The English side were underdogs before kick-off in Istanbul despite edging out Chelsea in the semi-finals and a strong Juventus outfit in the last eight, but were completely written off when 3-0 down at half-time in their bid for a fifth European Cup.
Treble memories: How Houllier s trophy-winning squad was built
Chris Shaw Gerard Houllier s Liverpool project was almost two years in the making at the outset of what would prove to be an historic 2000-01 season.
The Frenchman had taken sole charge of the Reds in November 1998 and steadily set about moulding a squad that combined local talent and passion with European pedigree.
“He always said he wanted a Liverpool heart at the core of Liverpool Football Club,” explained Houllier’s assistant manager, Phil Thompson.
“That’s what he’d known of before. That’s what he envisaged his team to go ahead. He wanted a younger team; he wanted to change it and have a young, vibrant team who could compete and sort of take on the bigger boys.”