CNN —As bad days at the office go, it’s unlikely Sparta Prague will have endured many worse than on Thursday.
Things did get slightly better for Sparta – albeit very briefly – as Veljko Birmančević reduced the aggregate deficit to seven goals when he scored just before half-time to make it 4-1 on the night.
“We were really, really after them, at them – however you want to call it – and scored wonderful goals.
“A long time in my life, I obviously worked for a smaller club – not that Sparta are a small club – but I worked in Germany for a smaller club with Mainz.
You can win games, but you need a little bit of help from the opponent – we didn’t give any help [tonight].
Persons:
Darwin Nuñez, Bobby Clark, Mo Salah, Cody Gakpo, Birmančević, Liverpool wasn’t, Gakpo, Dominik Szoboszlai, “, ” Klopp, –, ”, Klopp, Salah, ” “ I’ve, Peter Byrne, Brian Priske
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CNN, Europa, Anfield, Liverpool, Sparta, Sparta ”, Press Association
Locations:
it’s, Sparta Prague, Sparta, Germany, Mainz