As Champions League events go, they do not come a lot larger than a visit to Anfield.
That is what awaits Rangers on Tuesday as they head south of the border for what's going to certainly be a bunch stage conflict to recollect. It isn't usually Scotland and England collide on the most important membership stage and that is definitely probably the most eagerly anticipated 'Battle of Britain' clashes in latest reminiscence.
Giovanni van Bronckhorst 's aspect arrive on Merseyside as large underdogs, with the bookies all-but writing off their probabilities of getting a outcome. Liverpool had been finalists on this competitors only a few brief months in the past however they've had a well-documented battle on the outset of the brand new marketing campaign. Jurgen Klopp 's staff are languishing 10 locations down the Premier League and dropped extra factors on the weekend in a rollercoaster 3-3 dwelling draw with Brighton.
They did defeat Ajax of their second group stage marketing campaign nevertheless it's honest to say they have not fairly banished a bruising 4-1 defeat away at Napoli on match day one. That is why they will be wanting to make an announcement when Rangers come to city.
With the oddsmakers not giving them a hope towards Klopp's expensively assembled staff of superstars, the Ibrox devoted may cling to any good omens they will. If you happen to consider in such issues, Tuesday night time's referee is Clement Turpin - who was the person within the center for Rangers' well-known Europa League win away at Dortmund and in Liverpool's UCL Closing defeat to Actual Madrid again in Might. On that foundation, he seems to be UEFA's man for the massive event.
To cling to such issues seems like doing the Ibrox aspect, Europa League finalists themselves final season, a disservice. However it's nonetheless value analysing how the referee will deal with this week's massive event.
Having dealt with the grandest recreation in European membership soccer, he is definitely not brief on expertise, having graduated to the massive one from the 2021 Europa League Closing. That was a quiet night time for Turpin when it comes to meting out playing cards as he issued just one, to Madrid's Vinicius Jr.
Usually, nonetheless, he isn't shy in taking names. Turpin has dished out 42 bookings in his final 14 video games. As a Frenchman, his common beat is in Ligue 1, refereeing in his homeland's top-flght since 2008.