Red Star vs Liverpool, Champions League: Jurgen Klopp's men stunned in 2-0 defeat
Re-live all the action from the Rajko Mitić Stadium
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Your support makes all the difference.A damaging 2-0 defeat to Red Star Belgrade in Serbia sealed Liverpool's worst away run in Europe's elite club competition in 39 years and made qualifying from Group C that bit harder.
Two first-half strikes from Milan Pavkov, a 24-year-old scoring his first European goals in only his 11th appearance, were enough to beat the off-colour Reds.
A third successive Champions League away defeat, taking into account May's semi-final reverse in Rome, equalled the run of 1979 which was 'achieved' over three seasons, not three successive matches.
It posed plenty of questions for manager Jurgen Klopp, whose decision to leave Xherdan Shaqiri, of Kosovar-Albanian parentage, at home in order to lessen local hostilities, had no bearing on this performance.
Re-live all the action below:
51 mins: Red Star 2 - 0 Liverpool
Lallana this time runs in behind the right back and delivers a cross into the box. Savic gets it clear but Liverpool already look more composed when they've got the ball.
54 mins: Red Star 2 - 0 Liverpool
Mane and Lallana have a breakdown in communication as Mane plays Lallana through just as he stops running. Red Star have the ball now.
57 mins: Red Star 2 - 0 Liverpool
Robertson tries to cross the ball in from the left but it takes a deflection. The ball spoons up and lands on the crossbar, that could have easily dropped into the goal. Stojkovic went down during the play and looks to be in a bad way as the medics come running onto the pitch.
60 mins: Red Star 2 - 0 Liverpool
Stojkovic goes off injured and Liverpool have the chance to play against 10 men. The ball is threaded through to Lallana but he can't control it and it goes out.
Stojkovic is now replaced with Gobeljic
63 mins: Red Star 2 - 0 Liverpool
Milner makes a good run into the box from the right and wins a corner. Salah takes it and hits the side netting of the goal!
66 mins: Red Star 2 - 0 Liverpool
Marko Marin who's on a yellow card is replaced with Causic. Liverpool are taking their time in their build up play but they need to make something happen. Less than half an hour of this match left.
69 mins: Red Star 2 - 0 Liverpool
Red Star's defence is holding strong and they are keeping Liverpool at bay. For all Liverpool's talent and goal scoring prowess it just feels as though it's not going to be their night. Salah takes a long range shot and Borjan saves it.
72 mins: Red Star 2 - 0 Liverpool
Salah wins a throw in and Gomez takes but it's a poor one and Red Star boot it clear. Jovicic comes on for Krsticic to bolster the defensive set up of Red Star.
75 mins: Red Star 2 - 0 Liverpool
Red Star put massive pressure on the ball and take it off Liverpool just as they develop a decent attack. The home side break quickly but can't close off the game.
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