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:
81 mins: Red Star 2 - 0 Liverpool
Corner for Liverpool. Milner takes it. Red Star clear. It's like a repeating pattern.
84 mins: Red Star 2 - 0 Liverpool
It's been a game of what ifs and half chances for Liverpool. Matip meets a long throw from Gomez but the ball hits his chest instead of his head and he can't control it.
87 mins: Red Star 2 - 0 Liverpool
Time looks to have run out for Liverpool. The Red Star fans are in thunderous voice and they haven't stopped singing all game. IT's been a monumental performance from the Serbian side.
90 mins: Red Star 2 - 0 Liverpool
5 minutes of added time but I don't think it will impact this game too much. Red Star have just played better than Liverpool this evening.
90+5 mins: Red Star 2 - 0 Liverpool
That sums up Liverpool's night. Salah challenges for the ball in the Red Star area, loses but it falls to him anyway. He strikes it but Borjan dives and saves it.
Red Star have the victory and they've deserved it. Group C is now wide open!
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