Liverpool and Real Madrid are becoming familiar foes but the Spanish outfit haven’t had too many trips to Merseyside in their history and so may not have been expecting the ‘welcoming’ they received.
Videos on social media have been shared and apparently show fireworks being set off outside the hotel where Carlo Ancelotti’s team were staying, on the night before the big match.
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This is not something that you ordinarily see our fans do and will be something that is seen as embarrassing by some of our supporters and those of rival teams too.
It may give us an edge on the pitch if the opposition are lacking sleep but it also seems to go a little against what our fanbase is best known for.
You can watch the video of the fireworks via @DLent91 on Twitter:
Fireworks being set off outside the Real Madrid team's hotel last night 🎆 #LFC
📹 @DLent91 pic.twitter.com/E4AeDqCOZE— Empire of the Kop (@empireofthekop) February 21, 2023
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