Liverpool v Werder BremenTuesday 17th July 2007 @ 19:15
Brühl Stadium, Grenchen South, Switzerland
TV and Radio: If you've already signed up to the Setanta package £9.99 a month this game is shown live (as is the Auxerre game on Friday). Eurosport (on web) have live radio commentary. No doubt there will be internet streams available. (Thread for Internet streams discussion is here
http://www.lfcreds.com/reds/index.php/topic,1288.0.html)
So.... widely tipped to be Fernando Torres Liverpool debut - but will he get a goal?
The team should certainly be the most 'senior-looking' of all our pre-seasons to date.
Some Facts Werder Bremen have won the Bundesliga four times - the last in 2004.
They were the 'winter champions' last season ie. top before the winter break. They eventually finished 3rd in the German League mirroring Liverpool's position in the Premiership.
They reached the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup - being knocked out by eventual runners up RCD Espanyol.
They were a green and white half striped shirt (will the reds be playing in their new European away or traditional red shirts?)
Players you may know: Diego and Carlos Alberto (both Brazilian midfielders). The team have just lost Miroslav Klose (one of the stars of the World Cup) who has moved to Bayern Munich.
Liverpool have never played Bremen in a competitive match. They have met once before in a Friendly in December 1978 which ended 1-1. The reds goalscorer that night was Phil Neal.
My prediction:
Torres broken leg lose 5-0 Torres to get his debut goal - 2-1 to the Reds.
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