Liverpool arrive back in England after record-breaking Champions League away win over Maribor

  • Liverpool romped to a 7-0 win away in Maribor on Tuesday night
  • The result puts the Reds top of Champions League Group D on goal difference
  • Jurgen Klopp's side now begin preparations for Sunday's trip to Tottenham

Liverpool landed back home in the early hours of Wednesday morning after their record-breaking Champions League away win in Slovenia.

Jurgen Klopp and his players landed back in Liverpool at 1.20am, just hours after thrashing Maribor 7-0.

The result marked the joint-biggest away win in the history of the competition and put the Reds top of Group D on goal difference.

Jurgen Klopp arrived back in Liverpool in the early hours of Wednesday morning

Jurgen Klopp arrived back in Liverpool in the early hours of Wednesday morning

Philippe Coutinho handles a brightly coloured bag after starring in the win over Maribor

Philippe Coutinho handles a brightly coloured bag after starring in the win over Maribor

Roberto Firmino sports a red cap after firing a brace either side of half-time in Maribor

Roberto Firmino sports a red cap after firing a brace either side of half-time in Maribor

Liverpool raced into a four-goal lead in the first-half thanks to strikes from Roberto Firmino, Philippe Coutinho and a Mohamed Salah brace.


Firmino added a second after half-time with further strikes from Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, his first since joining from Arsenal, and Trent Alexander-Arnold adding gloss to the final score.

Klopp admitted he had no idea his side had matched a Champions League record, but was pleased to see his charges write their names into the record books. 

'We spoke a few times about how the wonderful history of this club can sometimes feel like a backpack so it's nice to write history, and it will probably be difficult to beat that.

Joel Matip was part of the defence which kept a second successive clean sheet

Joel Matip was part of the defence which kept a second successive clean sheet

Alberto Moreno retained his place at left-back on Tuesday night
James Milner captained the side in midfield

Alberto Moreno and James Milner both started in the 7-0 romp against Maribor on Tuesday

Club captain Jordan Henderson was left on the bench by Jurgen Klopp in Slovenia

Club captain Jordan Henderson was left on the bench by Jurgen Klopp in Slovenia

'It's quite rare that you win 7-0 but it shows again we did unbelievably well. I think Maribor was quite confident before the game because of different reasons [and] because they are a very good team.'

With Spartak Moscow soaring to a surprise 5-1 win against Sevilla, Liverpool now top the group with five points from three games.

But before they can turn their attentions to the return clash with Maribor in a fortnight, Liverpool most focus on their Premier League form.

Dejan Lovren arrives back after playing the full 90 minutes on Tuesday night

Dejan Lovren arrives back after playing the full 90 minutes on Tuesday night

They lie eighth in the table, already nine points off league leaders Manchester City and face a challenging trip to Wembley to take on Tottenham at the weekend.

Klopp added: 'We try to use the result now, but the next game is against Tottenham so it's pretty likely it will not be a similar result,' he said.

'But no problem, we have four or five days to recover and prepare for the game, so that's good and we are already looking forward to it.'

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