Jimmy Jazz
Well-Known Member
I stay just up the road so would like to get down to this.
https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/sport/football/murrayfield-could-host-liverpool-v-16353742
Murrayfield could host Liverpool v Napoli pre-season friendly
Italian opposition could also feature in the game scheduled for late July
Liverpool are considering using Murrayfield as a venue for a pre-season fixture on 28 or 29 of July.
The Anfield club, who face Tottenham in this Saturday night’s UEFA Champions League final, had been in discussions with their opponents over using their newly opened stadium for a fixture ahead of the new season.
Those talks have ended though, and the Anfield club are exploring the possibility of heading to Edinburgh to potentially play Italian Serie A side Napoli at the home of Scottish rugby.
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The venue has hosted glamours friendlies before, except those did at least involve Hearts and Hibs.
The Jambos faced Barcelona in July 2007. A crowd of almost 58,000 watched Juho Makela cancel out Ronaldinho’s opener before the Brazilian scored a second and Mexican Gio Dos Santos added a third to seal a 3-1 win for Los Cules.
They were back in the Scottish capital a year later, this time to take on Hibs. This was a more one-sided affair, as a Lionel Messi-inspired Barca strolled to a 6-0 win over the Hibees, watched by a much smaller crowd of just under 24,000.
Murrayfield has been used for football on several occasions before since. Hearts have played a number of European ties there, as have Celtic, while the pair faced in other at the stadium in last season’s Betfred Cup semi-final.
https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/sport/football/murrayfield-could-host-liverpool-v-16353742
Murrayfield could host Liverpool v Napoli pre-season friendly
Italian opposition could also feature in the game scheduled for late July
Liverpool are considering using Murrayfield as a venue for a pre-season fixture on 28 or 29 of July.
The Anfield club, who face Tottenham in this Saturday night’s UEFA Champions League final, had been in discussions with their opponents over using their newly opened stadium for a fixture ahead of the new season.
Those talks have ended though, and the Anfield club are exploring the possibility of heading to Edinburgh to potentially play Italian Serie A side Napoli at the home of Scottish rugby.
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The venue has hosted glamours friendlies before, except those did at least involve Hearts and Hibs.
The Jambos faced Barcelona in July 2007. A crowd of almost 58,000 watched Juho Makela cancel out Ronaldinho’s opener before the Brazilian scored a second and Mexican Gio Dos Santos added a third to seal a 3-1 win for Los Cules.
They were back in the Scottish capital a year later, this time to take on Hibs. This was a more one-sided affair, as a Lionel Messi-inspired Barca strolled to a 6-0 win over the Hibees, watched by a much smaller crowd of just under 24,000.
Murrayfield has been used for football on several occasions before since. Hearts have played a number of European ties there, as have Celtic, while the pair faced in other at the stadium in last season’s Betfred Cup semi-final.