Liverpool wasted chances as it dropped Champions League points in a 1-1 draw at Spartak Moscow on Tuesday managing to extract only one point from the game.
Liverpool fell behind after Fernando's free-kick from 25 meters for Spartak in the 23rd minute.
GIF-Г⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽Л! @fcsm_official#UCL #ЛигаЧемпионов. Группа E. 2-й тур. #СпартакЛиверпуль #SpartakLFC 1:0 23' Фернандо pic.twitter.com/4AphYC0DVR
— РФПЛ⚽️🏆 (@rfpl) September 26, 2017
However, eight minutes later Liverpool responded with a fine finish by Philippe Coutinho who fired the ball above the Spartak goalkeeper.
GIF-Г⚽Л! @LFC#ЛигаЧемпионов. Группа E. 2-й тур. #СпартакЛиверпуль 1:1 31' Филиппе Коутиньо pic.twitter.com/0vQ55FzZir
— РФПЛ⚽️🏆 (@rfpl) September 26, 2017
Liverpool and Spartak both have two points with draws in their first two Champions League matches and fall behind Group E leaders Sevilla, who went clear at the top after beating Slovenian side Maribor 3-0 in Tuesday's other Group E game.
Russian fans are celebrating the success of the Reds.
Before the game, Spartak Football Academy students gave Liverpool fans commemorative red t-shirts decorated with a timeline of the two clubs' matches as a part of a special welcoming event Gentlefan.
Russian fans handing out 'Gentlefan Russian Warm Welcome' shirts to visiting #LFC fans, with dates of previous meetings #UCL pic.twitter.com/WD18edlqNd
— Danny Armstrong (@DannyWArmstrong) September 26, 2017
Spartak's under-17s players handing out commemorative t-shirts to Liverpool fans ahead of kick off as part of the Gentlefan initiative. pic.twitter.com/uxd2PaQ2Gh
— Tony Barrett (@TonyBarrett) September 26, 2017
