Liverpool progressed to the round-of-16 in the Europa League after defeating Augsburg courtesy a 5th minute James Milner penalty. The game was as much about the League Cup final on Sunday, and a win, even if it wasn’t all too convincing, would come as a massive boost for the side.
Here are three things we learnt from the game.
Liverpool attack sparkles, but misses final touch
In the opening stages of the game, and in moments later on, Liverpool’s attack genuinely looked very good. It seemed as though the side could go on to score a beautiful team goal at any time.