liverpool champions league Bill Shankly began managing Liverpool in 1959, and it was under him that the team first competed in European competition in 1964–65 , qualifying for the European Cup by winning the First Division championship the previous season . [ 9 ] The club's first opponents were KR Reykjavík of Iceland, who they played in the preliminary round. Liverpool won 11–1 on aggregate . The next round, against Belgian club Anderlecht , was the first time in Liverpool's history that they wore their now common all-red strip. The decision was made to change from red shirts, white shorts and socks by Shankly, who wanted his players to make more of a psychological impact on opponents. [ 10 ] They beat Anderlecht and progressed to the semi-finals, where they met Italian team Inter Milan . Before the first leg at Anfield , Shankly asked two injured players to parade the FA Cup , which Liverpool had won the previous week, to intimidate the Italians. [ 11 ] The team won the match 3–1, [ 12 ] but Inter won the second leg 3–0, securing a 4–3 aggregate victory. The second leg was controversial; Shankly described it as "a war". [ 13 ] He felt that the referee, José María Ortiz de Mendíbil , had shown bias towards Inter, [ 14 ] and the Liverpool players felt cheated by his decisions. [ 15 ] The club's 1964–65 FA Cup victory ensured qualification for the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup the following season, and in that competition, they reached their first European final . Borussia Dortmund , Liverpool's opponents, employed counter-attacking tactics that had paid dividends in previous rounds and did so again, with the West Germans beating Liverpool 2–1 after extra time . [ 16 ] Striker, Roger Hunt , described the defeat as "an off night" and said, "it was probably the most disappointing defeat over the years because we just didn't play. [ 17 ]. câu lạc bộ bóng đá liverpool Không nhiều đội Anh vào chung kết Champions League liên tục như Liverpool trong thập kỷ qua, quá đáng nể đúng không? kết quả bóng đá liverpool Teams finishing in the top eight of the league phase will qualify for the Round of 16 stage automatically, with those placed from 9th to 24th facing a playoff to reach the knockout phase and complete the field for the first elimination round.
