Thursday, 27th November, 2014
Liverpool winger Raheem Sterling feels his side are still in a “good position” to qualify to the Round of 16 of the Champions League, despite their 2-2 draw with Ludogorets last night.
The Reds were stunned at the Stadion Vasil Levski when Dani Abalo gave the home side a third minute lead.
But Liverpool equalised just five minutes later through Rickie Lambert, before Jordan Henderson made it 2-1 for the Premier League outfit in the 37th minute.
However, just when it looked like the Merseyside giants were going to bag the full three points, a late Georgi Terziev goal shared the spoils for the Bulgarian club.
The result left Liverpool in third spot in Group B with four points from five games, and Brendan Rodgers side need to beat FC Basel, who lost 1-0 to Real Madrid in the group’s other game last night, in their final group stage game next month to progress in the Champions League.
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And Sterling, who was disappointed after his side failed to win in Bulgaria, is still confident about Liverpool booking their place in the next round of the competition.
“It was a very intense game with two good teams”, he explained to UEFA’s official site.
“It's really hard to play here against Ludogorets. I think we have to be disappointed we didn't take all three points but we find ourselves in a situation where we can decide our fate.
“We want to qualify for the next round and I think we're still in a good position.”
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