Liverpool and Naples to meet in Murrayfield

LIVERPOOL FC, the new champion of Europe, will play a pre-season friendly at BT Murrayfield at the end of next month. The English club, which won its sixth European Cup / Champions League title by beating Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 on Saturday, will face SSC Napoli on Sunday (July 28th) in its eight pre-season games. new football season.

Tickets for the match will go on sale next Wednesday, June 12th. Jurgen Klopp is very interested, Murrayfield could reach its capacity of 67 000 players. The semi-final of the Betfred Cup last October between Heart of Midlothian and Celtic drew 61 to 161 spectators at the national stadium.

Having already announced a three-game trip to the United States as a starting point for their warm-up program, Liverpool has added five more games to its schedule, with the match in Edinburgh in the middle of that block. It will be preceded by games outside Tranmere Rovers and Bradford City, followed by a match against Lyon in Geneva and Schalke at Anfield.

"This will be the first time we play at BT Murrayfield." Scotland is inextricably tied to our club heritage and it's a place we want to play for a while, "said Liverpool general manager , Billy Hogan, Scottish Rugby. website. "Playing in front of our Scottish fans in a world clbad venue like BT Murrayfield will be an incredible opportunity and we are really excited to experience the atmosphere we have heard so much about."

Dominic McKay, Director of SRU Operations, added, "We are excited to host this world-clbad match. It's a huge blow to securing Liverpool and SSC Napoli and bears witness to BT Murrayfield's fantastic reputation on the international sports scene.

"The fans who come to BT Murrayfield have a great deal of experience, whether it's Hearts who played four games here in 2017 or spectators at our Guinness Six Nations matches and the Test." ;autumn. This match is a unique opportunity to see international interclub football in Scotland this summer, a treat for all sports fans. The Edinburgh International Festival begins a few days after this match, which will add to an already exciting period in the capital.

"The Scottish Rugby has played 14 games in a row at BT Murrayfield and we are confident that our site is one of the most prestigious stadiums in the UK, and this match only reaffirms it."

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