Xherdan Shaqiri, from Liverpool, leaves home during CL meeting

Xherdan Shaqiri does not accompany Serbia

The Swiss star of Liverpool, Xherdan Shaqiri, does not follow the team in Tuesday's race against Serbian Crvena Zvezda.

The midfielder has an Albanian background in Kosovo and has already celebrated the goals of the national team with a controversial move that has delayed many Serbs, which is why the club does not want to risk his safety.

"We love him and he will play for us many times, but not on Tuesday," says Jürgen Klopp.

Liverpool has ruled out the Swiss team Xherdan Shaqiri, 27, of the UEFA Champions League team that is going to Belgrade today to take on Crvena Zvezda (Red Star) in the UEFA Champions League round. of Tuesday.

The Telegraph wrote earlier in the day that the German coach of the team, Jürgen Klopp, was reluctant to let Shaqiri follow because of the player's past in Kosovoalban.

He was found in good weather during the summer World Cup after celebrating a goal for Switzerland by signing the two-headed eagle under the Albanian flag – what Serbia and the FIFA do not like it at all.

I do not want to risk his safety

Kosovo is a former Serbian region recognized independently by a majority of all UN states, but not by Serbia.

Even if Shaqiri himself declares that he is not worried about going to the country, the club now chooses to let him stay in Liverpool not to risk his safety.

"This is a situation where we go to the beautiful city of Belgrade as a football team to play football, we have heard and read speculation about the type of reception that" Shaq "would have. we do not know what would happen, we want to focus 100% on football, "said Klopp, according to Sky Sports.

"He accepts it"

"We want to show our respect and avoid all sorts of distractions that would focus on football matches, so for this reason," Shaq "is not involved during the match and he accepts and We love him and he will play for us many times, but not on Tuesday, Klopp continues.

Liverpool currently leads Group C before the second in Naples. PSG is three years old and Crvena Zvezda is the last of the group.

Even Jordan Henderson misses the match because of an injury. But Keita and Dejan Lovren are back in the team after a prolonged absence.

November 5, 2018 11:33