Thursday, 17th March, 2011
Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish is refusing to look ahead of the club’s second leg Europa League tie against Braga tonight.
The Reds trail 1-0 from the first leg and must overturn that deficit if they hope to progress, but Dalglish will not look beyond the meeting with the Portuguese and ponder how the club might qualify for Europe next season.
The draw for England’s domestic cup competition, the FA Cup, has meant that Liverpool must finish fifth or higher to be involved in European competition next season – or win the Europa League itself.
"We’ve got to win by two goals to maintain our European status this year", said Dalglish in his pre-match press conference, refusing to even consider the club’s European status for next year at this point.
"We can’t think too far ahead. Every game for us is really important. That starts tomorrow night and continues until the end of the season.
"Where we get to after that will only be determined by how well we do. European football and this football club are synonymous. We’d love that to continue."
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