Liverpool has two friendlylies covered for next week in preparation for 2020/21, and the timing will be in front of an organisation of lucky supporters.
While 2020 can be remembered for many other things, smart and bad, the coronavirus pandemic is the most sensitive on the list.
From one point of view, this has absolutely replaced the norm, as viewers are no longer available in many countries around the world.
For Liverpool, the last time we played against atletico Madrid enthusiasts at Anfield, in the last round back in the Champions League on 11 March.
Between this meeting and the next with enthusiasts present, there will be a total of 167 days, since 1250 will be able to see the RB Salzburg in front of the Reds.
The Austrian club has shown that it will hold a vote for season ticket holders, allowing a lucky few to get in shape to see the champions of two other countries prepare for the next campaign.
Salzburg showed on its website:
August 25, 1250 spectators at the Red Bull Arena!
We will stick to our motto “Loyalty Pays” and give our subscription holders the tickets to win for the game.
All subscribers will get an email newsletter with a link they can click to register for the sweepstakes. Registration must be made until Tuesday 18 August, Austrian time. Each winner will get two tickets to invite some other subscription holder with them.
Of course, it might not be like the last time we faced each other at the Champions League organisation level in December, when 29,520 were present, but it’s a step forward and a reminder of what we can expect at Anfield.
As things stand, October is the date when enthusiasts can start a partial return home, this is an obvious topic to change.
Since that last match, the 3 of Salzburg’s 3 most sensitive have left: Erling Haaland in Dortmund, Hwang Hee-Chan in Leipzig and, of course, Takumi Minamino in Liverpool.
Dejan Lovren also left Anfield out of the line-up that night, while Sadio Mane and Naby Keita played for the Reds, both former Salzburg players.