Alisson's place is safe enough. Liverpool have been eliminated from the Champions League, falling to an extra time defeat to Atletico Madrid.
It was a game the home side really should have wrapped up in normal time, but they were only able to beat Jan Oblak once in the 90 minutes as the tie went to extra time.
Roberto Firmino would give them an all important aggregate lead at the start of extra time, but then it became the Adrian show.
The Spaniard, who was deputising for the injured Alisson Becker on the night, handed the visitors an unlikely equaliser. His pass from the back fell straight to Joao Felix, who played through Llorente. It was an excellent finish, but Adrian was certainly at fault.
ADRIÁN. 😬😬😬
Nightmare moment for Liverpool's stand-in keeper and Atlético are back in control!#LFCAtleti #UCL #VMSport pic.twitter.com/utQVupUKP4— Virgin Media Sport (@VMSportIE) March 11, 2020
It got worse a few moments later.
Llorente was once again the scorer, with another good finish. However, you get the sense that Adrian should have done better.
Marcos Llorente again!! 🔴⚪️
Liverpool in BIG trouble!!#LFCAtleti #UCL #VMSport pic.twitter.com/y8d4GDiuwe— Virgin Media Sport (@VMSportIE) March 11, 2020
Keith Andrews said Alisson would save it in commentary, and you probably wouldn't argue with him.
Liverpool pushed hard for the two goals they needed in the second period of extra time, but ultimately it wasn't enough. Alvaro Morata scored late on to really rub salt in the wounds and Liverpool crash out at the last 16 stage.
After a goalkeeper cost them in the final in 2018, Adrian did the same tonight. Liverpool supporters will be praying that they never have to play another Champions League game without Alisson.
4 - Since the start of the 2017-18 campaign, Liverpool's goalkeepers have made more errors leading to goals in the Champions League than any other team's keepers in this period (4 - Adrian x1 + Karius x3). Calamity. pic.twitter.com/OteHSxNpFt
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) March 11, 2020
You’ve won Adrian, I hope it makes you happy. Dear lord what a sad little life Adrian, you ruined our CL hopes so you could have your start, I hope you use the prize money on learning some grace and decorum because you have all grace of a reversing dump truck without any tyres on
— 🥤 (@TheImmortalKop) March 11, 2020
Putting the distribution error aside, the jump into a set position not only costs Adrian time in reacting to the shot but causes him to slip as he pushes out of it too. Rarely called upon but found wanting when needed. It’s harsh but swap keepers and Liverpool win this by five.
— David Preece (@davidpreece12) March 11, 2020
Liverpool: Karius is our worst goalkeeper
Adrian:#LIVATM pic.twitter.com/cLPrbD3tb6— Badmus (@Badmus_Uthmaan) March 11, 2020
Adrian knocking us out of 2 cups in a week
— . (@hskr135) March 11, 2020
I'll never forgive Adrian for this, single handedly outdone the absolute graft every single one of them put in
— Will (@lfcwiII) March 11, 2020
Karius: I’m the worst keeper ever at Liverpool.
Adrian: #LIVATL pic.twitter.com/v7pa5QUmaL— Yigii (@yaraaduaaa) March 11, 2020
in case you were curious about how important goalkeepers are to good teams
*gestures at Adrian*
*gestures at the Mignolet/Karius era*
*Wolverine meme with Alisson in the picture frame*— nate (@natefc) March 11, 2020
Adrian may as well have just thrown the ball in the net twice.
— Jimmy (@EntireDesign_) March 11, 2020
