We all know that Real Madrid have a history of respected Portuguese legends
within their ranks, but none of them dared to wear a Bath Robe onto the pitch
like Atletico's Paulo Futre (above) did in the 80′s! You can only imagine the
look on Alfredo di Stefano's face if Fabio Coentrao were to try
something like this in after the match today.
Liverpool endured a difficult start to life in the NextGen Series as they went down to a 3-0 defeat
against Sporting Lisbon at Anfield on Wednesday night.
Rodolfo Borrell's youngsters faced one of the finest youth sides in Europe and found themselves
trailing to two magnificent first-half goals from Joao Teixeira and Alberto Coelho.
Liverpool's youngsters go under the spotlight at Anfield on Wednesday night when they take on
Sporting Lisbon in their first game of the NextGen Series, with Kenny Dalglish insisting it will be
an invaluable education for them.
Rodolfo Borrell's side will face a Portuguese outfit who in the past have produced players in the
calibre of Paulo Futre, Luis Figo and Cristiano Ronaldo.