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Jake Polden

Xherdan Shaqiri defends Liverpool's success when asked about Champions League chances

Xherdan Shaqiri has reminded the world that Liverpool "did it already" when asked about the Reds' Champions League chances this season.

Liverpool have been a shadow of themselves in the Premier League this campaign and are currently eighth in the table, a staggering eight points behind the top four places.

Things have been better in the Champions League, with the Reds dispatching RB Leipzig 4-0 on aggregate in the last-16 to progress to the quarter-finals.

When asked if he and his Liverpool team-mates are dreaming of winning the trophy again, which would deem this season a success, despite the Reds' shocking domestic form, Shaqiri said: "Look, we did it already.

Xherdan Shaqiri has reminded the world that Liverpool "did it already" (Western Union/YouTube)

"We won it and we know how it is to be there.

"But it needs a lot of work, and a lot of luck also sometimes in both games. I can say my dream is for sure to win it again with this great club, but I know how hard it is to go this way.

"Anything can happen in football; we had that also against Barcelona [in 2019]. I think we have the quality.

Liverpool have been a shadow of themselves in the Premier League this campaign (PA)

"We are playing very good, especially in the Champions League. Who knows?

"But we want to go game by game and let’s see who the next opponent is. It's going to be a very good opponent so we need two very good performances to go to the next round, for sure."

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