First, the BVB legends – including Mitch Langerak, Paul Lambert, Antonio da Silva, Jan Koller, Dede, Olivier Kirch and Karl-Heinz Riedle – visited Anfield and went on a tour of the ground, before heading to “Hotel Anfield”, a pub about a five-minute walk away, which normally serves as a meeting place for Liverpool fans. However, due to tomorrow’s legends’ match, the LFC supporters shared their premises and decked them out in black and yellow for the nearly 300 BVB fans. In a friendly atmosphere, BVB and Liverpool fans came together, chatted and got themselves in the mood for tomorrow’s match.
BVB player Antonio da Silva emphasised: “I was surprised to see so many BVB fans here. It gives you extra motivation to win tomorrow’s match. Many thanks to the BVB fans!”
Mitch Langerak added: “It’s impressive that so many people are here in Liverpool. It’s an away game and yet we have so many fans here. I’m really looking forward to tomorrow’s match and to playing in front of our fans.”
Roversa and Gasper, who had travelled all the way from Paderborn, were also thrilled by the fan HQ in Liverpool: “Everything here is absolutely brilliant. It’s really cool that we have a central hub right by the stadium where we can go and meet other fans,” said Roversa. “We’re always delighted to meet new BVB fans – it doesn’t get any better than this,” added Gasper.
Tomorrow is the big day: at 15:00 GMT (16:00 CET), the BVB legends will face the legends of Liverpool FC. The match will be streamed live on the BVB YouTube channel, and Sky will also be broadcasting it. You can find out here which other legends will be taking part alongside da Silva, Langerak and co. and which Liverpool legends will be on the pitch.
All proceeds from the “LFC Foundation Charity Match” will go towards the work of the BVB Foundation “leuchte auf”, as well as the LFC Foundation and the organisation Forever Reds.
Borussia Dortmund’s walking football team also travelled to England and played a friendly against Liverpool FC’s walking footballers. In the end, the Black & Yellows came out on top in both matches, winning 15-1 and 3-1 respectively. Manu Ponce was the top scorer with six goals, while Wolfgang Klein was named the tournament’s best player.
BVB legends Nelson Valdez, Mohamed Zidan and Eric Durm attended the matches and supported the walking footballers on the ground. “It’s lovely to see how passionate the players are about the sport and how much enthusiasm they bring to the pitch. One Liverpool player and one BVB player even played with severe visual impairments, which makes it all the more impressive,” said Eric Durm.