This archive report was first published on 14 August 2019.
On August 14, 2019, Liverpool was set to face Premier League rivals Chelsea in the UEFA Super Cup in Istanbul, a city where they won the Champions League in 2005.
After ending a seven-year trophy drought, Liverpool was eager to add more silverware to their collection, with Jurgen Klopp wanting his team to make winning trophies a habit.
Chelsea, under new manager Frank Lampard, was looking to kickstart their season with a win, but they were reeling from a 4-0 defeat at Manchester United in their Premier League opener.
Stephanie Frappart, a French official, made history by becoming the first woman to referee a major men's match in European competition.
Despite being favourites, Liverpool was aware that the traditional curtain-raiser to the European season may not be taken entirely seriously by everyone.
However, the club was hopeful that the Super Cup could be the prelude to their side finally going all the way in the Premier League.
‘I don’t want to make now an exact prognosis on when he will be back but it will not be Wednesday for sure, so now then we have to see,’ Jurgen Klopp said about Alisson Becker's calf injury.
