Europa League 
/ Joe Dyer / 10 March 2011 / Leave a Comment 
Sotiris Kyrgiakos tries to keep it calm in Portugal
"Betfair layers still fancy Liverpool's chance of making it past their Portuguese opponents - the Reds trade at odds-on to make the quarter-finals."
Reds draw a blank in Portugal and need an Anfield win to make the quarters and it's a similar story for Manchester City
After the joy of beating old rivals Manchester United last weekend, Liverpool came back down to earth with a bump when going down 1-0 at Braga.
An 18th minute penalty by the home side's attacker - the delightfully named Alan - was all that separated the sides.
Liverpool failed to impress upfront, where Andy Carroll made a second-half appearance, and the three goals scored past Edwin van der Sar seem a far-off memory.
Betfair layers still fancy their of making it past their Portuguese opponents - the Reds trade at odds-on to make the quarter-finals.
It's a different story for former Europa League favourites Manchester City, who conceded a goal in each half to hand the initiative to last-16 opponents Dynamo Kiev. Former Chelsea flop Andriy Shevchenko opened the scoring before Oleg Gusev twisted the knife with just 13 minutes remaining.
City can be backed at [2.82] to make it past Kiev in the return leg to be played on March 17.
In Holland, Rangers denied [1.44] favourites PSV Eindhoven, and take a 0-0 draw back to Ibrox. The draw was backed at [4.7].
Reds draw a blank in Portugal and need an Anfield win to make the quarters and it's a similar story for Manchester City...
As Roberto Mancini continues to lament the number of fixtures his side are required to play there is no respite for his star-studded squad....
Buoyed by the weekend win over Manchester United, Liverpool turn their attentions to Europa League action this Thursday evening......
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