Potential CL quarter-final 2nd leg falls on 20th anniversary of Hillsborough

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Uefa refuses to rule out Liverpool playing on Hillsborough anniversary
'We cannot guarantee anything' says governing body

Sachin Nakrani
Thursday 19 February 2009 10.09 GMT

Uefa today refused to rule out the possibility of Liverpool having to play a Champions League tie on 15 April — the 20th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster.

The Merseyside club asked Uefa earlier this week if the second leg of their quarter-final — should they progress past Real Madrid in the clubs' last-16 tie — could be brought forward from its currently scheduled date by 24 hours.

Liverpool traditionally hold a memorial service, which is attended by players and staff, at Anfield on the 15th to commemorate the 96 supporters who died as a result of the events at Hillsborough during the 1989 FA Cup semi-final against Nottingham Forest.

"We have received a request [from Liverpool] and we will try our best to accommodate it," a Uefa spokesperson said. "But we cannot guarantee at this stage that we will be able to."

Three years ago, the Premier League moved Liverpool's encounter with Blackburn after it had originally been scheduled to take place on 15 April.

[Craig_H]

Not you, I agree with what you said. I was responding to Craig_H's 2nd post.

I didnt say they have an agenda against us. But they do love Real Madrid.

[Craig_H]

i think it utter nonsense to belive they have it in for us!

what about when they allowed us to register paul jones after the deadline for player registration? what about when they found us a place in the CL although we haven't qualified for it through domestic competition? surely them 100 fat blokes who met in meetings in nyon have something against liverpool fc

I never said they have it in for us. I suggested that they're not whiter than white.

[The Erectile Banana]

I never said they have it in for us. I suggested that they're not whiter than white.

Maybe they should switch washing powders.

[Craig_H]

Maybe they should switch washing powders.