The number ’96’ is an integral part of Liverpool FC history.
In the Hillsborough disaster in April 1989In the game between the Reds and Nottingham Forest in Sheffield, 96 people died and another 766 were injured.
Year after year, Liverpool FC commemorates the blackest moment in club history with moving commemorations. And yet this year, 31 years after the tragic accident, there could be another special moment in connection with the number ’96’.
96 points before the last matchday
30 years after the last championship, Liverpool was able to claim the title again this season. The special thing about it: Before the last matchday, Jürgen Klopp’s team was exactly 96 points after a 5-3 win over Chelsea.
“Receiving the Premier League trophy the night we scored 96 points shows that some things can just happen. Never forget,” said Captain Jordan Henderson on Twitter, underlining the very special title.
Home grown Trent-Alexander Arnold said: “It is a special moment for us to receive the trophy with 96 points, which is a special brand for the club.”
After the Reds finally lost the chance to break the magical 100-point mark through the 1: 2 against Arsenal on matchday 36, some fans actually ask a piquant question: Does Liverpool even lose on purpose in the last game at Newcastle United? to make this first Premier League title in club history even more special? (Premier League: Newcastle United – Liverpool FC Sun., from 5 p.m. in LIVETICKER)
Liverpool are waving records on Matchday 38
In the social networks, some supporters even expressed a wish to cross the finish line with the symbolic point exploitation – and yet it is hard to imagine that Klopp’s team deliberately distracts the game.
In addition to the fairness to be maintained compared to the league competition, Liverpool is still aiming for some records in this supposedly insignificant game despite the missed 100-point barrier.
If they won, the Reds would get 99 points, surpassing the club’s own record from the 1978/79 season (converted to the three-point rule). In addition, with a win over the Magpies and a simultaneous loss of points from Manchester City, they can ensure the greatest distance between first and second place in the league history.
At the same time, the Klopp team would then have 32 victories – a brand that so far has only been able to achieve in Manchester City 2017/18 and 2018/19.
Does black away series end?
From a club perspective, it is particularly important to end the record of five away games without a win (two draws, three defeats) on the last day of the game – worst series since 2007/08 – because an already established champion has last on the 38th day of the season 2006/07 defeated.
Liverpool FC can crown a historic season with a very special ending.
And ultimately, ’96’ will remain deeply rooted in the club’s DNA forever.
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