– Are you sober enough to do this, Jamie?
Thursday 2 May at 07:41
The short version
- Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher admitted to drinking around eight beers with the home fans in Dortmund on Wednesday.
- The Liverpool legend explained why he might have sneezed a little, which caused a lot of laughter in the studio.
- Dortmund star Jadon Sancho was drawn into the studio and described the incredible atmosphere in the stadium.
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The question came from a laughing presenter Kate Abdo on the very popular program Sports Golazo on CBS.
She handed over to a cheerful Jamie Carragher who, together with Peter Schmeichel, was in Dortmund to report from the semi-final of the Champions League. Borussia Dortmund and Julian Ryerson beat PSG 1–0 in the first of two meetings.
Throughout the day, Liverpool legend Carragher had shared photos of himself in passionate An informal conversation or discussionwith Dortmund fans both outside the stadium and in the yellow wallDie Gelbe Wand in German. Nickname for the one part of the stands that looks like a yellow wall because of all the supporters wearing the club’s colours. .
After the match, he spoke to the TV viewers with a yellow scarf around his neck and a big grin on his face.
– You know what? That’s a good question. I haven’t eaten much other than a cheeseburger around half past two. That might explain why I’m snotty, because I’ve had eight beers in the yellow wall, says Carragher, grinning brightly.
– I’ve got a new family and new friends…, is all Carragher manages to say before he spots Dortmund star Jadon Sancho and heads into the studio.
Carragher asks how he experiences the atmosphere.
– That’s how it is week in and out. It helps us so much.
– But I can say one thing: There is a fantastic atmosphere, but the view of the pitch is poor, adds Carragher and laughs.
When asked if Sancho would like to take some cold ones with him in the yellow wall sometime in the future, Sancho simply answers:
– I do not drink.
Impressed against PSG
The Englishman Sancho received a lot of praise for his performance. In the studio after the match, the experts discussed whether Manchester United loanee Sancho should stay in Germany.
– If he has the opportunity, he will stay in Dortmund. A hundred percent. I would do that, says former Manchester City player Micah Richards.
The second leg will be played in Paris next Tuesday.
Whether Carragher has recovered by then remains to be seen.
