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Tonight, Liverpool will play the return match against Belgrade's Crvena Zvezda. The team already reached the capital of Serbia yesterday, but the fully healthy X. Shaqiri did not get on the plane with the UEFA Champions League finalists.
The Swiss national team player decided to take such a decision himself - the player of Kosovo and Albanian descent was forced to flee to Switzerland as a child because of the war caused by Serbia. X. Shaqiri's experience is unforgettable to this day, and in the summer he caused quite a scandal with Granit Xhaka when, after a goal in the World Cup match against Serbia, he showed a double-headed eagle with his fingers, symbolizing the symbol of Albania.
To avoid any conflict or simply not to come to the country that brings him the best memories, X. Shaqiri decided to inform Jurgen Klopp that he is staying in Liverpool.
"I have had to make decisions regarding the starting eleven or the lineup that is heading to away matches many times in my life. Until now, there has never been a case where a player refused to go.
We are traveling to Serbia as a football team, one of the biggest in the world. That is the only reason why we are here. We want to focus only on the football match.
However, due to the situation that people here know much better than us, we decided not to include Shaqiri in the lineup. As I said, he is our player who will play many more matches, but on Tuesday he will not be able to do so. That's all I can say," explained the situation German.
