ATLÉTICO de Madrid midfielder Marcos Llorente is so thrilled at his team's performance in knocking Liverpool FC out of the Champions' League that he has named his new dog 'Anfield'.
Llorente, 25, was arguably the hero of the hour – or the 90 minutes – on March 11 when, just before Spain entered into lockdown, Atlético beat the defending champions 3-2, with Llorente himself scoring two of the goals in extra time.
Up until that moment, it looked almost certain to be curtains for Atlético, as the players began to resign themselves to being knocked out of the Champions'.
The Anfield stadium, Liverpool's home ground, is widely considered by national and international teams to be the 'cathedral of world football', and it was here that Atlético qualified for the quarter-finals.
Marcos Llorente and his partner, influencer and law student Patricia Noarbe, are completely animal-mad and adore their dogs – their pugs Lucas and Keidi have recently acquired a baby brother, who has been named 'Anfield' in tribute to the striker's team's success.
Llorente has been posting Instagram photos of the three pooches in quarantine, and the latest one shows Anfield flat on his tummy staring out the patio door, with the caption, “Day 22: Anfield watching life pass by...”
With three dogs, one still a puppy, there is little chance Marcos will get bored during the national quarantine.
Patricia will not, anyway, since her law and business management degree and her work as an influencer mean she can continue with both online without leaving the house.
