By David Gerges
Liverpool was applauded off the field following their 1-1 draw against 10-man Rubin Kazan in the Europa League, but it's hard to imagine new manager Jurgen Klopp offering his players the same sort of praise.
Elsewhere on Thursday, Italian league leader Fiorentina lost 2-1 at home to Lech Poznan, and Lazio strengthened their hold at the top of Group G following a 3-1 win over Rosenborg.
It was a frustrating night for Klopp in his first match at Anfield as his side toiled in vain.
"The team is not full of self-confidence," Klopp said.
Klopp saw his side fall behind early to striker Marko Devic's impressive half-volley.
However, the Russian side lost captain Oleg Kuzmin to a second yellow card in the 36th minute, and within seconds Emre Can equalised.
Despite the man advantage, wayward passes and poor finishing meant Liverpool had to settle for its third successive draw in Group B.
"We our still in the group. We have a situation that we can come back in and cold Kazan is the next challenge," Klopp added.
Second-half goals from Dawid Kownacki and Maciej Gajos secured victory for Lech Poznan, leaving Fiorentina bottom of Group I.
Striker Giuseppe Rossi scored a last-minute consolation for the Viola, whose midfielder Ante Rebic was sent off in second-half stoppage time.
Lazio's win was all the more impressive after defender Mauricio's red-card dismissal in the sixth minute.
Even a man down, goals from Alessandro Matri, Felipe Anderson and Antonio Candreva moved the Italian side three points clear at the top of their group.
Saint-Etienne moved up to second behind the Rome-based club after a surprise 1-0 away win over Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk.
In Group K, substitute Leroy Sane salvaged a 2-2 draw for Schalke at home to Sparta Prague.
Anderlecht came from behind to beat Tottenham 2-1 in Group J.
Christian Eriksen gave Spurs a fourth-minute lead, then Guillaume Gillet levelled with a well-taken volley.
Stefano Okaka - on loan from Fulham - won it for the Belgian side with 15 minutes remaining.
In Group E, Villarreal thrashed Dinamo Minsk 4-0, while Braga beat Marseille 3-2 in Group F.
Leaders of Group A, Molde beat Celtic 3-1 with Ola Kamara, Vegard Forren and Mohamed Elyounoussi scoring to open up a three-point lead for the Norwegian champions at the top of the table.
Striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored a hat trick as Klopp's former side Borussia Dortmund beat Qabala 3-1 to consolidate top spot in Group C.
AP