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Two Liverpool fans have been left red-faced after travelling to Gent instead of Genk for the Reds' Champions League clash on Wednesday.

The locations are over 150 kilometres away from each other in Belgium, but take around two hours to travel by car between them.

Sadly the hapless supporters only realised their error half an hour before the match was due to start in Genk, and had to make do with watching the clash in a local cafe.

Sporza report that the pair had been seen wandering around the city centre of Gent in search of the stadium, but eventually accepted their blunder and took an embarrassed photo.

The two men were tracked down by a Belgian radio station where they revealed they had forked out £130 each on rail tickets, as well as £60 on match tickets.

After getting wind of the two lost fans, the city's football team KAA Gent, made an appeal offering them the chance to watch them in action against Wolfsburg in Thursday's Europa League encounter.

They tweeted: “If anybody knows these two or has their contact details, tell ‘em they’re invited for our game against Wolfsburg tonight.

“We’ll give them some lessons on Belgian geography afterwards.”

Liverpool ran out 4-1 winners in Genk , after two goals from Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, and one apiece from Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah.

Meanwhile Liverpool condemned the behaviour of other fans who attended the match in Genk, after they unfurled an obscene banner of striker Divock Origi.

The banner depicted a mocked-up naked Origi with an abnormally large penis, next to the Champions League trophy.

Liverpool confirmed they sought to have the banner removed as soon as they became aware of it - branding it "highly offensive and inappropriate"

A Liverpool spokesperson said: "Liverpool Football Club condemns the offensive banner displayed in our section of the ground, prior to kick-off.

(Image: Kieran McManus/BPI/REX)

"To be clear, the image used perpetuated a racist stereotype. This is completely unacceptable.

"We acted swiftly to have the banner removed and we are now working with the local authorities and stadium team in Genk to identify those responsible.

"Any subsequent action will be taken in keeping with our sanctions process."

Another banner appeared after the original had been removed, with this one declaring "we are not racists".

Elsewhere in the away end, supporters unfurled an anti-racism banner, whilst players of both sides posed together ahead of kick-off holding "Equal Game" signs.