Sadio Mane, Dejan Lovren Homes Broken into During Liverpool Match

Liverpool stars Sadio Mane and Dejan Lovren reportedly both had their homes broken into while the Reds were en route to a 3-0 victory over Maribor in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday. 

Joe Thomas of the Liverpool Echo reported police were called to Lovren's address at around 8 p.m. GMT—shortly after the team's European kick-off—by a woman who had warned off three offenders. A search of Mane's nearby address revealed an attempt had also been made to burgle his home.

Thomas also provided quotes from a Merseyside Police spokesperson, who said: "It is not known yet if anything was stolen during this second incident, but the occupier has been informed."

Centre-back Lovren was not in the squad to face Maribor, while Mane is still recovering from a hamstring injury, although the Senegal winger was active on social media during his trip to cheer on his team-mates:

The police added their appeal and requested "to anyone who saw a vehicle being driven suspiciously in the area at around 8 p.m. to contact them."

This isn't the first time Lovren has been targeted by burglars after The Sun (h/t Yahoo) purported to have quotes from the central defender saying a holiday home in Zagreb, in his native Croatia, had been robbed.

There was controversy surrounding that supposed incident, however, when Liverpool's head of club and supporter liaison, Tony Barrett, denied any such interview had taken place with the newspaper:

Thomas detailed other incidents that have taken place on Merseyside in the past year, however, with Reds forward Roberto Firmino and Everton attacker Wayne Rooney also targeted.

It's proved a particular popular tactic for burglars to make their attempts on player's homes on matchdays, with Wednesday's break-ins the latest to hit Liverpool's playing staff.