Liverpool handed enhance as Madrid dealt big blow forward of UCL conflict after star suffers season-ending harm

Liverpool are at the moment high of the Champions League desk after profitable all 4 of their opening video games of the league section of the elite European competitors to this point this season, however they are going to be going through a fierce check once they host reigning champions Actual Madrid at Anfield after the November worldwide break.

The Reds have confronted and overwhelmed AC Milan, Bologna, RB Leipzig and Bayer Leverkusen, and supervisor Arne Slot will fancy their possibilities in opposition to a struggling Madrid facet on November 27.

Liverpool have additionally acquired an enormous enhance forward of the match after Eder Militao picked up a season-ending harm of their 4-0 win over Osasuna at present.

The Brazilian has broken his ACL and won’t play once more this time period in an enormous blow to Madrid supervisor Carlo Ancelotti, and Liverpool may have a discipline day in opposition to the Spanish membership in consequence.

Militao has performed in all of their La Liga and Champions League video games to this point in 2024-25, however he is not going to be that includes in opposition to the Reds.

Madrid have two wins and two defeats in Europe this season, and so they have additionally misplaced as soon as within the La Liga, however they continue to be the workforce to beat and Liverpool need to be on high of their recreation once they meet.

Not having to face Militao is a plus for his or her attackers, and whereas the likes of Vinicius Junior, Kylian Mbappe and Jude Bellingham will nonetheless be out there, the Merseyside membership have a greater probability of profitable as a result of absence of the Brazilian.

A victory in opposition to Madrid will see Liverpool transfer nearer to ending within the high eight (after the league section) and reserving an automated spot within the spherical of 16 of the competitors, and they’re going to head into the remaining video games of the league section in opposition to Girona, Lille and PSV Eindhoven with big morale.

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