Lower than every week stays earlier than the between Actual Madrid and Liverpool within the UEFA Champions League.
Los Blancos dropped three factors of their current UCL sport towards AC Milan and thus slipped right down to 18th place on the standings after 4 video games performed.
Their opponents, in the meantime, are the one crew on an ideal file within the competitors up to now and sit on high of the standings with twelve factors.
Liverpool could have the house benefit on the night time and Actual Madrid enter because the slight underdogs given the lengthy damage record. But, the Merseyside Kings have their justifiable share of accidents as properly.
Two key gamers uncertain
As relayed by in a current replace, Arne Slot may very well be with out two key stars for the sport towards Actual Madrid subsequent week – Alisson and Trent Alexander-Arnold.
The Liverpool supervisor confirmed in his pre-match press convention forward of the sport towards Southampton that the goalkeeper was nonetheless not coaching with the crew.
“Alisson has returned to coaching with the goalkeeper coach, not but with the crew, however he’s anticipated to take action quickly. Let’s wait to see what state of kind he’s in for the sport,” he stated.
The goalkeeper will thus not play this weekend and is a severe doubt for the large sport towards Actual Madrid in what comes as a much-needed increase for the Merengues.
Alexander-Arnold, in the meantime, suffered an damage simply earlier than the worldwide break and has nonetheless not fully recovered. The supervisor confirmed that the full-back can also be not coaching with the group and is thus a doubt.
Whereas the double blow for Liverpool will certainly be vital, Actual Madrid boast of a for much longer damage record with Eder Militao, David Alaba, , Lucas Vazquez, Aurelien Tchouameni and Dani Carvajal all injured.