Liverpool kick of their 2025/26 UEFA Champions League marketing campaign towards Atletico Madrid at Anfield on September 17.
after Diego Simeone knocked the defending champions out in 2020.
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Jurgen Klopp secured some revenge within the 2021/22 group phases with wins in Liverpool and Madrid for the previous Reds boss.
Nevertheless, a lot has modified since then on Merseyside, with Klopp’s successor Arne Slot profitable the Premier League title in his debut 2024/25 season.
Slot has spent huge over the summer time with Liverpool twice breaking the Premier League switch file to usher in Florian Wirtz and Alexander Isak.
A £125m blockbuster deal to land Isak was accomplished as a part of a dramatic deadline day as
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Regardless of the fanfare surrounding Isak’s arrival, Reds followers have been instructed to anticipate a staggered begin, after three months of inaction.
Amid his strike at Newcastle, the previous Actual Sociedad star didn’t function within the Magpies preseason or their first three Premier League video games of 2025/26, earlier than heading off on worldwide responsibility with Sweden.
Jon Dahl Tomasson opted towards utilizing him within the 2-2 draw with Slovenia and he performed 17 minutes off the bench within the 2-0 loss to Kosovo.
Isak may see some debut minutes towards Burnley this weekend, however his probabilities of beginning towards the Clarets – or when Simeone’s expenses go to Anfield – are slim as per Slot’s newest replace.
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“Tomasson deserves a giant praise as a result of he will get possibly the very best striker on the earth, and desires him for his nation, however understands enjoying him would possibly end in damage, so he took care of the participant,” as per the .
“We’ll deal with Alex the identical, don’t anticipate 90 minutes each week, he missed preseason and crew periods so we’ve got to construct him up step by step. That might be a problem, however we signed him for six years, that is what followers have to bear in mind.”