Overview
- Liverpool’s charter was grounded at John Lennon Airport by a technical issue, delaying departure by more than three hours.
- The club canceled the scheduled 7:30 p.m. CET media briefing at Deutsche Bank Park where Arne Slot and a player were due to speak.
- Local reporting said the team received clearance to fly and, with a sub‑two‑hour journey before Frankfurt’s 11 p.m. CET curfew, avoided diversion or further delay.
- Failure to complete pre‑match media obligations constitutes a technical breach of UEFA’s Article 48, though precedent from Arsenal’s delayed trip to Lens suggests leniency when causes are beyond a club’s control.
- Liverpool face Eintracht Frankfurt on Wednesday at 9 p.m. CET, with a 21‑man squad named that omits Ryan Gravenberch through an ankle issue as Wataru Endo returns from a hamstring problem.