Overview
- Kick-off is at 8 p.m. at Anfield with Romanian official István Kovács refereeing and UK coverage on Amazon Prime Video.
- Liverpool remain without Alisson Becker and Jeremie Frimpong, Alexander Isak is expected to miss out, and Giorgi Mamardashvili and Hugo Ekitike are widely tipped to start.
- Xabi Alonso’s side have won 13 of 14 this season, with Kylian Mbappé, Vinícius Júnior and Jude Bellingham in strong form.
- Trent Alexander-Arnold is in Real Madrid’s traveling squad after injury layoff, and Arne Slot said he does not know how Anfield will greet the former vice-captain.
- Selection calls for Arne Slot include left-back and Florian Wirtz’s role, with Conor Bradley one booking from a European suspension.