Overview
- Liverpool face Real Madrid at 8 p.m. BST at Anfield, with UK coverage on Amazon Prime Video.
- Alisson Becker is out with a hamstring injury, Alexander Isak is unlikely to feature due to a groin issue, and Hugo Ekitike is widely tipped to lead the line.
- Curtis Jones has returned to training, Jeremie Frimpong remains sidelined, and Conor Bradley is expected to start at right-back.
- Arne Slot’s options include sticking with a 4-2-3-1 featuring Dominik Szoboszlai at No. 10 or using Florian Wirtz as a false nine, with debate over Andy Robertson versus Milos Kerkez at left-back.
- Trent Alexander-Arnold has been named in Real Madrid’s traveling party for a first Anfield return, with Slot saying he will greet him warmly as Liverpool brace for an in-form opponent led by Kylian Mbappé, Vinícius Júnior and Jude Bellingham.