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Everything to know as Trent Alexander-Arnold returns to Anfield with Real Madrid for a marquee Champions League showdown
The Champions League is being dominated by Europe’s established giants and four of them are in direct confrontation.
Liverpool declined the opportunity to add a midfielder to the ranks last summer. Richard Hughes spent £450m on new talent - including two British record deals for Florian Wirtz and Alexander Isak.
He has enjoyed great success in galvanising players in previous roles, but will that same approach work at the Bernabeu?
Liverpool boss Arne Slot has been speaking to the media before Tuesday's Champions League game against Real Madrid at Anfield (kick-off 20:00 GMT). Here are the key lines from his news conference: Slot confirmed that goalkeeper Alisson,
Virgil van Dijk could have worn the Real Madrid jersey. The Dutch rock, now Liverpool's captain, once considered joining Los Blancos, weary of repeated Champions League eliminations at the hands of the Spanish giants. After two lost finals (2018, 2022) and several bitter disappointments, the thought of a move to Madrid crossed his mind.