Atletico Madrid vs Liverpool - Champions League Last 16 (1st Leg)

[Fosterbloke]

UK Time: Tuesday 18th February at 8:00pm
Perth Time: 19th Feb at 4:00am
QLD Time: 19th Feb at 6:00am
NSW/VIC Time: 19th Feb at 7:00am

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This is it!

Now it gets serious in our defense of the Champions League trophy. Atletico Madrid are a club steeped in history and worthy opponents with an amazing stadium, passionate fans and some star players.

They're struggling for form in La Liga right now so this could be the right time to meet them, or it could be platform for them to turn things around..

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Liverpool's top scorers (all comps) -
Mohamed Salah - 18
Sadio Mane - 14
Roberto Firmino - 10
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain - 7
Divock Origi - 5
James Milner - 4
VVD - 4
Jordan Henderson - 3
Naby Keita - 3
Wijnaldum - 3
Trent Alexander-Arnold - 2

Atletico Madrid's top scorers (all comps) -
Morata - 10
Correa - 6
Felix - 4
Partey - 3
Niguez - 2
Koke - 2
Niguez - 2
Costa - 2
Vitolo - 2

[Buzzo]

Good work my friend.

[frank the tank]

Let's **** them up...

I don't think they are as good as they were a couple of years ago. Will be interesting to see Morata though. He's like Torres in that Chelsea ruined his football career.....

I expect a midfield of Fab, Henderson and Gini. Defence and attack picks itself after that.

[Fosterbloke]

Good work my friend.

[SB]

Let's **** them up...

I don't think they are as good as they were a couple of years ago. Will be interesting to see Morata though. He's like Torres in that Chelsea ruined his football career.....

I expect a midfield of Fab, Henderson and Gini. Defence and attack picks itself after that.

Yep I have to agree with only having Mane starting questionable but he probably will.

[Scratch]

I think Mane is a certain starter, listening to Klopp on MotD, he could have started against Norwich but Jurgen didn't want him doing the full 90, but it's hard to know when to pull a player in them situations, much easier to bring them on at a set time.

[Montana]

Mane has to play. We have a decent chance to kill this tie in the 1st leg. Two goal victory for the Reds

[Buzzo]

100% the team is.

Alisson

Trent
Gomez
Virgil
Robbo

Fabinho
Hendo
Wijnaldum

Salah
Firmino
Mane

[Fosterbloke]

100% the team is.

Alisson

Trent
Gomez
Virgil
Robbo

Fabinho
Hendo
Wijnaldum

Salah
Firmino
Mane

That's it, that's the team.

Keita, Origi and Milner as the subs to come on after 70 mins.

[Norbs]

Klopp loves a bit of Keita and Ox, outside chance one of them starts

[frank the tank]

Klopp loves a bit of Keita and Ox, outside chance one of them starts

Nah. Definitely not away from home. Only possible if there is an injurt

[SB]

Nah. Definitely not away from home. Only possible if there is an injurt

Yeah we need to watch out for those damn injurts

[danperkins]

100% the team is.

Alisson

Trent
Gomez
Virgil
Robbo

Fabinho
Hendo
Wijnaldum

Salah
Firmino
Mane

our strongest line up

[The_weatherman]

our strongest line up

For the first time?

[Sus]

For the first time?

Good question! Could well be actually, given Mane has been out for a few weeks