Real Madrid Wednesday 27th 8pm

[Doc_Piptorious]

Didn't know Vini jr was out, that is huge news. We can afford to draw this, City is priority.

How about we just beat both instead? Get our tails up for the games that follow.

[Angryred]

How about we just beat both instead? Get our tails up for the games that follow.

Wouldn't like nothing better than that!!

[Sus]

Yeah seems the most likely. Will suit Mbappe too as he has a bad habit of trying to run the same channels as Vini jnr.

Though there is a chance Guler might start ahead of Rodrygo imo.

Up front and in the middle they are very close to full strength despite Vini being out. It is at the back where they are sub par at present and the right side of their back line looks pretty shakey.

Then again if Mbappe starts on their left, then their left back gets a higher work load for the night than if Vini Jnr was playing as Mbappe puts in even less of a defensive shift.

In the centre they are going to be a hell of a handfull no matter what trio they go with as they are packed with technically gifted guys that are very mobile, quick and strong.

A trio of Tchouameni, Camavinga and Valverde with Bellingham ahead of them as a false nine looks a very balanced centre and Bellingham left as the false Nine removes the negatives that come with him when he is having one of his not arsed to track back games as all of the trio in the middle will hunt as a unit for 90 minutes.


Really lookig forward to watching the agme though as I think at times Klopp's set ups suited Ancelotti's tactics (in a similar manner to how Tuchel's tactics nearly always seems to cause a stalemate type game vs Klopp teams ) whereas Slot's set up might draw Real a bit further up the pitch as they try to catch us out when we play the ball from the back. I can see (well I hope) Real leaving more space between their midfield and back line as a result.

Tchou Tchou is out i think

[DerKrampus]

Players out against us -

Vinicius
Rodrygo
Militao
Alaba
Vazquez
Carvajal
Tchouameni (might recover in time)

[Doc_Piptorious]

Tchou Tchou is out i think

Would be Modric or Celebas with the other two then imo.

[BigChief]

Players out against us -

Vinicius
Rodrygo
Militao
Alaba
Vazquez
Carvajal
Tchouameni (might recover in time)

That's one tchou mani.

[baitman]

Can't wait to see trent with his half and half scarf

[little dave hedgehog]

Liverpool: Kelleher; Bradley, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Gravenberch, Mac Allister, Jones; Salah, Diaz, Nunez

Substitutes: Jaros, Davies, Gomez, Quansah, Alexander-Arnold, Endo, Szoboszlai, Morton, Elliott, Gakpo

Real Madrid: Courtois; Valverde, Rudiger, Asencio, Mendy; Guler, Camavinga, Modric, Bellingham; Mbappe, Brahim

Substitutes: Lunin, Gonzalez, Vallejo, Vazquez, Garcia, Gonzalo, Ceballos, Endrick

[Sus]

Nunez starting again! Wonder if that means he’s on the bench on Sunday

[SB]

Nervous about this one but fortunately it doesn’t really matter.

[Tatterdemalion]

I really dislike Madrid.

[SB]

Goal line clearance from a Nunex shot. Started well

[SB]

Sounds like a very open match

[Tatterdemalion]

That is pretty awful behaviour from Ascencio. Should defo be booked for that.

[BootRoom]

Mcoist totally overlooks Darwin having his shirt nearly dragged off his body.