Date: Tuesday 21st February, 2023
Time: 9:00 pm
Stadium Anfield
Referee Istvans Kovacs (Romania)
Goal Scorer:
Team News
Liverpool
Liverpool's success over Newcastle at the weekend came at quite the cost, as Darwin Nunez was forced off just before the hour mark with a painful shoulder problem, and he will undergo further assessment in the coming hours to determine his availability for Tuesday.
Should the Uruguayan be forced to miss out, Diogo Jota and Roberto Firmino will engage in a fierce battle to complete the attack, and the former may win that head-to-head if Klopp opts to deploy Gakpo centrally again.
Luis Diaz, Ibrahima Konate, Thiago Alcantara and Calvin Ramsay make up the rest of Liverpool's confirmed absentees, while Arthur is still a doubt as he recovers from thigh surgery, so effervescent teenager Stefan Bajcetic can look forward to a deserved start against the European champions.
Liverpool possible starting lineup:
Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, Van Dijk, Robertson; Bajcetic, Fabinho, Henderson; Salah, Gakpo, Jota
Real Madrid
Similarly, Real may be sweating over the fitness of their star striker Karim Benzema after he was left out of the clash with Osasuna due to muscular fatigue, but Ancelotti is expecting the Ballon d'Or winner to have fully recovered for Tuesday after enjoying a much-needed rest.
In more pressing matters, key midfield duo Aurelien Tchouameni and Toni Kroos have both been suffering from illness, and only the latter may exit the infirmary for Tuesday's first leg, as Tchouameni was a last-minute absentee from the showdown with Osasuna.
Left-back Ferland Mendy is facing several more weeks out with a thigh injury, and backup striker Mariano Diaz has also picked up an unspecified problem which could render him unavailable, but Courtois - who made nine saves in last year's final - has recovered from a hamstring issue and will start on his return to English turf.
Real Madrid possible starting lineup:
Courtois; Carvajal, Militao, Rudiger, Alaba; Kroos, Camavinga, Modric; Valverde, Benzema, Vinicius Jr
Prediction: Liverpool 2-2 Real Madrid
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