Your Liverpool morning headlines for Monday, February 20.
Real Madrid face injury crisis for Liverpool as Karim Benzema updated shared
Real Madrid have been dealt a huge blow ahead of their Champions League knockout clash against Liverpool as neither Aurelien Tchouameni nor Toni Kroos trained with the rest of the squad on Sunday evening.
However, Karim Benzema looks set to win his fitness battle as the 2022 Ballon d'Or winner was involved in the closing stages of the session with the rest of his Los Blancos team-mates.
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The reigning La Liga and European champions will fly to Merseyside on Monday ahead of their mouthwatering Champions League round-of-16 tie at Anfield on Tuesday night.
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Liverpool could lose Trent Alexander-Arnold for Real Madrid second leg as nightmare scenario possible
Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold will require a disciplined performance during Tuesday evening’s Champions League clash versus Real Madrid.
Jurgen Klopp’s side host Los Blancos in the first leg of their Round of 16 tie, aiming to avenge last season’s crushing defeat to the competition record holders in the French capital. No strangers to inflicting damaging blows at the Reds’ expense, the Spanish giants also defeated Liverpool in the 2018 Champions League final and at the quarter-final stages two years ago.
Both sides have not been at their best heading into the latest instalment of this heavyweight fixture, with Real currently eight points adrift of La Liga leaders Barcelona while Liverpool’s issues have been well-documented.
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