**Liverpool and Atletico Madrid will lock horns at Anfield tomorrow in what promises to be an intriguing UEFA Champions League clash under the lights.**
Andoni Iraola is preparing to take charge of his first game in the competition and will take a lot of encouragement from the Reds’ showing in their 2-0 win against Ipswich Town.
Alexander Isak was the star of the show at Portman Road as his first-half brace set Liverpool on their way to a convincing win.
Cody Gakpo assisted both goals and largely ran the show for the Reds on the night. However, he missed training today as a precaution, so it remains to be seen if he features tomorrow.
Apart from that, the Reds don’t have any fresh fitness concerns and have also been boosted by the return of Joe Gomez, who trained with the team today.
New signing Bradley Barcola showed glimpses of his class when he came on against Ipswich. Iraola confirmed earlier today that the French international is ready for more minutes, and with Gakpo presumably on the sidelines, he could be in line for a start.
Barcola has made the UEFA Champions League his playground over the past two seasons and has won the competition twice, so he won’t have any issues facing a team like Atleti.
**Predicted Liverpool XI vs Atletico Madrid:** Alisson Becker; Ronald Araujo, Jeremy Jacquet, Virgil van Dijk, Milos Kerkez; Alexis Mac Allister, Dominic Szoboszlai, Florian Wirtz; Rio Ngumoha, Alexander Isak, Bradley Barcola