Liverpool will be looking to continue their perfect start to the Champions League when they welcome Villarreal to Anfield on Tuesday night.
The Reds have won both of their opening two matches in the competition, scoring eight goals in the process.
Their latest European outing saw them produce an entertaining 6-3 victory away to LASK, with summer signing Bradley Barcola stealing the show.
The French forward scored a hat-trick in Austria, opening his account for the club in style after arriving from Paris Saint-Germain.
Ronald Araujo, Jeremie Frimpong and Lewis Koumas were also on target as Liverpool showed just how dangerous they can be going forward.
Despite a difficult start to their domestic campaign, there are reasons for optimism in Europe.
If Andoni Iraola’s side can find greater consistency at both ends of the pitch, they have the quality to mount a serious challenge for the trophy.
However, Liverpool are without several important players for Tuesday’s meeting.
Dominik Szoboszlai and Jeremie Frimpong both suffered injuries during Saturday’s 2-1 Premier League win over Brentford, while Conor Bradley, Hugo Ekitike and Giovanni Leoni are also sidelined.
The Reds will now have to manage their options carefully as they look to make it three wins from three in the league phase.
UEFA have confirmed that Polish referee Szymon Marciniak will take charge of the contest at Anfield.
He will be assisted by compatriots Tomasz Listkiewicz and Adam Kupsik, while Wojciech Myc has been appointed as the fourth official.
Piotr Lasyk will oversee VAR duties, with Germany’s Benjamin Brand acting as assistant VAR.
Liverpool will hope the officials have a quiet evening as they look to maintain their strong European form and take another step towards the knockout stages.
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