As expected, Andoni Iraola made several changes to the Starting Xi ahead of the UCL match vs. Villarreal. Trey Nyoni and Ryan Gravenberch come in the midfield, while Kostas Tsimikas comes in on the back line, and youngster Lewis Koumas gets the start up top.
Alisson, Van Dijk, Jacquet, Mac Allister, Gakpo, Tsimikas, Araujo, Gravenberch, Nyoni, Koumas, Ngumoha.
Mamardashvili, Woodman, Gomez, Kerkez, Wirtz, Isak, Barcola, Chambers, McConnell, Danns, Laffey.
Luiz Júnior, Logan Costa, Alex Freeman, Alassane Diatta, Gerard Moreno, Juan Foyth, Ilias Akhomach, Carlos Macià, Tani Oluwaseyi, Ayoze Pérez, Nizar El Jmili, Joselillo Gaitán.
Luiz Júnior, Logan Costa, Alex Freeman, Alassane Diatta, Gerard Moreno, Juan Foyth, Ilias Akhomach, Carlos Macià, Tani Oluwaseyi, Ayoze Pérez, Nizar El Jmili, Joselillo Gaitán.
Andoni Iraola has talked about rotating players to keep them fresh. I think this lineup keeps the Reds competitive and has enough talent and energy left in the legs for other competitions.
This was the expected lineup from the Reds. It worked well for Liverpool the last UCL game vs. LASK. Why not use it again?
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