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The latest Liverpool team news and injury updates prior to their Champions League quarter-final first leg showdown with PSG.
Liverpool will hope to bounce back from Saturday’s crushing FA Cup defeat to Manchester City when they take on PSG in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final tie in Paris – but Arne Slot’s life may be made more difficult by injury issues.
Alexander Isak has returned to training after suffering a broken leg last year but was not fit enough to take part in the 4-0 loss at the Etihad, while first-choice goalkeeper Alisson Becker is also on a list of six players who are either out or doubts ahead of Wednesday evening’s crucial match.
With kick-off fast approaching, we’ve collected all of the latest Liverpool injury news and updates below, along with the stricken players’ expected return dates when available.
Will Alexander Isak play against PSG this week?
Hopes had been high that British record signing Alexander Isak would be fit to face Manchester City at the weekend after recovering from a broken leg sustained in December – but in the end, the Swede was unable to make the matchday squad.
That doesn’t mean that Isak will be absent again on Wednesday, however. He is back in full training and is tentatively earmarked for a place in the squad, and is expected to travel to France with the rest of the team.
“We came to the conclusion that it was better for him to have a few more sessions than only one or two and then immediately jump into a game like [the Manchester City match],” Slot told the media. “The situation is now that I hope – again, I hope – that he will be available for Wednesday, but [Man City] came too early for him.”
As it stands, it seems likely that Hugo Ekitiké will start up front with Isak coming on at some point in the latter stages of the game as Liverpool ease him back into first-team action – but his long-awaited return should come in Paris barring late setbacks.
Alisson latest as Liverpool prepare for key match
One key player who won’t be on the flight to France is Alisson Becker, who has been out since before the international break with a hamstring injury. A precise timeline has not been provided by Liverpool, but Slot has said that they hope to have him back “towards the end of the season.” It sounds like a May comeback is on the cards, with Giorgio Mamardashvili deputising until then.
Jeremie Frimpong, meanwhile, could start against PSG having come off the bench in the defeat to Manchester City. The Dutchman had picked up a knock during an international friendly against Ecuador and was substituted as a precaution, but is tentatively earmarked to regain his starting place from Joe Gomez.
Liverpool have several long-term injury absentees, including one who may have played his last game for the club: Wataru Endo is not expected to play before the World Cup after undergoing ankle surgery. Meanwhile Conor Bradley (knee) is out until the winter, Giovanni Leoni (ACL) won’t be available until the start of the 2026/27 season, and the luckless Stefan Bajčetić remains sidelined with no return date set.
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