Welcome to Sportstar’s highlights of Liverpool’s Champions League 2024-25 match against Girona on Tuesday.
HIGHLIGHTSSTARTING XIsGirona: Gazzaniga (gk), Frances, Juanpe, Krejci, Blind, van de Beek, Romeu, Gutierrez, Asprilla, Gil, Groeneveld
Liverpool: Alisson (gk), Robertson, van Dijk, Gomez, Alexander-Arnold, Jones, Gravenberch, Diaz, Szoboszlai, Salah, Nunez
PREVIEWLiverpool has had more rest than usual for the Champions League trip to Girona after its weekend game was postponed and has no need to change the team, manager Arne Slot said on Monday, with goalkeeper Alisson returning to the squad from injury.
Slot’s decision to play his strongest side has paid off so far, with Liverpool top of the Champions League standings, assuring it of at least a playoff place, but the aim is to qualify automatically for the last 16 with a top-eight finish.
Girona, in its first season in Europe, is 30th in the standings with three points from five games, three points off the playoffs, while Liverpool has 15, two ahead of Inter Milan.
(With Reuters inputs)