Live Football Match Today Liverpool vs FC Barcelona Live UEFA Champions League Live
Barcelona vs Liverpool Live:
Liverpool have a mountain to climb in the second leg of their Champions
League semi-final meeting with Barcelona at Anfield on Tuesday night.
La Blaugrana go into the rematch with a
healthy three goal advantage after securing a 3-0 victory at Camp Nou
last week. A deft finish from Luis Suarez and a Lionel Messi double
helped Ernesto Valverde’s men take a stranglehold on the tie, with a
superb treble still on the cards for the Catalans.
They have already wrapped up a second
successive La Liga title, whilst Valencia lie in wait the Copa del Rey
final. The Reds could also claim domestic silverware this season, their
pulsating 3-2 win
over Newcastle United on Saturday keeping them in
the hunt to claim a first Premier League trophy.
Liverpool top scorer Mohamed Salah was
stretchered off with a head injury at St James’ Park over the weekend,
though there is an outside chance of the Egyptian featuring on Tuesday
night. However, both Roberto Firmino and Naby Keita are missing with
groin strains.
Adam Lallana completes the list of those
unavailable for Jurgen Klopp, the out-of-favour midfielder currently
sidelined with a muscular problem. Fortunately for the coach, none of
his squad are suspended for a pivotal match in their season.
Barca centre-back Jean-Clair Todibo is
ineligible for European action, whilst Ousmane Dembele will miss out
after suffering a hamstring tear over the weekend.
Rafinha has been out of action since
November after rupturing his anterior cruciate knee ligament and will
not return until next term, Valverde having no further casualties to
account for.
This will be the 10th time the two sides
have locked horns, the record perfectly balanced at three wins apiece.
However, the Mersyesiders have emerged triumphant in just one of the
last five match-ups, Craig Bellamy and John Arne Riise both scoring in a
2-1 away victory 12 years ago.
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