Thiago Alcantara’s chances of playing in Saturday’s Champions League final against Spanish Champions, Real Madrid at the Stade de France are looking good, according to Liverpool head coach, Jurgen Klopp....CONTINUE READING THE FULL ARTICLE>>>
The German tactician is hoping that the Spain international will be ready to rejoin his teammates before the trip to Saint-Denis. He picked up an Achilles injury against Bruno Lage’s Wolves and missed training on Wednesday.
Fabinho and Joe Gomez have both returned to training and are expected to be named in the traveling squad while Divock Origi has played his last game for the Merseyside outfit due to a muscle problem.
Virgil van Dijk was back on the bench at the weekend after recovering from the injury he sustained in the FA Cup final, and he is expected to replace Joel Matip in the Liverpool defense.
Ibrahima Konate did not do himself any favors when Wolves scored inside two minutes at Anfield, but the Frenchman has been a mainstay in the knockout rounds and should start the final.
Following Klopp’s previous statements, Fabinho may not be fit enough to finish 90 or 120 minutes, but he should be OK to start, same as Thiago Alcantara.
Naby Keita and James Milner are available to replace Jordan Henderson if needed while Mohamed Salah availability’s should result in Diogo Jota being moved to the bench.
Luis Diaz should start on the left while Sadio Mane holds the number nine position for Liverpool.
How Liverpool could Line-Up against Real Madrid;
