The Reds won 1-0 at Ajax last week thanks to a purpose contrary to Nicolas Tagliafico’s appearance of putting themselves in a strong position.
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PREHEATING TIME
Not long before the start, any of the groups are in the box to climb!
– FC Midtjylland (@fcmidtjylland) October 27, 2020
IN THE STUDIO
Former Liverpool midfielder Adam Lallana joins Jake Humphrey and Peter Crouch at BT Sport.
He spoke very fondly of his time at Liverpool and praised manager Jurgen Klopp.
Lallana also admitted that one of the highlights of her LFC career was the 4-0 home win over Barcelona in 2019, despite her injury to the match.
ON THE WAY
Outside the playoffs, FC Midtjylland lost seven of their away games in European competition, tying 1-1 at NK Varazdin (October 2002) and winning 3-1 at Club Brugge (October 2015) in the others.
HOW THINGS ARE
Liverpool is a moment in the organization for the difference of purpose, while their opponents, Midtjylland, are at the bottom.
THE FIRST TIME FOR EVERYTHING
FC Midtjylland is the 17th team to play their first away match in the UEFA Champions League against an English team; none of the last 16 to do so have won, 14 losers (the last FC Qarabag lost 0-6 at Chelsea in September 2017).
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GALORE OBJECTIVES
FC Midtjylland goalkeeper Jesper Hansen has scored 26 goals in seven UEFA Champions League matches: 4 against Atalanta in MD1 and 22 with FC Nordsjolland in 2012/13.
ON THE BENCH
Mohamed Salah of Liverpool has scored goals in UEFA Champions League organising matches in Anfield (8 goals, 1 assist).
The Egyptian is also two goals away from equaling Steven Gerrard’s 21-goal European Cup/Champions League record.
Salah leaves the bank tonight.
DEFENSE WITH LEAKS
Liverpool have kept the cage intact in their last four home games in the UEFA Champions League.
He has scored 8 goals in total in the 4 games, more than in the last thirteen at Anfield (7).
HOUSE REGISTRATION
Liverpool have lost only one of their last 26 home games across Europe (18 wins, 7 draws), the loss was the last 2-3 against Atletico Madrid in March.
They have suffered a consecutive defeat at home in Europe since December 2009.
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FIRST DATE
Tonight is the first match between Liverpool and FC Midtjylland, however, the Dane has an opposite story to english.
FC Midtjylland will be the third Danish team to face Liverpool in a European competition, after Odense Boldklub in the 1983–84 European Cup and Brendby in the 1995–96 UEFA Cup.
This will be FC Midtjylland’s first UEFA Champions League game against an English team: they have faced English six times in all European competitions, winning 3 times (D1 L2).
MIDTJYLLAND BANK
2 Cools, 10 Evander, 15 Kraev, 26 James, 26 Vibe, 30 Ottesen, 33 Pfeiffer, 34 M. Anderson, 43 Madsen, 44 Dyhr, forty-five Isaksen.
RED BANK
Lots of firepower on the Liverpool bench!
13 Adrian, 62 Kelleher, five Wijnaldum, nine Firmino, 64 Urcan, 10 Mane, 11 Salah, 17 Jones, 76 N. Williams, 46 R. Williams.
MIDTJYLLAND FROM XI
31 Andersen; 6 Andersson, 28 Sviatchenko (c), 14 Scholz, 2nine Paulinho; 38 Onyeka, 40 Cjuste; 36 Dreyer, 7 Sisto, 11 Mabil; nine Kaba.
S-dan stiller vi op p-Anfield ???? ‘LIVFCM’ #UCL
– FC Midtjylland (@fcmidtjylland) October 27, 2020
LIVERPOOL START XI
MANY adjustments through Jurgen Klopp, in particular, a new three-front logo!
1 Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, 12 Gomez, 3 Fabinho, 26 Robertson; 14 Henderson (c), 7 Milner; 23 Shaqiri, 18 Minamino, 20 Jack; 27 Origi.
The Reds will face @fcmidtjylland tonight ????
v Liverpool FC (@LFC) 27 October 2020
RED REDEMPTION
Good night and welcome to the Liverpool vs FC Midtjylland blog!
The Reds must take advantage of their impressive 1-0 away win over Ajax in their first match of the 2020-21 Champions League organizing stage.
Jurgen Klopp’s men were unable to retain the European gold medal last season, wasting either match in the 16-game against Atletico Madrid.
Liverpool is a big favorite in tonight’s setting, Midtjylland lost his first level of organization 4-0 to Serie A Atalanta.
Joel Matip can simply return to the team if deemed to have enough compatibility, Fabinho is more likely to continue in the last four alongside Joe Gomez after his fabulous show in the Ajax win.
Alisson is expected to maintain his position between the sticks after his return to the crash against Sheffield United on Saturday.
The new Kostas Tsimikas is out of harm’s way, as is Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
We will have the full news of the team soon, so don’t go anywhere!
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