Girona vs Liverpool predicted lineups and team news
Matchday Six in the Champions League sees Arne Slot’s table-topping Liverpool side travel to Girona.
Girona vs Liverpool Predicted XIs
Girona (4-2-3-1): Gazzaniga; A Martinez, Lopez, Krejci, Gutierrez; Martin, Romeu; Asprilla, Van de Beek, Danjuma; Miovski.
Liverpool (4-2-3-1): Kelleher; Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, Van Dijk, Robertson; Gravenberch, Jones; Salah, Szoboszlai, Diaz; Gakpo.
The Reds have the opportunity to cement their place in the Round of 16 on Tuesday night with a sixth straight win (17:45 kick off, live on TNT Sports 1).
Girona, meanwhile, are in need of points, with the Champions League debutants having won only one of their five matches in the competition.
Liverpool have chance to ease schedule
Liverpool were given a timely rest over the weekend, when the Merseyside derby against Everton was postponed on Saturday due to the weather conditions.
Victory against Girona would allow the Champions League leaders to further ease their schedule, as it would guarantee that they finish in the top eight places in the table and qualify for the round of 16.
That would allow Slot to rotate his team for the final two fixtures, keeping his key players fresh for their hectic domestic schedule over the winter months.
Liverpool are aiming to stay top of the Premier League during the busy Christmas period, while they also face Southampton in the EFL Cup quarter-finals this month and their FA Cup journey begins in January.
They now face a Girona side who look set to miss out on the knockout stages of the Champions League, having only earned three points so far and with games against AC Milan and Arsenal to come.
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Michel’s team are 30th in the table, having lost to PSG, Feyenoord, PSV and Sturm Graz, with their sole victory coming against 35th placed Slovan Bratislava.
Girona have also had a tough time domestically over the last week, having been dumped out of the Copa del Rey by Logrones and beaten 3-0 at home by Real Madrid in La Liga on Saturday.
Girona vs Liverpool Team News
Girona will be without midfielder Yangel Herrera due to a calf injury, while winger Viktor Tsygankov will also be missing with an adductor issue.
Jhon Solis was absent against Real with a knock and the Colombian faces a late fitness test.
Right-back Arnau Martinez is available again after serving a one-match suspension in the last game against Sturm Graz.
Alexis Mac Allister will serve his own suspension for Liverpool, as he is unavailable for one game having picked up three yellow cards in the Champions League.
The Argentinian’s absence could see Curtis Jones slot into a deep midfield position alongside Ryan Gravenberch, with Dominik Szoboszlai operating in front of them.
Alisson Becker, Federico Chiesa and Diogo Jota are all back in training and, even if they are deemed not yet ready for this game, they should be involved next weekend against Fulham.
Chiesa has only made three appearances for the Reds since signing from Juventus in the summer, but was on the scoresheet last week as he returned to action for the U21 side.
Definitely unavailable to Slot are the injured Conor Bradley, Kostas Tsimikas and Ibrahima Konate.
