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05/11/2024 - 18: 48 GMT Jake Davies Clive Brunskill/Getty Images   Fixture: Liverpool vs Bayer Leverkusen

Competition: Champions League

Kick-off: 20: 00 UK time   Liverpool have officially named their starting side and substitutes to welcome Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen to Anfield in the Champions League tonight.   The Reds have won all three of their Champions League league phase fixtures so far and another victory tonight would put them in a strong position to progress, even at an early stage.     Visitors Bayer Leverkusen have won two and drawn one of their three games and are expected to provide difficult opposition.   Arne Slot’s side beat Brighton 2-1 at the weekend to sit top of the Premier League table, while Bayer Leverkusen drew 0-0 with Stuttgart in the Bundesliga.     In goal for Liverpool tonight is Caoimhin Kelleher, while the back four selected is Trent Alexander-Arnold, Ibrahima Konate, Virgil van Dijk and Kostas Tsimikas.   Midfield sees Slot go with Ryan Gravenberch, Alexis Mac Allister and Curtis Jones, while Cody Gakpo, Luis Diaz and Mohamed Salah lead the attack.   There are options on the bench if the Liverpool manager needs to shake things up and they include Darwin Nunez and Andrew Robertson.     Liverpool Team vs Bayer Leverkusen   Kelleher, Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Tsimikas, Gravenberch, Jones, Mac Allister, Diaz, Gakpo, Salah    Substitutes: Jaros, Davies, Gomez, Endo, Szoboszlai, Nunez, Robertson, Quansah, Morton, Bradley   Leeds United Transfers Transfers Celtic Based in the United Kingdom and online since 2007, Inside Futbol provides football news, features and interviews. Our mission is to provide our readers with the most engaging football content, bringing the passion and excitement of the world's game to life. All rights reserved. © Copyright insidefutbol. com 2007-2024