Liverpool v Porto - Preview and possible lineups

Joe Morphet 7 years ago 4.1k
Liverpool beat Porto 0-5 in the first leg. EFE

We take a look ahead to Tuesday's Champions League round of 16 second leg tie between Liverpool and Porto. The Portuguese side travel to Anfield with a five goal deficit to overturn and, unless the visitors pull off a miracle, Jurgen Klopp's side look set to make it to the quarter finals of the competition.

Liverpool: Jurgen Klopp's squad is virtually injury-free for the first time this season, with Nathaniel Clyne and Adam Lallana both back in full training after recovering from their respective injuries. That being said, it is unlikely Clyne will start, as he is not back to 100% fitness quite yet. 

The two absentees for Saturday's Premier League clash, Gini Wijnaldum and Ben Woodburn, could also make returns, as they only missed the game through illness. 

Porto: Porto are missing Tiquinho Soares (thigh), Moussa Marega (hamstring), Alex Telles (knee) and Danilo Pereira (calf). 

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp: The German made it clear that he was taking the game seriously, despite the comfortable cushion that his side established in the first leg of the tie. He said that he wouldn't make more than two or three changes for the game. 

"We are in a moment in the league where we all have to deliver, play consistently, stuff like that. You don't rotate to avoid something, you only use the players which are in the best shape. If there will be a different line-up to Saturday.

"If there will be a different line-up it'll be only because we want to win the game and no other reason. That's what I meant when I said we will not rest players. We will maybe make one, two or three changes or so, but only to win the game."

Did you know?

No team has ever progressed to the next round after a 0-5 first-leg home defeat in the Champions League. Furthermore, Liverpool have never lost by more than two clear goals at Anfield in the knockout stages of the Champions League.

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Possible lineups:

Liverpool: Karius; Robertson, Van Dijk, Matip, Alexander-Arnold; Henderson, Wijnaldum, Chamberlain, Lallana, Salah; Firmino

Porto: Sa; Marcano, Felipe, Reyes, Pereira; Herrera, Oliveira, Brahimi, Otavinho, Corona; Aboubakar

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