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AWelcome to the coverage of an absolutely inconsequential match, at least in terms of final classification in Group D. Liverpool have already won the group with 12 points from five games, Midtjylland is one of five and the only thing left to determine today is whether Atalanta (8 points) or Ajax (7) go to the round of 16 or parachute into the Europa League Round of 32 at the end of their meeting in Amsterdam.
But there are other things at stake in the match, notably the selection of Jürgen Klopp, which tells us about how he sees the champions’ trip to Fulham on Sunday and whether the 16 players he will use tonight can emerge unscathed from injury. He spoke about using Billy Koumetio, Jake Cain and Leighton Clarkson last night and the team is likely to resemble the ones that lost to Villa last December in the League Cup and drew with Shrewsbury in the FA Cup.
“Our Champions League team was already very young, we had four, five, six players involved in the team throughout the entire campaign so far and yes, they will travel and then we will make decisions,” Klopp said.
“It is the first time that we do not have to get a result in the last game of the group stage, the first time that we are already first in the table. We have to consider the general situation, that is clear, but we also have to consider is the Champions League, we are Liverpool and we want to win the game, all these kinds of things will lead us to an alignment in the end.
“For the boys it is clear what kind of football we want to play, how intense we want to be, how difficult we want to play for the rival,” he added.
“So there are a lot of things I want to see, but that’s pretty much what I want to see in every game. This game is no different. This game is just a different part and that is that we don’t have to.” win it, because like Liverpool you normally have to win every game. But we still want to win it, which is the best thing to do. That’s what I want to see, that everyone can see that we are going there and we want to win the football game.
“It will be difficult because Midtjylland is much better than the table shows. They grew in the competition, without scoring points but it is a strong group, so it was difficult for Midtjylland. But I am sure they will give us a proper fight and we have to be prepared for that. “
The news of the team is imminent.
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