Liverpool v Galatasaray: Champions League team news
- Chris Stuart
- 2 days ago
- 2 min read
Read pre-match team news for both Liverpool and Galatasaray ahead of Wednesday night's Champions League last-16 second leg at Anfield.
The Reds will try to overturn a 1-0 deficit in the tie after suffering defeat at RAMS Park in Istanbul last Tuesday.
Head coach Arne Slot can call upon Ibrahima Konate again after the defender was unused against Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday due to hamstring 'discomfort'.
Slot told his pre-match press conference: "Yeah, he is at this moment of time [ready to play].
"The day after the game is recovery, if you play so many games with only two days of rest in between you cannot do a lot but he is declared completely fit, he doesn't feel the discomfort anymore.
"So, then he is ready to start and hopefully fulfil 90 minutes or, if needed, even longer. But that's what we have to find out tomorrow."
Joe Gomez, however, is a doubt for the contest and will be assessed regarding his involvement after missing training on Tuesday.
Slot explained: "He wasn't ready to train, he had too much issues after our last game, although he had these issues already after the Galatasaray game [and] wasn't planned to play against Tottenham, but unfortunately Ibou got discomfort in his hamstring so we couldn't take the risk of playing him.
"That's why Joe had to play and that has built up so much that now he's a bit of a doubt for tomorrow. But he's going to try tomorrow, to see if he is available."
Ryan Gravenberch, Curtis Jones and Virgil van Dijk are each one yellow card away from a ban in the first leg of a potential quarter-final tie.
