Match Topic Liverpool vs Villareal - Champions League, 20th October @ 8pm

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Match topic

[growler]

Most of the team picks itself doesn’t it?

big gap to Brighton afterwards then carabao after that.

assuming Ali, kerkez, Virgil, Jacquet, arauljo, gra, Mac, Wirtz, Barcola, Isak, Rio?

nyoni, gakpo, Munoz, Tsimi, koumas all in and around too.

[YugoB]

I cant see Barcola starting 3 games in a week either, so some rotation again, regardless of us playing on Sunday

[Ombudsam]

When is Gakpo back?

[Barnesy_10]

14 minutes ago, Ombudsam said:

When is Gakpo back?

He was on the bench on Saturday 

[muleskinner]

Last Saturday 

[Ombudsam]

Oh cool. Maybe he can play then.

[Nebraska Red]

My nephew has managed to get a ticket for this in the ballot. He lives in Sheffield so he doesn't get many chances to go to Anfield.

Hopefully, this goes better than his last CL game, last season's horror show v PSV.

[Gethin]

1 minute ago, Nebraska Red said:

Hopefully, this goes better than his last CL game, last season's horror show v PSV.

That’s our scapegoat sorted if it all goes sideways 

[Nebraska Red]

6 hours ago, Gethin said:

That’s our scapegoat sorted if it all goes sideways 

I told him that last week when we chatted.

[YugoB]

Pearce- Frimpong set to be sidelined until after the November international break, but better news regarding Szoboszlai with no serious damage to his hamstring. Iraola planning to ring the changes against Villarreal given current schedule. #LFC

[Eiler99]

Guessing Nyoni, Rio, Tsimikas and Koumas all start. Maybe Mamardashvili and Gomez too.

[YugoB]

36 minutes ago, Eiler99 said:

Guessing Nyoni, Rio, Tsimikas and Koumas all start. Maybe Mamardashvili and Gomez too.

If he wanted to rotate Ali as well, he would have done it against Lask. I cant see him doing it v Villareal, a much tougher opponent

[Murphman]

On 19/10/2026 at 02:28, YugoB said:

I cant see Barcola starting 3 games in a week either, so some rotation again, regardless of us playing on Sunday

He needs games to settle and get up to speed.

[Eiler99]

They've only won 2 in 9 in La Liga this season but beat Napoli 3-1 in the CL so a bit hard to know how strong they are.

Mikautadze has always looked a decent player when I've seen him. And they have former red Peter Gulácsi in goal.

[stressederic]

 

[Nebraska Red]

That's a strong starting 11. Hopefully, we can get a few goals and make some changes.

[Bogman]

Just now, Nebraska Red said:

That's a strong starting 11. Hopefully, we can get a few goals and make some changes.

Weak bench though.

[Begbie]

Where's Munoz?

[Bogman]

1 minute ago, Begbie said:

Where's Munoz?

Wasn’t training yesterday, apparently.

Hopefully just rested.

[miceal]

1 hour ago, Eiler99 said:

They've only won 2 in 9 in La Liga this season but beat Napoli 3-1 in the CL so a bit hard to know how strong they are.

Mikautadze has always looked a decent player when I've seen him. And they have former red Peter Gulácsi in goal.

As noted, they haven’t started the season  well. Also, Napoli are all over the place at the moment. 

[Sir Tokyo Sexwale]

big draw vibes with that starting XI - hope their midtable form 2-3-4 from 9 and Anfield shade it for us

[Ripley]

Marciniak is ref. Did Qatar WC final. Usually good. 

[McBain]

Strong defence and strong midfield, and strength on the bench. I reckon this is quite tight for 60 and then we win it in the last 30

[Sir Tokyo Sexwale]

2 minutes ago, McBain said:

Strong defence and strong midfield, and strength on the bench. I reckon this is quite tight for 60 and then we win it in the last 30

probably the nub of it