Possessing a seemingly unassailable 5-1 lead from the first leg of their Europa League last-16 tie, Liverpool welcome Sparta Prague to Anfield for the return fixture on Thursday evening.
Darwin Nunez (two), Luis Diaz, Dominik Szoboszlai and Alexis Mac Allister were among the goals at epet Arena last week, and here Sports Mole rounds up the team news for both clubs.
LIVERPOOL vs. SPARTA PRAGUE
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LIVERPOOL
Out: Ibrahima Konate (hamstring), Thiago Alcantara (muscle), Ben Doak (knee), Joel Matip (knee), Stefan Bajcetic (calf), Diogo Jota (knee), Curtis Jones (shin), Alisson Becker (thigh), Trent Alexander-Arnold (knee)
Doubtful: Jayden Danns (concussion), Ryan Gravenberch (ankle)
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Kelleher; Bradley, Quansah, Van Dijk, Tsimikas; Szoboszlai, McConnell, Clark; Elliott, Gakpo, Koumas
SPARTA PRAGUE
Out: Asger Sorensen (hamstring), Andreas Vindheim (unspecified)
Doubtful: None
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Vindahl Jensen; Vitik, Krejci, Panak; Preciado, Kairinen, Solbakken, Zeleny; Birmancevic, Kuchta, Haraslin
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Ben Knapton
