Luis Díaz training at the AXA Training Center in Liverpool prior to the duel against Bologna-credit Molly Darlington/REUTERS
The current leader of English football is preparing for what will be his second outing in Europe’s most important football club competition: the Champions League.
The Reds in their first outing in this competition beat AC Milan 3-1 at the San Siro stadium on September 17, 2024.
The goal for the local team was from the American Christian Pulisic, while the comeback for Arne Slot’s team was with goals from Ibrahima Konaté, Vigil van Dijk and Dominik Szoboszlai. In this match, Luis Díaz entered the 68th minute of the game.
On the Bologna side, they played their match at the Renato Dall’Ara stadium against Shakhat Donetsk of Ukraine without goals on September 18, 2024 and which featured the performance of center back Jhon Lucumí.
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The match can be enjoyed through the ESPN and Disney Plus screens (Standard and Premium Plans) and will begin at 2:00 pm at the Anfield Road stadium, and will also be refereed by the Montenegrin Nikola Dabanovic.
Arne Slot speaking in the preview of the duel against Bologna for matchday 2 of the league phase of the Champions League – credit Molly Darlington / REUTERS
The Dutch technical director spoke at a press conference regarding the match that will be played on date 2 of the league phase in the Champions League and commented that he expects his players to give their all to win the match and that they feel that ‘they missed I miss not playing the Champions League in the 2023-2024 season: “What I expect from our players is that they have lost the Champions League for a year, so when they take the field tomorrow I want to see this, I want to feel this, that they think and feel something like: ‘Oh, we missed this for a season, now a club of this level has to be prepared,’ he highlighted.
On the other hand, he also referred to the physical form of his players, as in the situation of Luis Díaz, where he highlighted the good work and performance that his players have in this item: “We have many players with a lot of individual quality, Salah, Mac Allister, Díaz, they are very good,” he added.
He was also self-critical of what Liverpool experienced at the Molineux against Wolverhampton on September 28, 2024 about the last 15 minutes of the match, where Luis Díaz’s team was seen dominated by the Wolves: “We cannot accept mediocrity. You have to demand of yourself every second of the day and every second of the game, you have to have the highest standards that this shirt demands,” Slot highlighted about what needs to be improved for the match against Bologna on October 2, 2024.
The team of Yáser Asprilla and Jhon Solís has just lost 1-0 at the Parc des Princes in Paris against PSG – credit Gonzalo Fuentes / REUTERS
In addition to Luis Díaz with Liverpool, Jhon Jáder Durán with Aston Villa will receive Bayern Munich, six-time European champion for Germany in Birmingham, while Girona of Yáser Asprilla and Jhon Solís will receive Feyenoord from the Netherlands (European champion in the season 1969-1970). Below, these are the matches that will be played with their respective schedules:
Match: Girona (Spain) vs. Feyenoord (Netherlands)
Stadium: de Montilivi de Girona (Spain)
Referee: Urs Schnyder (Switzerland)
Match: Shakhtar Donestk (Ukraine) vs. Atalanta (Italy)
Stadium: Arena Veltins in Gelsenkirchen (Germany)
Referee: João Pinheiro (Portugal)
Match: Aston Villa (England) vs. Bayern Munich (Germany)
Stadium: Villa Park in Birmingham (England)
Referee: Radu Marian Petrescu (Rumania)
Match: Benfica (Portugal) vs. Atlético de Madrid (Spain)
Stadium: da Luz de Lisboa (Portugal)
Referee: Serdar Gozubuyuk (Türkiye)
Match: Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia) vs. Monaco (France)
Stadium: Maksimir in Zagreb (Croatia)
Referee: Harm Osmers (Germany)
Match: LOSC Lille (France) vs. Real Madrid (Spain)
Estadio: Pierre-Mauroy de Villeneuve d’Ascq (France)
Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy)
Match: Liverpool (England) vs. Bologna (Italy)
Stadium: Anfield Road in Liverpool (England)
Referee: Nikola Dabanovic (Montenegro)
Match: Leipzig (Germany) vs. Juventus (Italy)
Stadium: Red Bull Arena in Leipzig (Germany)
Referee: Francois Letexier (France)
Match: Sturm Graz (Austria) vs. Club Brugge (Belgium)
Stadium: Merkur Arena in Graz (Austria)
Referee: Frans Meijer (Netherlands)
