Liverpool are looking for victory when they host FC Midtjylland at Anfield.
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Liverpool will host FC Midtjylland in the second week match of the 2020/21 Champions League group round at Anfield, Wednesday (28/10) WIB.
The two teams achieved contrasting results in matchday one, with The Reds won 1-0 at headquarters Ajax Amsterdam, meanwhile FC Midtjylland lost 4-0 at home at hand Atalanta.
Liverpool have only won their opening two Champions League group matches before, namely in 2008/09, but they are still favorites to win the match against FC Midtjylland.
The course of the game:
45 + 2 ‘First Half ends. There are still no goals at Anfield.
43 ‘Origi! Off side!! Origi can send it from Trent through long passes but he’s off the side!
40 ′ Cooperation is established between Shaqiri and Milner on the right but it can be broken!
37 ‘Robertson moves from the left and sends a pass but still can’t turn it into a goal.
33 ‘Three yellow cards for the Midtjylland player. The most recent is Cajuste for violating Henderson.
30 ‘Fabinho looks injured and cannot continue the match. R. Williams comes on for Fabinho.
25 ‘Onyeka is the Midtjylland player who is shown the yellow card. This time, Origi was brought down.
22 ‘In addition to the scorching attacks, both teams are equally lax in possession.
19 ‘Scholz got the first yellow card for violating Jota.
13 ‘Trent’s free-kick goes straight into the area but Scholz clears the ball.
10 ‘Meanwhile, Liverpool don’t want to lose either. Jota and Gomez build attacks from the left but it still doesn’t go smoothly.
5 ‘The start of a pretty promising match with Midtjylland who did not hesitate to launch an attack.
3 ‘First Dreyer to make it off side but Alisson is quick to anticipate.
1′ KICK-OFF!
List of Players
Liverpool Starting XI: Alisson; Andy Robertson, Joe Gomez, Fabinho, Trent Alexander-Arnold; James Milner, Jordan Henderson; Diogo Jota, Takumi Minamino, Xherdan Shaqiri; Divock Origi.
Liverpool reserves: Neco Williams, Vitezslav Jaros, Georginio Wijnaldum, Rhys Williams, Adrian, Jake Cain, Mohamed Salah, Curtis Jones, Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino.
FC Midtjylland Starting XI: Mikkel Andersen; Paulinho, Alexander Scholz, Erik Sviatchenko, Joel Andersson; Jens Cajuste, Frank Ogochukwu Onyeka; But Mabil, Pione Sisto, Anders Dreyer, Sory Kaba.
Cadangan FC Midtjylland: Bozhidar Kraev, Nicolas Madsen, Dion Cools, Evander, Mikael Anderson, Oliver Ottesen, Luca Pfeiffer, Lasse Vibe, Nikolas Dyhr, Valdemar Birkso Thorsen, Manjrekar James, Gustav Isaksen.
Live Streaming Liverpool vs FC Midtjylland
The second matchday of the 2020/21 Champions League between Liverpool and FC Midtjylland will be broadcast on Champions TV 1 on Wednesday (28/10) in the morning at 03: 0 WIB.
Check out the full TV schedule here.
| TV station | Champions TV 1 |
| LIVE streaming | Champions TV 1 |
When are Liverpool and FC Midtjylland matches?
| Competition | Liverpool and FC Midtjylland |
| Date | Wednesday, October 28, 2020 |
| Kick-off | 03:00 WIB |
| Stadium | Anfield |
Liverpool Squad Predictions
Liverpool will be without Thiago Alcantara again as they are still recovering from a knee injury. Joel Matip will also be out again.
Alisson Becker will also return after strengthening the team in opposing matches Sheffield United. Naby Keita is still waiting a few days for comeback , while Kostas Tsimikas and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain are still absent.
| Position | Estimated starting line-up for Liverpool (4-3-3) |
| Goalkeeper | Alisson |
| Defender | Alexander-Arnold, Fabinho, Gomez, Robertson |
| Midfielder | Milner, Henderson, Wijnaldum |
| Striker | Wrong, Firmino, Jota |
Predictions for FC Midtjylland Squad
Pione Sisto will be back in starting XI after he scored off the bench at the time comeback against Brondby at the weekend.
Jesper Hansen, who is a little doubt with a thigh problem, hopes to get a chance to appear to improve his record in the Champions League.
| Position | Estimated lineup of core team FC Midtjylland (4-2-3-1) |
| Goalkeeper | Hansen |
| Defender | Andersson, Sviatchenko, Scholz, Paulinho |
| Midfielder | Onyeka, Cajuste; Dreyer, Sisto, Mabil |
| Striker | Rude |
Preview
Liverpool have become one of the best teams in the world in recent decades, and the team from Merseyside is determined to increase the trophy to seven more.
Liverpool will feature at Anfield, and they have been almost unstoppable at home in recent years. In fact, Jurgen Klopp’s club won 16 wins from their previous 18 matches at this stadium, and it has been more than a year since they lost at this stadium.
Liverpool have also scored 45 goals in their last 15 appearances at Anfield.
Meanwhile, FC Midtjylland comes from the Superliga Denmark, a domestic league that is nothing compared to the English Premier League. Additionally, Brian Priske’s side were winless in two of their previous four matches overall, and in seven of their last ten away games.
FC Midtjylland won three of their six previous meetings against English teams, including the famous win over Manchester United in the Europa League 2015/16 season.
Prediction: Liverpool 3-0 FC Midtjylland
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