Arne Slot will likely name an unchanged Liverpool starting lineup when they host Real Madrid in a UEFA Champions League clash at Anfield on Tuesday.

Liverpool will be eager to build on the win over Aston Villa this past weekend and get back on track in the UEFA Champions League when they welcome Real Madrid to Anfield on Tuesday night. Arne Slot has received a positive update on the team news front ahead of his side’s latest fixture.

Curtis Jones has resumed training after recovering from a groin injury. The English midfielder’s return means only four players remain in the treatment room, with Giovanni Leoni missing the rest of the 2025/26 season due to a long-term knee injury.

The Italian defender accompanies Alisson Becker (hamstring), Jeremie Frimpong thigh), and Alexander Isak (groin) in the treatment room. Meanwhile, during his pre-match press conference, Slot discussed the absence of the trio and provided a fitness update on Isak.

The Liverpool manager said, “All three are not available for tomorrow. Jeremie and Alisson will both also not be available for Sunday. With Alex we have to wait and see. Definitely not starting on Sunday, but maybe he can be involved in the squad. He is still not training with the team, so we have to wait and see.”

Slot also discussed whether the upcoming match with Manchester City will have a bearing on the starting lineup against Real Madrid. The Liverpool boss said, “No, the Sunday game is not in my thinking when it comes to the line-up for tomorrow, because I think there are four days in between.”

“We’ve had a lot of moments this season where there were only two days in between, like tomorrow but that is maybe for the first time this season [where] for the opponent we face it’s the same. So, [there were] many other times when we had two days’ rest we faced a team that had a week of rest or three days’ rest or four days’ rest.”

“So for tomorrow that’s exactly the same for both teams. The line-up for tomorrow will have nothing to do with what happens on Sunday. The good thing is that we won on Saturday – but that was about time, I would say, for us to start winning a game of football again!”

Giorgi Mamardashvili will continue to deputise for Alisson Becker between the stick, with Liverpool lining up in a 4-3-3 formation in front of him against Real Madrid on Tuesday. The backline will feature Conor Bradley, Ibrahima Konate, Virgil van Dijk, and Andrew Robertson, with Milos Kerkez missing out again.

As for the midfield unit, there is no looking past Alexis Mac Allister, Ryan Gravenberch, and Dominik Szoboszlai, with Florian Wirtz being a backup option on the bench. Finally, Hugo Ekitike will lead the line for the home side against Real Madrid, with Cody Gakpo and Mohamed Salah being the two wide attackers.

Predicted Liverpool XI: Mamardashvilli, Bradley, Konate, van Dijk, Robertson; Szoboszlai, Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Salah, Gakpo; Ekitike