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iverpool hosts Real Madrid at Anfield in today’s much-anticipated Champions League encounter.
It’s a meeting between two sides who have won a combined 21 European crowns, and two of the continent’s best teams.
Trent Alexander-Arnold’s return has added an extra layer of intrigue to this clash, with the defender set to face his boyhood club for the first time since his summer departure. Arne Slot, Ryan Gravenberch and Xabi Alonso were asked about the defender during Monday’s press conferences, even if Alexander-Arnold is unlikely to start.
However, an unwanted update emerged on the morning of the game, as the player’s mural was defaced at Anfield, with the painting vandalized and the word “rat” sprayed on the wall. It was quickly removed, but the incident underlines the animosity some still feel toward the right-back.
Elsewhere, there was an update on the injury front from both head coaches ahead of the game, with one senior player returning for the Reds.
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