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Liverpool vs Leipzig Champions League preview: where to watch, predicted line-ups, team news

Where to watch, predicted line-ups, team news for the round of 16 second leg.

 Mohamed Salah during Liverpool training on Tuesday
Mohamed Salah during Liverpool training on Tuesday Liverpool FC via Getty Images

Liverpool host RB Leipzig in the UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg on 10 March at 21:00 CET. This page will update with team news, quotes and expert analysis as kick-off approaches. The game is being staged at the Puskás Aréna in Budapest, Hungary.

Liverpool vs Leipzig build-up

What happened in the first leg?

Highlights: Leipzig 0-2 Liverpool (2 mins)

Liverpool ended a run of three successive defeats with a 2-0 win that came courtesy of second-half goals from Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mané.

Where to watch the game on TV

Fans can find their local UEFA Champions League broadcast partner(s) here.

Form guide

Liverpool
Form
: LLWLWL
Latest: Liverpool 0-1 Fulham, 07/03
Next: Liverpool vs Leipzig (UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg), 10/03
Where they stand: 8th in Premier League

Leipzig
Form
: WWWWLW
Latest: Freiburg 0-3 Leipzig, 06/03
Next: Liverpool vs Leipzig (UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg), 10/03
Where they stand
: 2nd in Bundesliga

Possible line-ups

Leipzig v Liverpool: Salah highlights and reaction

Liverpool: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Fabinho, Phillips, Robertson; Jones, Wijnaldum, Thiago Alcântara; Jota, Salah, Mané

Leipzig: Gulácsi; Adams, Mukiele, Upamecano, Klostermann; Sabitzer, Kampl; Haidar, Nkunku, Olmo; Poulsen

Expert predictions

Matthew Howarth, Liverpool reporter: Given Liverpool’s wretched home form, playing the last-16 second leg away from Anfield might suit Jürgen Klopp and his players. A healthy lead from the first leg should see them safely through to the quarter-finals, but an early Leipzig goal would certainly test the Reds' fragile confidence.

Jordan Maciel, Leipzig reporter: Leipzig are flying domestically but have a mountain to climb after an error-strewn 2-0 defeat in the first leg. Wednesday's opponents should provide all the inspiration they need to pull off a memorable comeback, however. Liverpool are low on confidence and defensively fragile; if Leipzig score first, the tie is wide open.

View from the camps

Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp
Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp

Jürgen Klopp, Liverpool manager: "We have momentum in the Champions League. Leipzig have a different momentum as they won the last four, but previous results don’t impact on the game. Why can we win the UEFA Champions League? Two things: the quality and football in general. You always have a chance in the next game. It's half-time: we have to play the game. I have no doubt about us. We will give it a proper fight."

Julian Nagelsmann, Leipzig coach: "It won't be an easy task: the players know and I know. We must avoid the mistakes we made in the first leg. We will give everything we have and of course we can dream of delivering a great game. We haven't produce a motivational video of great past comebacks, but the guys know that some crazy things have happened in football and such a result could be turned around in a second leg."

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