Liverpool head to Germany on Wednesday determined to tighten their grip on a top eight spot in the Champions League league phase. A win at RB Leipzig would also go a fair way to proving that Arne Slot's side are worthy of ranking among the most serious contenders to win the competition outright,

Liverpool travel to the east of Germany to face RB Leipzig in the Champions League on Wednesday night.The game is very interestingly set up. Liverpool top the Premier League and sit pretty with six

It is "more simple" to understand why Chiesa is missing as he "missed a whole pre-season" and Slot said: "Going to a league where intensity is higher than the Italian league makes it difficult for him to make the step up to the intensity levels of the team."