Arne Slot’s in-form Liverpool side is set to welcome Xabi Alonso’s incumbent Bundesliga Champions League outfit Bayer Leverkusen to Anfield.
The Merseysiders currently top the Premier League table having only dropped points twice in the 2024/25 season.
Die Werkself find themselves fourth in the German top-flight trailing seven points behind leaders Bayern Munich.
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How and where to watch Liverpool v Leverkusen in the Champions League
On TV: Coverage begins on Amazon Prime at 7 pm (the game will be streamed on Paramount+ in the US)
CaughtOffside preview: Liverpool v Bayer Leverkusen
The Reds head into this tie fresh off the back of a confidence-inspiring 2-1 comeback win over Brighton at the weekend. Slot’s side has won six out of seven games on offer since the start of October, whilst sharing the spoils with Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium.
Leverkusen’s form has been less impressive of late; the club has secured three wins from seven fixtures since the start of October.
Notably, this will be the two European outfits’ first meeting in the Champions League since the 2004/05 campaign.
What time and place?
8 pm [GMT] in the UK / 12 pm [PT] & 3 pm [ET] in the US at Anfield, Liverpool.
Who is out injured/suspended?
| Liverpool injuries/suspensions | |
| Alisson Becker | Out (hamstring) |
| Federico Chiesa | Out (fitness) |
| Harvey Elliott | Out (fractured foot) |
| Ibrahima Konate | Fit |
| Diogo Jota | Out (rib injury) |
| Bayer Leverkusen injuries/suspensions | |
| Nordi Mukiele | Out (thigh) |
| Jeanuel Belocian | Out (ankle) |
| Martin Terrier | Fit |
| Amine Adli | Out (ankle) |
Key players to keep an eye on?
Liverpool: Mo Salah (Sofascore average rating of 7.8 in the Champions League)
Bayer Leverkusen: Florian Wirtz (Sofascore average rating of 8.37 in the Champions League)
Head-to-head record?
| 2001/02 Quarter-finals (agg 4-3 Leverkusen win) |
| Liverpool 1 – 0 Leverkusen (1st leg) |
| Leverkusen 4 -2 Liverpool (2nd leg) |
| 2004/05 Round of 16 (agg 2-6 Liverpool win) |
| Liverpool 3 – 1 Leverkusen (1st leg) |
| Leverkusen 1 – 3 Liverpool (2nd leg) |
The current 2024/25 Champions League table
| 1) Aston Villa | 9 points (WWW) |
| 2) Liverpool | 9 points (WWW) |
| 3) Man City | 7 points (DWW) |
| 4) AS Monaco | 7 points (WDW) |
| 5) Brest | 7 points (WWD) |
| 6) Bayer Leverkusen | 7 points (WWD) |
Liverpool v Leverkusen predicted lineups and scorelines
Liverpool: Kelleher, Tsimikas, Van Dijk, Gomez, Alexander-Arnold, Gravenberch, Szoboszlai, Mac Allister, Gakpo, Nunez, Salah
Leverkusen: Hradecky, Tah, Hincapie, Tapsoba, Garcia, Xhaka, Grimaldo, Terrier, Wirtz, Frimpong, Boniface
Predicted scoreline: Liverpool 2 – 1 Bayer Leverkusen