Liverpool’s Champions League Plans Disrupted as Arne Slot Explains Federico Chiesa AbsenceLiverpool’s preparations for their crucial Champions League clash against Galatasaray have been

Liverpool forward Hugo Ekitike said he can learn from teammate Alexander Isak and is confident he can play alongside the Sweden international.

Liverpool is back in the UCL for the eighth time in nine seasons. The team finished atop the English Premier League last year, marking the club’s first title since 2020. The Reds also finished first in the UCL league phase last year, but were knocked out by the eventual champions, Paris Saint-Germain, in the Round of 16.

Rather than injury or bureaucracy, Federico Chiesa’s absence from Liverpool’s squad to take on Galatasaray in the Champions League this week is simply a case of personnel preference from Arne Slot.

Former Liverpool women manager Matt Beard was found hanged at his home, a coroner's court hearing has been told. At a hearing on Monday in Ruthin, North Wales, coroner John Griffiths said paramedics were called to Beard's home in Deeside, Flintshire, before he was taken to hospital.

Former Liverpool and Chelsea women's manager Matt Beard took his own life, a coroner's court hearing was told on Monday.