Arne Slot is no Brendan Rodgers: Liverpool boss SHOULD bench Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk and star men for Real Madrid showdown ahead of huge Premier League fixtures
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The Reds are basically guaranteed at least a Champions League play-off spot, so the focus should be on Sunday's huge clash with Manchester CityFlorentino Perez has ongoing issues with UEFA's governance of the European game, so it's hardly surprising that the Real Madrid president is not a fan of the new Champions League format."It has [...]
Florentino Perez has ongoing issues with UEFA's governance of the European game, so it's hardly surprising that the Real Madrid president is not a fan of the new Champions League format.
"It has increased the number of matches," the Spaniard said, "but reduced the value of each match." Of course, the irony of supporting a European Super League that would have yielded the exact same result was lost on Perez, but that doesn't mean he's wrong.
On the contrary, Madrid's meeting with Liverpool at Anfield on Wednesday perfectly proves the point. What should have been one of the marquee matches of the league phase has been stripped of almost all jeopardy – certainly from Liverpool's perspective.
