RB Leipzig: Emil Forsberg, Xaver Schlager, Jonas Nickisch, Hugo Novoa, Amadou Haidara, Nordi Mukiele, Sanoussy Ba, Lukas Klostermann, André Silva, Konrad Laimer, Janis Blaswich and Timo Schlieck.
Liverpool: Jordan Henderson, Fabio Carvalho, Curtis Jones, Sepp van den Berg, Joël Matip, James Milner, Stefan Bajcetic, Joe Gomez, Isaac Mabaya, Nathaniel Phillips, Harvey Davies, Liam Hughes, Darwin Núñez, Harvey Elliott, Konstantinos Tsimikas and Tyler Morton.
Liverpool are expected to come out on top having won the last two times, being one of the best teams in Europe and sitting second in the Premier League.
The last time these two teams met was on March 10, 2021 in the Champions League and on that occasion Liverpool won 2-0 at the Puskás Aréna. That confrontation was full of fouls, yellow cards, corner kicks and many goals that we hope will be repeated today.
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These were the eleven players who started last game:
Alisson, Virgil van Dijk, Ibrahima Konaté, Andy Robertson, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Fabinho, Thiago Alcántara, Jordan Henderson, Sadio Mané, Luis Díaz and Mohamed Salah.
These were the eleven players who started last game:
Péter Gulácsi, Willi Orban, Marcel Halstenberg, Mohamed Simakan, Kevin Kampl, Konrad Laimer, Angeliño, Benjamin Henrichs, André Silva, Christopher Nkunku and Emil Forsberg.
There are three Liverpool players that we should keep an eye on and who have a very important role in the team. The first is Mohamed Salah (#11), he was the team's top scorer in the last tournament with 23 goals in 35 games played and also the team's top assister with 13 assists. Another player is Trent Alexander-Arnold (#66), he plays in the defensive position and at 23 years old he was the team's second-highest assister with 12 assists. And finally, we should keep an eye on Portuguese striker Diogo Jota (#20), he was the team's fifth highest assister last season with 4 assists and also the second highest scorer with 15 goals.
The English team is preparing for the Premier League which will start next month. Their pre-season started a few days ago and they scheduled 5 friendly games to prepare for the tournament. His preparation matches are against Manchester United, Crystal Palace, RB Leipzig, Red Bull Salzburg and Racing de Strasbourg. Their last game was against Crystal Palace on July 15, 2022, Liverpool won the game 2-0 at the National Stadium. His first game of the 2022-2023 season will be on August 6, 2022 against Fulham. In the 2021-2022 Premier League tournament they were in second position with 28 wins, 8 draws and 2 losses, their preparation games will help them have a good 2022-2023 season. They arrive as favorites to win this game and stay with the victory because of the incredible team they have and the good time they are going through.
The next three players are seen as key to Leipzig's attacking attack and any of them are likely to score in the game against Liverpool. French forward Christopher Nkunku (#18), was the team's top scorer in the 2021-2022 season with 20 goals and was the team's top assister with 13 assists in 38 games. He will be very important for the friendly match because of his experience and his control of the ball on the pitch. Another player is André Silva (#19), he plays in the forward position and is the team's second highest scorer with 11 goals in 31 games played. Finally, midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai (#17) who is a very important player for creating dangerous plays. He is the third highest scorer on the team (6 goals) and the second highest assister (8 assists) so we should follow him in the game.
The Leipzig soccer team is preparing for the 2022-2023 Bundesliga season, they started their pre-season a few days ago and prepared two friendly games to prepare. The preparation games will be against Southampton and Liverpool, apart they will have a game against Bayern for the German Super Cup. Their last game resulted in a 3-1 victory against Southampton at the Lavanttal-Arena. RB Leipzig's first match in the 2022-2023 Bundesliga is on August 7, 2022 against VfB Stuttgart at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Leipzig last season managed to qualify for the Champions League, they stayed in fourth position with 17 wins, 7 draws and 10 losses, scoring 58 points. Leipzig is looking to be at the top of the tournament this season so these warm-up games are very important. They arrive as the least favorites to win this game, however they could surprise and win.
The Red Bull Arena is located in the city of Leipzig, Germany. It will be the venue for this match, it has a capacity of 44,199 spectators and it is the home of RB Leipzig of the Bundesliga. It was inaugurated on August 4, 1956 and cost 96 million euros.
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