Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson returns after two months on the sidelines as Liverpool look to continue their winning start to the Champions League.
Trent Alexander-Arnold is also fit to start as Arne Slot’s side hope to go five points clear at the top with victory in the opener.
Here’s how the sides line up.
Liverpool team news
How we line up to face Girona 💫🟢 #UCL
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) December 10, 2024
Alisson makes his first appearance since picking up the injury against Crystal Palace on October 5.
Joe Gomez starts at center forward again, while Darwin Nunez plays in the middle of attack.
Liverpool have won their last 10 Champions League group games by an aggregate score of 28-3.
Liverpool 11: Alisson Becker, Andy Robertson, Virgil van Dijk, Joe Gomez, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Curtis Jones, Ryan Gravenberch, Dominik Szoboszlai, Luis Díaz, Darwin Núñez, Mohamed Salah
Girona team news
𝐄𝐋𝐒 𝐒𝐀𝐀 GUESS! ⚔️#GIRLLIFE #UCL pic.twitter.com/sF3R1yKyjj
— Girona FC (@GironaFC) December 10, 2024
There are a number of ex-Premier League players in the Girona squad languishing in 30th place in the table.
Donny van de Beek and Daley Blind spent time with Liverpool’s rivals Manchester United, while Oriol Romeu and Paulo Gazzaniga were with Southampton – among others.
It is the first time the two sides have met.
Girona XI: Paulo Gazzaniga, Daley Blind, Ladislav Krejcí, Juanpe, Alejandro Francés, Miguel Gutiérrez, Oriol Romeu, Donny van de Beek, Bryan Gil, Yáser Asprilla, Arnaut Danjuma
