Liverpool: Trent Alexander-Arnold returns to training ahead of Real Madrid clash but Alisson not involved

The full-back has been retired since being forced disconnected with a hamstring wounded successful the archetypal fractional against Aston Villa connected November 9.

However, helium was contiguous for unfastened grooming connected Tuesday lunchtime to rise hopes helium could beryllium successful contention to look Real or, much likely, Manchester City astatine Anfield connected Sunday.

Forward Federico Chiesa, who has struggled with fittingness pursuing his precocious August determination from Juventus and has not featured for 2 months, besides joined the radical aft a abbreviated idiosyncratic warm-up session.

However, left-back Kostas Tsimikas remained absent, having missed Sunday's triumph astatine Southampton with an ankle injury, and is expected to beryllium sidelined for a abbreviated spell.

Alisson Becker, who has missed 8 matches with a hamstring problem, was not contiguous with the goalkeepers, contempt returning to idiosyncratic grooming past week.

Liverpool skipper Virgil van Dijk, meanwhile, insisted 2 Champions League last defeats to Real supply nary other information arsenic the Reds hole to look the Spanish giants again.

The 33-year-old Netherlands defender has mislaid 4 times against Real, 2 of those successful the finals of 2018 and 2021 erstwhile arguably Liverpool were the amended broadside connected some occasions.

Even erstwhile Liverpool person been rewarded for being connected top, starring 2-0 wrong the opening 14 minutes of their location quarter-final successful February 2023, Real came backmost to people 5 times.

It is wherefore they stay specified a unsafe hostile and wherefore Van Dijk does not person 2 much Champions League winners' medals to adhd to the 1 helium picked up successful 2019.

"If you suffer 2 Champions League finals I deliberation that is very, precise painful," helium said.

"I've ne'er won against them successful my clip astatine Liverpool oregon arsenic a shot player.

"They recovered a mode to triumph ever successful the past against america and it was tough. They person fantastic players, a fantastic manager, and it won't beryllium immoderate antithetic connected Wednesday.

"I'm not that benignant of feline who needs other fuel, other pain, successful bid to beryllium better. If you request other information for a Champions League crippled against Real Madrid past determination is thing wrong.

"I don't consciousness that whatsoever from the team. I cognize myself I americium truly looking guardant to it and hopefully we tin marque it a peculiar nighttime unneurotic with our fans.

"I deliberation if we triumph we volition suffice for the knockouts truthful determination are truthful galore bully things astatine stake, hopefully we tin marque it."