Liverpool will be playing German side RB Leipzig the Champions league without striker Diogo Jota after the player picked up an injury in their 2-1 win over Chelsea. The game will be played today Wednesday in their prestigious stadium where they beat Chelsea.
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Jota was forced off during the first half of Sunday’s Premier League game after being brought down by Blues defender Tosin Adarabioyo. Speaking about the injury of the Portugouse star Liverpool head coach Arne Slot said: “He got a knock, like we all saw, when he was trying to go to goal, brought down.”
The Dutchman also said: “That was not the biggest problem, but I think the other player fell on to him and that hurt him that much that he couldn’t continue to play and he couldn’t come with us for now.” “It’s difficult to judge at this moment of time to see how long that’s going to take. It’s bruised.”
Jota is not the only the only player to be absent in the game as goalkeeper Alisson, defender Conor Bradley, midfielder Harvey Elliott and forward Federico Chiesa will all be missing as well. Liverpool is aiming to make it three wins from three in the Champions League.
Chiesa has been restricted to just three appearances since a summer move from Juventus and Slot says it will take some time before the Italian fully adjusts to English football. “He missed a complete pre-season, I said this many times, and going to a league where the intensity might even be higher than the Italian league,” said the Dutchman.
“So that makes it difficult for him to make the step towards the intensity levels the rest of the team is at at the moment. “I feel sorry for him. But he signed a long-term contract so we will see what he brings for us.” ‘Slot’s more measured Liverpool pass biggest test yet’
