Liverpool take on the visitors Bayer Leverkusen in the round 4 match of UEFA Champions League group stage. The match will be played on Tuesday, November 5th at Anfield (Liverpool).
Liverpool faced a potentially tough challenge—transitioning after the departure of their legendary manager, as Manchester United has shown with its instability since Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement. Klopp left the Reds in a strong position, securing a solid third-place finish, and carefully handed the team over to his successor, Arne Slot. Slot has also made some strategic changes, like moving Gravenberch to a defensive midfield role, which has paid off well. Liverpool has started the season strongly, including a successful Champions League campaign where, despite conceding first, they won against Milan and went on to earn clean-sheet victories over Bologna and RB Leipzig.
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Leverkusen had an extraordinary season last year, joining a rare group of teams that went undefeated domestically. Though they were eventually beaten by Atalanta in the Europa League, they won their first Bundesliga title and the DFB-Pokal without slip-ups. Everyone knew it would be challenging to match that success, even with Xabi Alonso still in charge and new additions strengthening the squad. They narrowly won the German Super Cup on penalties against Stuttgart, and they lost to RB Leipzig early on, but overall, they remain a formidable and resilient team. They showed their quality in the Champions League as well, thrashing Feyenoord and achieving a clean-sheet win over Milan, although they only managed a 1-1 draw against Brest in the third round.
Bayer has won only one of their four Champions League encounters with Liverpool—back in 2002, when they overcame a 0-1 loss at Anfield to win 4-2 and knock out the English side. Three seasons later, they lost both games against the Reds. Liverpool, especially at home, is no weaker than Bayer. A home win for Liverpool seems a strong bet.
Prediction for the match: Liverpool to win.
