Atletico Madrid have named their squad for their crucial Champions League clash with Liverpool.
The Reds host the La Liga side on Wednesday night, in their second leg of their last 16 tie.
Jurgen Klopp’s men are 1-0 down going into the game, making for a tough assignment at Anfield.
Atletico have included strike trio Alvaro Morata, Diego Costa and Joao Felix in their squad, as well as former Tottenham man Kieran Trippier.
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This news comes as a slight blow to Liverpool, considering Morata was seen as an injury doubt on Monday.
The Spaniard is Atletico’s top goalscorer this season and his pace and threat in the final third could cause the Reds problems on the counter-attack.
He got the better of Joe Gomez in the first leg, coming close to scoring twice on the night, and he could target the Liverpool man again on Wednesday, as Callum Wilson did for Bournemouth at the weekend.
On top of that, having both Costa and Felix to potentially come off the bench gives the visitors added firepower, should they require an away goal.
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