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title: "Five reasons Liverpool should be fearful of Hoffenheim"
canonical: "https://readliverpoolfc.com/first-team/five-reasons-liverpool-fearful-hoffenheim/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Brian Gosden"
section: "First Team"
published: "2017-08-15T11:42:54Z"
modified: "2017-08-15T15:23:42Z"
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# Five reasons Liverpool should be fearful of Hoffenheim

Liverpool’s reward for a strong end to their season last year, which resulted in them finishing in fourth place in the Premier League, is a two-legged tie with Bundesliga side Hoffenheim.

The first-leg of the tie takes place tonight in Germany and Liverpool will know that they are in for a tough test.

Sebastian Rudy and Niklas Sule have left the club to join Bayern Munich but even so, Hoffenheim are a strong team who could give Liverpool some problems.

Ahead of the game, we’ve taken a look at the five reasons why Liverpool, whilst still favourites in the game, should be somewhat fearful of Hoffenheim: