Liverpool start Barcola and Ngumoha in Champions League tie with LASK

Andoni Iraola has named his Liverpool team for Wednesday’s Champions League league-phase match away to Austrian side LASK.

The game is scheduled to kick off at 7:45pm, with Liverpool aiming to build on their campaign in the second round of the league phase.

Virgil van Dijk has been left among the substitutes, while Trey Nyoni and Lewis Koumas have been included in the starting XI.

Liverpool’s line-up is:

Goalkeeper: Alisson Becker

Defenders: Jeremie Frimpong, Ronald Araujo, Jeremy Jacquet, Kostas Tsimikas

Midfielders: Ryan Gravenberch, Florian Wirtz, Trey Nyoni

Forwards: Bradley Barcola, Rio Ngumoha, Lewis Koumas

The substitutes are Giorgi Mamardashvili, Freddie Woodman, Joe Gomez, Virgil van Dijk, Milos Kerkez, Alexis Mac Allister, Victor Munoz, Luke Chambers, James McConnell, Jayden Danns, Joshua Sonni-Lambie and Wataru Endo.

Liverpool’s remaining league-phase fixtures are against Inter away, Porto at home, Club Brugge away, Villarreal at home, Fenerbahce away and Lens at home.

LASK’s schedule includes away matches against Real Madrid, Sporting CP and Bodø/Glimt, as well as home games against Porto, Fenerbahce and Slovan Bratislava.