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Arne Slot makes Champions League point everyone knows – but no-one dare say



 


 



 



In the event that Liverpool wins their match against Lille on Tuesday night and Barcelona loses points to Benfica, the manager of Liverpool’s team has the opportunity to finish first in the new-look group stage of the Champions League. However, Arne Slot is adamant that this is not a significant factor.

However, Arne Slot is adamant that finishing first in the reorganised Champions League group is not a priority for the team.



Obtaining a point against Lille, who are currently in ninth position, at Anfield would allow the Dutchman’s Liverpool team to secure a berth in the round of sixteen. However, if the Reds were to win their match against the Ligue 1 team and Barcelona were to lose points against Benfica, they would also be able to capture the top place in the league. The Reds have won all six of their games so far in the new-look competition.


However, Slot cautioned that despite the fact that they will be the top seeds, there would be great teams in the lower part of the competition’s standings due to the way the fixtures are organised.

He made the following statement: “With this new configuration, you believe that finishing in first place is the best position to finish in the end.” However, due to the fact that the league table is so peculiar, and since, for instance, I believe that I am correct, if I take a look at Paris Saint-Germain, I believe that they have the most difficult team to battle against each week.The fact that they are fairly low on the table does not indicate that they are of poor quality; rather, they are low. If you take the top spot, then perhaps you will be able to confront them. In that sense, there is a drawback.

Due to the fact that it is hard to determine which team is the easiest to play against, I am not looking at a league table in the manner of saying, “Oh, if we are number one, we probably have the easiest team to face.” We are interested in winning, but not from a strategy that will most likely result in us having the most capable leader for the remainder of the campaign.

Slot has indicated that Diogo Jota will return in “weeks rather than months,” following his confirmation that the Portuguese attacker would not be participating in the match.



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