Who was not in Liverpool open training ahead of Atletico Madrid?

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Liverpool return to European nights at Anfield on Wednesday as they kick off their 2025–26 Champions League campaign against Diego Simeone’s Atlético Madrid.

After an electrifying start to their Premier League season – securing four wins in as many games via dramatic late goals – the Reds will be eager to harness that momentum against a side famed for defensive resilience.

Atlético arrive on Merseyside seeking to build on their morale-boosting 2–0 La Liga victory at Villarreal, but they will be without key figures.

Julian Alvarez will miss the trip to Anfield after sustaining a knee injury.

Johnny Cardoso will also sit out through a left-ankle sprain, while Thiago Almada and Alex Baena remain sidelined with muscle issues and post-appendectomy recovery.

Those absences force Simeone to reshuffle his backline and midfield, likely reverting to a compact 4-4-2.

Meanwhile, Liverpool have some injury issues of their own.

Alexis Mac Allister was substituted following a crunching challenge from Burnley’s Lesley Ugochukwu, and is nursing ankle discomfort.

Curtis Jones was ruled out against Burnley through injury, with Slot not revealing the exact nature of the issue.

Additionally, mega-money signing Alexander Isak is still desperately short of match fitness.

But it seems that the issues can be downplayed ahead of the European tie.

Both Alexander Isak and Alexis Mac Allister were spotted in open training this Tuesday.

However, Curtis Jones was not, suggesting he won’t feature against the Spanish opposition.

Interestingly, Jayden Danns was spotted at the AXA with the first team, meaning he may be in the matchday squad for tomorrow.

We should get more information on the status of the squad when Arne Slot speaks in his press conference later this Tuesday at 15:30 BST.

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