Konate, Gomez, Isak – Liverpool injury latest and return dates before Galatasaray

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The Reds go into the game trailing 1-0 from their defeat in the reverse fixture in Istanbul last week.Arne Slot’s side need an improved performance and result, having been forced to settle for a point at home to Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League at the weekend.Victory for Liverpool against Galatasaray over two legs would see them book a place in the quarter-final, where Paris Saint-Germain will be waiting, having claimed an 8-2 aggregate win over Chelsea in their last-16 tie.Slot provided an injury update on his squad this week, with several players expected to miss the match at Anfield, while others remain a doubt for the fixture.READ MORE: Dominik Szoboszlai told why Liverpool statement was wrong as claim made over Arne Slot's futureREAD MORE: Trent Alexander-Arnold fires Liverpool message to Man City after major Real Madrid statementHere, the ECHO takes a look at Liverpool’s current injury list before the clash against Galatasaray in the Champions League...Ibrahima KonateIbrahima Konate missed Liverpool’s draw with Tottenham with a hamstring concern but is expected to be available to face Galatasaray.The defender is part of the squad, and Slot provided an update on his availability for the clash against Galatasaray.The Reds boss said: "He is at this moment of time [ready to play]. The day after the game is recovery, if you play so many games with only two days of rest in between you cannot do a lot but he is declared completely fit, he doesn’t feel the discomfort anymore."So, then he is ready to start and hopefully fulfil 90 minutes or, if needed, even longer.

But that’s what we have to find out tomorrow."Potential return date: Galatasaray (H) - March 18 - Champions League.FOLLOW OUR LIVERPOOL FC FACEBOOK PAGE! He had too many issues after our last game (v Tottenham) although he had those issues already after the Galatasaray game."It wasn't the plan to play him against Tottenham but unfortunately Ibou got discomfort in his hamstring so we couldn't take the risk of playing him."That's why Joe had to play, and (the issues) have build up so much now that he is a bit of a doubt for tomorrow.

He is going to try tomorrow to see if he's available."Potential return date: Galatasaray (H) - March 18 - Champions League.Alexander IsakAlexander Isak is stepping up his recovery from a fractured fibula and ankle injury which forced the striker to undergo surgery back in December.Slot confirmed that Isak won’t be available before the international break, despite the Sweden international taking part in training this week."Alex is not available for tomorrow," said the Liverpool boss. If you don't train with the team then you're not ready to play, and as we all know if you've done for months only individual sessions then it's also quite a step up to train with the team and when you train with the team it's quite a step up to play at Premier League intensity and Champions League intensity."Potential return date: Late March/April.Conor BradleyConor Bradley suffered a knee injury in the goalless draw with Arsenal back in January, which forced the Northern Ireland international to undergo surgery.As a result, the right-back is expected to be sidelined for the rest of the season.Potential return date: July pre-season.Wataru EndoWataru Endo suffered an ankle injury last month during the win over Sunderland at the Stadium of Light.It was reported that the midfielder underwent surgery last month for the injury, with suggestions that Endo now faces a race to be fit to feature for Japan at this summer’s World Cup.Potential return date: July pre-season.Giovanni LeoniGiovanni Leoni suffered a knee injury on his debut for Liverpool last September, weeks after joining the club from Parma for £26million.Leoni is expected to be unavailable for the rest of the season and will be targeting a return in the summer for the start of pre-season training.Potential return date: July pre-season.