Meet the opposition: SV Darmstadt 98

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Liverpool will complete their pre-season fixture schedule by facing SV Darmstadt 98 at Deepdale on Monday night. The Reds take a trip to the home of Preston North End for their final warm-up match before the new Premier League season begins at Chelsea next weekend.

How to watch the game live on LFCTV and LFCTV GO Here, we take a closer look at opponents Darmstadt… Darmstadt will compete in Germany’s top tier again in 2023-24 having been promoted back to the Bundesliga last season. With 20 wins and only seven defeats across the league campaign, Darmstadt also boasted the division’s meanest defence – and that despite shipping four on the final day, after their promotion was already confirmed.

Phillip Tietz was the team’s top scorer en route to promotion last season with 12 goals but has since departed to join Augsburg. Like the Reds, this is Lieberknecht’s side’s fifth and final friendly before their campaign begins: away at Homburg in the DFB-Pokal on August 14.