UEFA confirm Real Madrid sanction as Liverpool learn Champions League outcome

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Liverpool take on Real Madrid in the Champions League at the beginning of November and they may be able to select Dani Carvajal despite being shown a straight red cardReal Madrid defender Daniel Carvajal will serve a two-match suspension in the Champions League - meaning he could feature against Liverpool. UEFA have sanctioned Los Blancos skipper after he was shown a red card for violent conduct in their League Phase opener win over Marseille.The Spanish right-back was sent off after a review from VAR after appearing to headbutt Geronimo Rulli in their 2-1 win over Roberto De Zerbi's side.

They will be hoping to have maximum points by the time they lockhorns with Arne Slot's side again at the beginning of November on matchday four.Liverpool, meanwhile, are looking to bounce back from their first defeat in their Premier League title defence to Crystal Palace against Galatasaray. "One of our strengths last season was we kept teams away from our goal and that starts somewhere else, not defenders."We have conceded four goals from set-pieces, so we have changed full-backs but we have changed a bit more [in other positions].

The goals we conceded, I will look back in detail, but the first thing that comes to my mind is not that the new full-backs are the problem."We need 11 players to work incredibly hard to stop chances but you can work as hard as you want but setpieces are a different game inside the game."We hardly conceded from set-pieces last season, so we have to prove we have been unlucky with that, because that can happen but we definitely have to improve because I see teams who win Premier League games because of set-pieces. We lose them."Sky Sports discounted Premier League and EFL packageThis article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it.