Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker is confident his side will be able to cope without suspended defender Virgil van Dijk when they face Bayern Munich.
AdvertisementAll the defenders have played so when one comes in and one leaves, we don't feel that loss because we're all used to each other.
Alisson Becker
Record signing Van Dijk is forced to sit out the Champions League last-16 first leg match at Anfield on Tuesday evening, but his Reds colleague believes that other players will be able to step in and plug the gap effectively.
Alisson told Premier League Productions: "All the defenders have played so when one comes in and one leaves, we don't feel that loss because we're all used to each other.
"That the backline are all able to communicate with each other and know each other really well, is vital for any team.
"Once you've cracked it, you've got it and we seem confident."
A number of reports suggest that midfielder Fabinho could be the man to take the place of Netherlands stopper Van Dijk.
Meanwhile, Bayern have suffered a defensive blow of their own, with Jerome Boateng having not travelled to England due to illness.
Liverpool and Bayern have, somewhat surprisingly, only met in one previous European Cup tie - that in the semi-finals in 1981 - when a Ray Kennedy goal gave the Reds victory on away goals after the tie ended level at 1-1.
The Merseysiders went on to win the final against Real Madrid, with Alan Kennedy scoring the only goal of the game in Paris.
Liverpool are 21/20 to win the game on Tuesday evening and are 11/1 to claim a 2-0 victory, with the Reds 4/5 to reach the quarter-finals at the expense of Bayern.
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Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker is confident his side will be able to cope without suspended defender Virgil van Dijk when they face Bayern Munich.
AdvertisementAll the defenders have played so when one comes in and one leaves, we don't feel that loss because we're all used to each other.
Alisson Becker
Record signing Van Dijk is forced to sit out the Champions League last-16 first leg match at Anfield on Tuesday evening, but his Reds colleague believes that other players will be able to step in and plug the gap effectively.
Alisson told Premier League Productions: "All the defenders have played so when one comes in and one leaves, we don't feel that loss because we're all used to each other.
"That the backline are all able to communicate with each other and know each other really well, is vital for any team.
"Once you've cracked it, you've got it and we seem confident."
A number of reports suggest that midfielder Fabinho could be the man to take the place of Netherlands stopper Van Dijk.
Meanwhile, Bayern have suffered a defensive blow of their own, with Jerome Boateng having not travelled to England due to illness.
Liverpool and Bayern have, somewhat surprisingly, only met in one previous European Cup tie - that in the semi-finals in 1981 - when a Ray Kennedy goal gave the Reds victory on away goals after the tie ended level at 1-1.
The Merseysiders went on to win the final against Real Madrid, with Alan Kennedy scoring the only goal of the game in Paris.
Liverpool are 21/20 to win the game on Tuesday evening and are 11/1 to claim a 2-0 victory, with the Reds 4/5 to reach the quarter-finals at the expense of Bayern.
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Source: bet365.com