A prestigious poster between two winners of the competition but above all between two teams who need to strike a big blow at the start of the European campaign against one of the favorites of the tournament.
This match will be special for Real Madrid’s English full-back Trent Alexander-Arnold. The 27-year-old will face his training club with whom he knew everything and which he left in the summer of 2025, free of any contract.
A free start which was not necessarily digested by certain supporters. Present at a pre-match press conference, Mersey club captain Virgil Van Dijk spoke about the reunion with the Englishman.
“We will see how he is received. I’m not going to say that I want a hostile atmosphere. I will not comment on this. Do you, the media, want the reception to be hostile? I think he’s been exceptional during his time at Liverpool and that’s the only thing I can say,” he told journalists.
TAA’s message to Liverpool
The match will be special for Trent Alexander-Arnold. The Madrid defender will reunite with his former partners this Tuesday evening in a match which promises to be indecisive and intense. In an interview given to Prime Videothe new number 12 of Real Madrid spoke about his return to the Anfield pitch and his love for this club.
“ I will always love this club. I will always be a supporter of this club. Whatever happens, my feelings towards Liverpool will remain intact. I have memories there that will remain engraved forever and, no matter the reception I receive, it will not change anything,” he said.
And to continue: “ It will be a very difficult match, the welcome and the atmosphere will contribute to it, but for me, it is above all the football which will make the difference. Even though they haven’t had the results they expected recently, they are still a very great team and no one at Real thinks it will be an easy match. »
