Trent Alexander-Arnold will be a Real Madrid player as he returns to Anfield for the UCL match against Liverpool.

Europe’s top teams appear to have finally come to grips with the new-look Champions League. The standings look very different heading into the fourth round of games compared to one year ago, when the new 36-team format debuted and the results were less predictable.

So Mbappe is in remarkable form, and is 4/1 to be the first goalscorer and 1/1 to net any time, while it is 5/1 for the 26-year-old to score at least twice. An Mbappe hat-trick or more can be backed at 22/1.

Liverpool will hope to build on Saturday’s win over Aston Villa when they host Real Madrid in the Champions League tonight. Arne Slot’s side went into the weekend contest having lost six of their previous seven games but goals from Mohamed Salah and Ryan Gravenberch helped them to a morale-boosting victory.

Real Madrid will look to take care of business against a struggling Valencia and keep its La Liga lead on Saturday before turning to its demanding match at Liverpool.

Xabi Alonso has backed Florian Wirtz to succeed at Liverpool, saying it's "just a matter of time" before the £116 million star delivers at Anfield.

Real Madrid turned in a complete performance against a poor Valencia side, with Kylian Mbappe grabbing two and Jude Bellingham finding form in a 4-0 romp at Santiago Bernabeu