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Just a point will do, thanks! Liverpool heads to Amsterdam to meet Ajax on Wednesday, and the Reds are virtually assured of a UEFA Champions League knockout round berth after four matches.
Liverpool enters the fixture three points behind perfect Napoli and six clear of third-place Ajax, and its final group stage match will see the Serie A giants coming to Anfield next week.
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First things first, though: Getting a point in Holland means the guaranteed spot in the knockout rounds. A win also cracks open the door to a seeded spot.
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How to watch Ajax vs Liverpool live, stream link, kick-off time
Date: Wednesday, 3pm ET
Online: Live updates via NBCSports.com
How to watch: TUDN, Paramount+
Key storylines
Forget the big picture: Liverpool has to produce on the heels of a stunning loss to Nottingham Forest at the City Ground at the weekend. Jurgen Klopp is never bothered by schedule congestion — we jest, Liverpool fans, we jest — but the Reds tangle with Ajax in Holland on Wednesday before going home to meet Leeds on Saturday and then entertaining Napoli on Tuesday. Tottenham away follows, and there is not an opponent who won’t be able to test the Reds. Let’s be clear in acknowledging that Liverpool’s complaints/excuses about the season are understandable if not justified, but a club that’s rested its hat on its manager and his “mentality monsters” has to, at some point, show it’s able to fight through big obstacles.
Ajax is coming off successive lopsided losses to Napoli but is pounding away at the Eredivisie. The Dutch powers stayed within one of Liverpool at Anfield but the game was not close, so taking a point here and holding an advantage on Rangers to keep Europa League footing in play is big.
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QUESTIONABLE: Thiago Alcantara (ear infection) | OUT: Arthur (thigh), Diogo Jota (calf), Naby Keita (thigh), Joel Matip (calf), Luis Diaz (knee).
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There aren’t a lot of reasons to expect Liverpool to fall apart from the challenge that is great atmosphere at Amsterdam Arena. That said, Liverpool’s used to those sorts of environments, and this really should be a result for the visitors if they are who we think they are (even this season). Ajax 1-2 Liverpool.
Ajax vs Liverpool: How to watch live, stream, team news, prediction originally appeared on NBCSports.com
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