Article by Tudor Belivacă – Published Tuesday, October 21, 2025 23:17 / Updated Tuesday, October 21, 2025 23:17
Big problems for Liverpool ahead of the Champions League duel with Eintracht Frankfurt. The plane with coach Arne Slot and the players was delayed, and Ryan Gravenberch is missing from the squad.
The press conference ahead of Wednesday's Champions League match between Liverpool and Eintracht Frankfurt has been cancelled. The announcement was made on Tuesday evening by the English club on platform X. Due to technical problems with the Arne Slot-coached team's plane, there was a delay and the press moment scheduled for Tuesday evening in Frankfurt could no longer take place. Slot and Dominik Szoboszlai should have spoken to the press.
Ryan Gravenberch is missing from the “Cormorants” squad for the game with Eintracht Frankfurt in the Champions League
Dominik Szoboszlai, Ibrahima Konate and Ryan Gravenberch / Photo: Imago Images
Slot could not announce that Ryan Gravenberch will miss Wednesday. Liverpool therefore made the announcement on their own website. Gravenberch was absent from the final training session before the Champions League clash in Germany on Tuesday. The 23-year-old player from Amsterdam was injured on Sunday in the lost match against rivals Manchester United, score 1-2. He was replaced after an hour of play.
“Yes, I had to take him out of the squad because he limped at the weekend and was not ready for tomorrow's game. That means I have to change at least one player tomorrow and this injury could affect the starting status of other players.
He is not ready for the Frankfurt game, let's hope he will be ready for the weekend game. It's an ankle injury, we have to wait and see, give him some time and see how he feels when we get back from Frankfurt
–Arne Slottstatement for the club's official website
Modest period for Liverpool
Liverpool play Eintracht Frankfurt on Wednesday at 22:00. Both teams have three points after two matches in the Champions League and would be in dire need of a win. Slot's team, in particular, is longing for success. The English champions have already lost four matches in a row.
The “Cormorants” lost consecutively to Manchester United, Chelsea, Galatasaray (Champions League) and Crystal Palace. Even in the previous matches, things were not easy for Slot's team. Liverpool often only won in extra time.
