Liverpool play six video games in simply 18 days following their journey to Wembley, however an early kick-off time within the Europa League comes as a welcome constructive.
The Reds discovered their opponent for the final 16 of the Europa League on Friday, with Sparta Prague now standing between them and a spot within the quarter-final.
Jurgen Klopp‘s aspect will contest the two-legged tie subsequent month, and the date and time of the fixtures have now been confirmed.
Liverpool will make the brief journey to the Czech Republic on March 7, with kick-off scheduled for the early time of 5.45pm (GMT).
Anfield will then host the second leg per week in a while March 14, with the same old begin time of 8pm.
The European tie sits between the journey to Nottingham Forest (March 2) and the go to of Man City (March 10), and thus the early begin in Czech Republic is one Klopp and Co. will recognize:
- Southampton (H) – FA Cup fifth Spherical – Wed, Feb 28, 8pm
- Forest (A) – Premier League – Sat, Mar 2, 3pm
- Sparta Prague (A) – EL Final 16 First Leg – Thu, Mar 7, 5.45pm
- Man City (H) – Premier League – Solar, Mar 10, 3.45pm
- Sparta Prague (H) – EL Final 16 Second Leg – Thu, Mar 14, 8pm
- Everton (H) / FA Cup Quarter-Remaining – Solar, Mar 17
With lower than three days between the primary leg of their final 16 tie and the go to of Pep Guardiola’s aspect, each hour counts for restoration and preparation for the massive league conflict.
Man City themselves shall be in motion on March 6 as they host the second leg of their Champions League tie in opposition to Copenhagen, although a 3-1 benefit may enable Guardiola to stay up for their Anfield go to.
Klopp will hopefully have numerous gamers again from harm throughout this run of fixtures and he might want to handle them accordingly, which he has achieved so successfully when given the possibility.
Avoiding additional accidents is paramount as Liverpool look to efficiently compete in three completely different competitions past Sunday’s League Cup remaining and earlier than the March worldwide break.
Notably, Liverpool may additionally do with progressing within the FA Cup as it could push the conflict in opposition to Everton to a later date and thus enable for extra gamers to return from the remedy room.
Presently, Klopp has a complete of 11 gamers on the harm listing or thought of a doubt because of varied health points, leaving him to depend on a small group of senior gamers and a bunch of kids.
