According to reports, Liverpool will have to find other lodging for their Champions League trip to Leipzig this week.
Prior to their match against RB Leipzig on Wednesday, Arne Slot’s team is scheduled to arrive in the east German city on Tuesday night, but their stay will be distinct from previous ones.
When the Reds played the Bundesliga team in a friendly in 2022, they were staying at the five-star Steigenberger hotel, which has hosted Leipzig’s opponents on several occasions. However, because of a conference that is being held in the city this week, Liverpool has been forced to move to the somewhat unremarkable surroundings of The Westin, according to the German publication Bild.
The Merseysiders, however, who will still be staying at a four-star hotel that has hosted numerous football teams and the German national teams in previous years, need little pity despite the change.
After defeating AC Milan and Bologna in their opening two games of the Champions League campaign, Slot’s team is hoping to improve on their impressive start.
Their victory over Chelsea on Sunday, which kept them atop the Premier League, will undoubtedly give them more confidence as their incredible start to life under Slot doesn’t seem to be slowing down. After replacing renowned manager Jurgen Klopp in the summer, the Dutchman has now won 10 of his first 11 games as Reds manager. A success on Wednesday night would mark the team’s eighth consecutive win across all competitions.
Only Pep Guardiola, one of his coaching idols, has surpassed Slot’s incredible winning record in the English top division. In a recent interview, the former Feyenoord manager disclosed that he has been showing his players movies of the Spanish greats’ Barcelona, Bayern Munich, and Manchester City teams and telling them that’s what they should aim for. “I showed my players videos of Pep Guardiola and Manchester City from the past few years, but I also showed them Liverpool under Jurgen Klopp.” The Men In Blazers YouTube channel heard him say it.
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