Lyon have been extremely inconsistent in Ligue 1 this season. They are sitting eight in the standings with 21 points from 15 games.
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Liverpool will start their mid-season preparations when they take on Lyon in the Dubai Super Cup. The highly-anticipated match at the Al Maktoum Stadium will be the first time Jurgen Klopp’s boys will be in action since defeating Southampton 3-1 in their last match before the World Cup break. Lyon have already played a Premier League club in a friendly but there will be nothing to brag for them from that fixture following a 3-0 humbling against a make-shift Gunners squad.
Lyon have been extremely inconsistent in Ligue 1 this season. They are sitting eight in the standings with 21 points from 15 games. They have won only two of their last five league matches. On the other hand, Liverpool won their last two Premier League games to move up to sixth in the table with 22 points from 14 games. Klopp’s side had a dismal start to the season, however, their run of form in the last few matches before the World Cup came to an end would have given their supporters plenty of optimism.
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Liverpool have a lot of players participating in the World Cup, which will increase their absentees list for the upcoming fixtures. Hence, they will be without Alisson Becker, Virgil van Dijk, Darwin Nunez, Fabinho, Jordan Henderson, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Ibrahima Konate. Besides, they will be without the injured Luis Diaz, Diogo Jota, Naby Keita and Arthur. The Reds will also face AC Milan in the Dubai Super Cup hence Klopp could make a lot of changes for both matches. On the other hand, Lyon will be without Nicolas Tagliafico and Karl Toko Ekambi due to their World Cup participation. Jerome Boateng is injured but Corentin Tolisso could be involved in this match.
Liverpool possible line-up: Kelleher, Ramsay, Gomez, Matip, Robertson, Thiago, Elliott, Milner, Salah, Carvalho, Firmino
Lyon possible line-up: Lopes, Gusto, Diomande, Lukeba, Henrique, Caqueret, Lepenant, Aouar, Tete, Dembele, Lacazette
Liverpool
| Opponents | Score |
| Southampton | 3-1 (W) |
| Derby | 1-0 (W) |
| Tottenham | 1-2 (W) |
| Napoli | 2-0 (W) |
| Leeds | 1-2 (L) |
Lyon
| Opponents | Score |
| Arsenal | 3-0 (L) |
| Leuven | 5-3 (W) |
| Nice | 1-1 |
| Marseille | 1-0 (L) |
| Lille | 1-0 (W) |
| All competitions | Results |
| Lyon draw Liverpool | 1-1 |
| Liverpool lose to Lyon | 1-2 |
The club friendly between Liverpool and Lyon will take place at Al-Maktoum Stadium on Sunday at 7:30 pm IST.
The club friendly between Liverpool and Lyon can be seen on LFCTV. Visit the official website for more details.
