After an overwhelming first-leg victory, Liverpool look to seal the deal on their Europa League Round of 16 matchup with Sparta Prague at Anfield on Thursday.
The Reds hold a seemingly insurmountable 5-1 aggregate lead after their romp in the Czech Republic last week, rendering these 90 minutes a mere formality. That should afford Jurgen Klopp the valuable opportunity to rest his remaining starters amidst a massive injury crisis.
Liverpool are fighting on multiple fronts with a paper-thin squad, as the likes of Diogo Jota, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Alisson, Ibrahima Konate, Curtis Jones, and others all sidelined with fitness concerns of varying degrees of severity.
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With a host of massive games coming up in the next few weeks, including the FA Cup quarterfinal against Manchester United this coming weekend, Liverpool will have one eye on the future fixtures list as they navigate these low-leverage 90 minutes.
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It's difficult to predict who will take the field for Liverpool, which makes predicting the match extremely difficult in a number of ways.
At the end of the day, Liverpool will have a better squad on paper, and the injury crisis limits how much rotation Jurgen Klopp can make, so the Reds should have the stronger side at their home fortress.
* The United States has already transitioned one hour ahead for daylight savings time, but European nations do not do so until March 31, and thus the time difference is currently four hours to the UK and five hours to Europe, instead of the traditional five/six hour difference during this small window.
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