‘Nobody asks the players’: Alisson hits out at new Champions League format

* ‘If you are tired, you cannot compete at a high level’
* Liverpool face Milan in first of eight group matches




On the eve of Liverpool’s return to the Champions League their goalkeeper Alisson has criticised the expanded format of the competition, claiming that players had not been consulted on adding two extra games to the group phase and that “maybe our opinion doesn’t matter”.

Liverpool begin their campaign for a seventh European Cup against Milan at San Siro on Tuesday night. While Alisson admitted he was eager to play in the world’s leading club competition again after a season in the Europa League, he also sounded a warning for the future of the sport unless administrators start listening to players’ concerns over the schedule. Continue reading...


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