LIVERPOOL, England (AP) – Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker was not included in the 21-player squad that traveled to Turkey on Monday. round of 16 Champions League match against Galatasaray.
It was not immediately clear why the Brazil international was absent from Tuesday’s match in Istanbul.
Alisson played the entirety of Liverpool’s recent games. 3-1 win over Wolverhampton in the FA Cup on Friday.
Georgia goalkeeper Giorgi Mamadashvili is likely to be Alisson’s replacement.
Mamadashvili has already played for Galatasaray this season, coming on as a substitute for Alisson in the second half of Liverpool’s 1-0 defeat in September.
The Georgian goalkeeper played in the next three rounds of the Champions League, winning against Eintracht Frankfurt and Real Madrid, before losing 4-1 at home to PSV Eindhoven.
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