Liverpool injury, suspension list and return dates for Atletico Madrid: Andoni Iraola shares Hugo Ekitike, Conor Bradley news

Boosted by their archetypal triumph of the season, Liverpool volition invited Atletico Madrid to Anfield to footwear disconnected the league signifier of their Champions League campaign.

Andoni Iraola's Reds ran retired 2-0 winners against Ipswich Town past Friday, courtesy of a first-half brace from striker Alexander Isak.

That clash besides saw £123m summertime signing Bradley Barcola marque his debut, portion the club's big of injured stars inched person to their respective comebacks.

Here, Sports Mole rounds up each of Liverpool's latest wounded and suspension quality up of their Champions League showdown against Atletico Madrid.

HUGO EKITIKE

Status: Out

Type of injury: Achilles

Possible instrumentality date: Unknown

Striker Hugo Ekitike has been retired of enactment since rupturing his Achilles against Paris Saint-Germain backmost successful April, and nary nonstop timeline has been acceptable for his return.

That being said, the French prima is apt to miss astir of the 2026-27 season, and Iraola mentioned successful a property league connected September 3 that "Hugo volition spell aboriginal [than the September/October planetary break]."

FEDERICO CHIESA

Status: Out

Type of injury: Lower back

Possible instrumentality date: October 11 (vs. Manchester City)

Federico Chiesa picked up an wounded to his little backmost muscles during pre-season, and has yet to marque an quality this word arsenic a result.

The guardant is expected to instrumentality to grooming aboriginal successful September: "I deliberation adjacent Fede should beryllium [back successful training] astir those dates [of the planetary break]," said Iraola past week.

CONOR BRADLEY

Status: Out

Type of injury: Knee

Possible instrumentality date: November 1 (vs. Manchester United)

Liverpool's first-choice right-back, Conor Bradley, has been sidelined since suffering a large genu wounded against Arsenal successful January.

Ronald Araujo could proceed connected the close of the Reds' defence successful midweek aft an awesome archetypal commencement against Ipswich, though Iraola mentioned that Bradley whitethorn beryllium backmost successful grooming sometime aft the planetary break.

JOE GOMEZ

Status: Out

Type of injury: Muscle

Possible instrumentality date: September 12 (vs. Fulham)

Joe Gomez's vocation astatine Anfield has been hampered by a fig of injuries implicit the years, and helium picked up his latest musculus occupation during the Reds' 4-2 affable triumph implicit Sunderland connected July 26.

The Englishman volition beryllium retired connected Wednesday, but speaking connected September 3, Iraola said: "The closest 1 is Joe. Joe volition astir apt commencement grooming with america adjacent week, and it has gone normally."

GIOVANNI LEONI

Status: Out

Type of injury: Knee

Possible instrumentality date: Unknown

Young centre-back Giovanni Leoni arrived astatine Anfield arsenic 1 of the astir highly-regarded antiaircraft prospects successful Europe, but helium was struck down by an anterior cruciate ligament wounded connected his Liverpool debut successful September 2025.

The Reds volition beryllium diligent with the erstwhile Parma man, hoping to spot him reunite with the first-team squad aboriginal successful the 2026-27 campaign.

LIVERPOOL SUSPENSION LIST

Liverpool person nary players suspended for this clash.