Liverpool return to Champions League action as they visit LASK Linz, with the Reds looking to get back to winning ways. Andoni Iraolas men were unable to rise to the occasion on Sunday as they were beaten 3-0 by Premier League leaders Manchester City amid a highly charged atmosphere at Anfield.An injury-hit Liverpool side were unable to overcome Ryan Gravenberchs red card as a City side playing for the first time after the club was found guilty of 114 breaches of Premier League financial rules capitalised emphatically on their extra man.But a trip to Australia to face LASK promises to be an easier assignment for the Reds, who opened their Champions League campaign with victory over Atletico Madrid.101GreatGoals has the full team news.LASK Linz team newsLASK were beaten by Rapid Vienna in the Austrian Bundesliga at the weekend and their XI sees four alterations from the team that started that 2-0 loss. Christoph Lang starts up front in place of Sasa Kalajdzic, while Krystof Danek and Alessandro Schopf replace Robert Ljubicic and Sascha Horvath in midfield.The other change is at left-back, where Yvan Dibango takes the place of George Bello.LASK: Jungwirth; Jorgensen, Mbuyamba, Alemao, Andrade, Dibango; Danek, Bogarde, Schopf; Lang, Adeniran.LASK substitutes: Schutzenauer, Schillinger, Freckleton, Ljubicic, Kalajdzic, Verhaeghe, Elfadli, Flecker, Kane. Liverpool team newsLiverpool make four changes from the side beaten by City.Jeremie Frimpong and Konstantinos Tsimikas come into the back four in place of captain Virgil van Dijk and Milos Kerkez.Trey Nyoni makes his first Champions League start in midfield as he replaces Alexis Mac Allister, while Rio Ngumoha takes Victor Munozs spot on the left wing.Liverpool: Alisson; Frimpong, Araujo, Jacquet, Tsimikas; Gravenberch, Nyoni; Barcola, Wirtz, Ngumoha; Koumas.Liverpool substitutes: Mamardashvili, Woodman, Gomez, Van Dijk, Kerkez, Mac Allister, Munoz.Stats for LASK Linz v LiverpoolThe teams only previous fixtures came in the 2023/24 Europa League group stage, Liverpool winning3-1 in Austria on Matchday 1 Florian Flecker scoring LASKs consolation and4-0 at Anfield on Matchday 5, Cody Gakpo getting two goals.That made LASKs record in their six games against English opponents D1 L5; at home it is D1 L2 with four goals scored and 11 conceded.Those games against LASK are also Liverpools last fixtures versus Austrian opponents and made it eight wins in their ten fixtures (D1 L1). Their away record is W4 D1 with wins in the last four visits, three of them with a clean sheet.This is only LASKs third European Cup campaign. Theylost 2-5 on aggregate against Grnik Zabrze in the 1965/66 preliminary roundandbeat Basel 5-2 on aggregate in the 2019/20 third qualifying roundbefore going down 1-3 to Club Brugge in the play-off round (0-1 h,1-2 a).LASK are the fifth Austrian club to feature in the Champions League proper, after Salzburg, Sturm Graz, Rapid Vienna and Austria Vienna.Where to Watch LASK Linz v Liverpool: TV and online streamsLASK Linz v Liverpool kicks off at5:45pm BST (6:45pm local time) on Wednesday, October 14 at the Raiffeisen Arena in Linz.The match is live onTNT Sportsin the UK and can be streamed via the HBO Max app.If you live outside the UK, click theLINK HEREto find out where to watch it in your region. Topics Champions League LASK Liverpool F.C. If you enjoy reading this article, you can help support our independent football journalism by adding 101 Great Goals as a preferred source You Should Also Read Real Madrid: Cassano offers withering assessment of Vinicius and Mourinho Nicholas McGee 14th October, 2026 Manchester City v Paris Saint-Germain: Preview, team news, stats and where to watch Jon Fisher 14th October, 2026 Roma v Real Madrid: Preview, team news, stats and where to watch Jon Fisher 14th October, 2026 Aston Villa v Fenerbahce: Preview, team news, stats and where to watch Jon Fisher 14th October, 2026 LASK Linz v Liverpool: Preview, team news, stats and where to watch Jon Fisher 14th October, 2026 Manchester United Champions League fixtures, results, squad and standings Ben Miller 13th October, 2026
