Liverpool injury latest: Updates on Virgil van Dijk and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain as both miss final training session ahead of Barcelona clash

Liverpool injury latest: Updates on Virgil van Dijk and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain as both miss final training session ahead of Barcelona clash
Virgil van Dijk and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain are both expected to be fit to face Barcelona at Anfield despite missing the last team training session before the match.The Reds were handed a double blow over the weekend with both Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino set to miss the second leg of their Champions League semi-final clash.Getty2

Virgil van Dijk missed the team’s training session on Monday… but should be fit to face Barca

Salah left the pitch on a stretcher following a collision with Newcastle goalkeeper Martin Dubravka during Saturday evening’s 3-2 defeat of the Magpies.Jurgen Klopp confirmed the Egypt forward suffered a concussion and would not play against Barcelona.Getty2

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain had a tailored training session ahead of the Barcelona clash

Firmino did not play in Saturday’s fixture due to a muscle injury and will also miss out this evening as Liverpool attempt to overturn a 3-0 deficit from the first leg.Klopp was handed fresh concerns on Monday as both Virgil van Dijk and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain missed training with their team-mates.

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Van Dijk is understood to be struggling with a foot injury that has troubled him over the past few weeks.He is still expected to start on Tuesday, however, with a Liverpool spokesman saying the defender only missed full training with the team so he could take part in an individual, tailored training session. Oxlade-Chamberlain is also thought to have also undertaken a lighter, tailored session but it has not been confirmed if there is a specific injury concern.The 25-year-old only recently returned to first-team action following a lengthy lay-off with a serious knee injury.

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