Girona manager Michel suggests how he plans to stop Mohamed Salah and Liverpool in the Champions League

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Liverpool return to action tonight in the UEFA Champions League where the Reds take on La Liga side Girona.

Having had an unexpected weekend off from the Premier League, the Anfield giants travel to Catalonia where a win tonight could all-but confirm a top-eight finish for Liverpool in the Champions League standings.

With Alisson Becker back in the Liverpool squad for the first time since October, Arne Slot could put out a strong starting XI to face Girona with the Reds fully refreshed having not played on the weekend due to adverse weather conditions.

Yet Girona manager Michel says he now has a plan to stop Liverpool and star forward Mohamed Salah.

Michel plans to control Salah and Liverpool from causing damage

Speaking to the press ahead of tonight’s game, the La Liga manager revealed that a player of Salah’s form and quality can still be controlled with the right defensive tactics and plan from the start, something Girona seemingly plan to do.

With Robbie Fowler lauding Salah for his ‘unbelievable’ performance against Newcastle United last week, Girona face quite the task tonight in stopping a player many consider the current best in the world.

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Yet for Michel, the Girona manager is confident that the ninth-place La Liga side can take on Salah and keep the Egyptian international quiet, with the 49-year-old coach also naming Liverpool as the best team in the world.

Michel said: “Salah is in incredible form, but there is always the possibility of controlling a player if you can do it right. The data says that we are a team that defends well, but there are times when we stop doing it, like in transition and that is where Liverpool are the best team in the world.”

Girona know they face a big task in stopping Salah tonight

Salah has been the best player in Europe this season, with the 32-year-old attacker’s form instrumental behind Liverpool’s incredible runs in the Premier League and Champions League as we approach the halfway point of the campaign.

And Girona know they face a big task in stopping Salah tonight, with the La Liga side potentially in for a long evening if Liverpool get on the scoreboard early having also had a weekend off from action.

Indeed, a win tonight could book Liverpool’s spot in the next round of the Champions League, and there’s a good chance that Salah will again be involved in all the action for the Reds if they can strike the La Liga side where it hurts early on.