It may only be a friendly, but for Liverpool’s players, the match against Olympique Lyonnais at Al-Nasr’s Maktoum Stadium on Sunday night is one more step on the road to rediscovering the consistency that had deserted them in the early half of the season. Liverpool are in Dubai on a training camp, and Jurgen Klopp’s assistant Pep Lijnders wants the players to retain the
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All parties interested to host the qualifiers have to submit their entries by March 8 and the announcement will be made on March 15 by the AFC.
The AFC had to postpone the remaining four fixtures slated to be held in March, due to the Covid pandemic and thereby, shifted it to June. All matches will be held at a centralised venue to reduce travelling and to maintain the bio-bubble.
UAE are currently fourth in Group G with six points from four matches. While Vietnam are in the top spot with 11 points from five matches.
The Whites are scheduled to play Malaysia on June 3, whereas Thailand will lock horns with Indonesia. Their next fixture is on June 7 when they go up against the War Elephants while Vietnam will face Indonesia.