Liverpool seek first win in Champions League group against Frankfurt

Liverpool travel to Eintracht Frankfurt on Wednesday night for a Champions League Group stage match at Deutsche Bank Park, seeking a first win since a four-match losing run began in mid-October. Kickoff is scheduled for 8 p.m. BST as the reigning Premier League champions aim to arrest a slump that has left questions over their form and defensive stability.

The Reds arrive in Frankfurt under strain after successive defeats in domestic and European competition, including a 2-1 loss to Manchester United at Anfield on Sunday and a 3-2 defeat by Galatasaray in the Champions League that left them 17th in the group standings. The squad’s preparations were disrupted by a near four-hour flight delay caused by a mechanical problem, which prevented the manager from completing his pre-match media duties. A victory would lift Liverpool markedly in the group table; a defeat would deepen the club’s current run of poor results.

Eintracht Frankfurt sit just above Liverpool in the group on goal difference and have shown marked inconsistency this season. The German side have produced high-scoring results in the Champions League, beating Galatasaray 5-1 but also losing 5-1 to Atletico Madrid, and...