Real Madrid are exploring an alternative transfer in case they cannot secure Liverpool's Trent Alexander-Arnold this summer.

Liverpool ended the league phase of the Champions League top of the table and is the favourite in the odds to lift the trophy.

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The UEFA Champions League's first-ever league phase is over, and the knockout stage outlook is now much clearer. Manchester City avoided disaster, Liverpool topped the league-phase table, and we will get Manchester City against either Real Madrid or Bayern Munich in the playoffs.

The revamped Uefa Champions League reaches a critical moment on Wednesday when the final round of group-stage matches take place. All 36 teams are in action, with 18 games kicking-off at midnight UAE and all but two of them involving teams who could make it through to the last 16.

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Alexander-Arnold has been instrumental in Liverpool 's ascent to the top of the Premier League and Champions League tables, despite occasional stumbles, such as the Premier League draw with Manchester United.

However, the situation is further complicated by the return from injury of veteran star Dani Carvajal, who has held the Real Madrid right-back slot for over a decade. Carvajal's 2024/25 season was cut short in October, after he suffered a triple knee ligament injury, with surgery ruling him out for the remainder of the campaign.

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The defending Spanish and European champions are very keen on a deal for the Spain international midfielder, who is wanted by Premier League club Arsenal as well in the summer of 2025