The 26-year-old spent most of his career at Anfield, where he scored 23 goals and assisted 92 from 354 appearances across all competitions.

Trent opted for a move to Real Madrid during the off-season, where he signed a six-year contract.

Slot has reiterated that his former vice-captain will be welcomed with open arms when he returns to Anfield for their Champions League clash against Real.

“I can only tell you what kind of a reception he will get from me,” Slot told his club’s official website.

“I have great memories of the player and the human being. He was our vice-captain, he was my vice-captain last season.

“I have memories working with him that were only positive and I have memories from when I was watching him in front of the television which are only positive as well.

“I can remember multiple great moments of him wearing the Liverpool shirt. So, he will get a warm welcome by me.

“Let’s first wait and see if he’s on the pitch tomorrow and how our fans will react. I have no clue how that’s going to be. But he gets a warm welcome from me, that’s for sure.”

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Trent made the move to the Spanish giants in a deal worth £10m after putting pen to paper on a six-year contract at the Santiago Bernabeu.

The 26-year-old has already grabbed two assists for Madrid but has only featured 10 times due to a hamstring injury since joining Los Blancos.

Alonso has since confirmed that Trent is available for their Champions League clash against his former team at Anfield on Tuesday evening.

“Trent is fine, available, and he didn’t play the other day because of the circumstances of the match.

“He can play, and after his injury, we need him because he has tremendous quality.

“It’s a new stage for him, both professionally and personally, and we have to help him and give him what he needs to perform because he’s an exceptional player we have in this squad.

“He has to enjoy this match in his own way. His story is different from mine. He was born here. I remember when he was little and in the Academy.

“It’s great to be back, and it’s going to be great for him.”

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Barcelona vs Paris Saint-Germain
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Barcelona
Date: 1 October, Wednesday
Time: 21:00

Two giants in European football will go head-to-head in the UEFA Champions League when Barcelona welcome Paris Saint-Germain to the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on Wednesday evening.

The Catalans come into this fixture sitting in 12 place on the table with three point from the first game, while PSG are placed second on the log with the same points.

Stormers vs Ospreys
Competition: Vodacom United Rugby Championship
Venue: DHL Stadium, Cape Town
Date: 3 October, Friday
Time: 19:00

The DHL Stormers will look to secure back-to-back victories in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship when they welcome Ospreys to the DHL Stadium on Friday evening.

The Cape Town-based outfit comes into this fixture sitting in first place on the log with five points from their opening game, while Ospreys occupy 10th position on the log withg one point from their first match.

Argentina vs Springboks
Competition: Castle Lager Rugby Championship
Venue: Twickenham, England
Date: 4 October, Saturday
Time: 15:00

The Springboks will look to secure the Castle Lager Rugby Championship crown when they take on Argentina in their final match at Twickenham, England.

Following their win over the Pumas, South Africa is in first place on the table with 15 points from five games, while Argentina is at the bottom of the table with nine points from five matches.

Chelsea vs Liverpool
Competition: Premier League
Venue: Stamford Bridge, London
Date: 4 October, Saturday
Time: 18:30

Both Chelsea and Liverpool will look to bounce back and return to winning ways when they meet at Stamford Bridge on Saturday in a mouth-watering Premier League clash.

The Blues are currently eighth on the log with eight points after six games, while the Reds are at the top of the table with 15 points from six matches.

England Women vs Proteas Women
Competition: ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup
Venue: Twickenham, England
Date: 4 October, Saturday
Time: 15:00

The Proteas Women will look to start their ICC Cricket World Cup campaign on a positive note when they take on England Women in their opening fixture, which will be played at Twickenham, England, on Saturday.

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Sporting CP 4-1 Kairat

Sporting CP cruised to a comfortable 4-1 victory over Kairat when a double from Trincao and goals from Alisson De Almeida Santos and Geovany Tcherno Quenda cancelled out Edmilson’s late goal at the Estadio Jose Alvalade in Lisbon.

Newcastle United 1-2 Barcelona

Marcus Rashford scored twice as Barcelona secured a 2-1 victory over Newcastle United at St. James’ Park in Newcastle.

Manchester City 2-0 Napoli

Manchester City got their campaign off to a winning start following their 2-0 victory over Napoli thanks to goals from Erling Haaland and Jeremy Doku at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester.

Eintracht Frankfurt 5-1 Galatasaray AŞ

Eintracht Frankfurt produced a dominant display after they hammered Galatasaray 5-1 when goals from Can Uzun, Jonathan Burkardt, and Ansgar Knauff, and two own goals from Davinson Sánchez and Wilfried Stephane Singo cancelled out Yunus Akgün’s opening goal at the Deutsche Bank Park in Frankfurt am Main.

FC Copenhagen 2-2 Bayer Leverkusen

Bayer Leverkusen staged a comeback to secure a 2-2 draw against FC Copenhagen when a goal from Álex Grimaldo and an own goal from Pantelis Hatzidiakos cancelled out goals from Jordan Larsson and Robert Vinicius Rodrigues Silva at Telia Parken in Copenhagen.

Club Brugge 4-1 AS Monaco

Club Brugge claimed an impressive 4-1 victory over AS Monaco through goals from Nicolò Tresoldi, Raphael Onyedika, Hans Vanaken, and Mamadou Diakhon at the Jan Breydel Stadion in Brugge.

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Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Villarreal

Tottenham Hotspur marked their return to the Champions League with a 1-0 win over Villarreal thanks to an own goal by goalkeeper Luiz Junior at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London.

Real Madrid 2-1 Marseille

Real Madrid fought back from being a goal down to secure a 2-1 win over Marseille when two penalties from Kylian Mbappe cancelled out Timothy Weah’s opener at the Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid.

Juventus 4-4 Borussia Dortmund

Juventus and Borussia Dortmund shared the spoils after playing out to a thrilling 4-4 at the Allianz Stadium in Turin.

Dusan Vlahovic netted a double, while Lloyd Kelly and Kenan Yildiz also got their names on the scoresheet for Juve, while Karim Adeyemi, Felix Nmecha, Yan Bueno Couto, and Ramy Bensebaïni scored Dortmund’s goals.

SL Benfica 2-3 FK Qarabag

FK Qarabag staged an upset against SL Benfica after they secured a 3-2 victory in a five-goal thriller when goals from Leandro Livramento Andrade, Camilo Durán and Oleksii Kashchuk cancelled out goals from Enzo Barrenechea and Vangelis Pavlidis at da Luz in Lisbon.

PSV Eindhoven 1-3 Union Saint-Gilloise

Union Saint-Gilloise secured their first-ever win in the Champions League following their 3-1 win over PSV Eindhoven when Promise David, Anouar Ait El Hadj and Kevin Mac Allister cancelled out a late goal from Ruben Van Bommel at Philipsstadion in Eindhoven.

Athletic Club 0-2 Arsenal

Arsenal began their journey in the Champions League with a comfortable 2-0 win over Athletic Club courtesy of goals from Gabriel Martinelli and Leandro Trossard at the San Mames Barria in Bilbao.

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The Gunners are set to travel to San Mamés Barria when they take on Bilbao in their opening fixture on Tuesday evening.

Arteta confirmed they will be without the services of Odegaard, White and Saka for this fixture.

However, he has also given an update on the progress of Kai Havertz and Gabriel Jesus, who remain on the mend from their respective injuries.

“Gabi, Kai, Ben and Martin are still out, unfortunately,” Arteta told his club’s official website.

“No, I think there are still quite a lot of things to go through. It’s very early to understand when and which week he’s going to be available. But he will certainly be pushing to be available as quickly as possible.”

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Los Blancos are set to welcome the French outfit to the Santiago Bernabéu in their opening match on Tuesday evening.

Real come into this fixture after claiming a 2-1 victory over Real Sociedad in the La Liga on Saturday.

Marseille, meanwhile, are high in confidence after they clinched a comfortable 4-0 victory over FC Lorient in Ligue 1 on Friday.

Here is Real Madrid’s 23-man squad in full:

Goalkeepers: Courtois, Lunin and Fran González.

Defenders: Carvajal, Militão, Alaba, Trent, Asencio, Á. Carreras, Fran García and Huijsen.

Midfielders: Bellingham, Camavinga, Valverde, Tchouameni, Arda Güler and Ceballos.

Forwards: Vini Jr., Mbappé, Rodrygo, Gonzalo, Brahim and Mastantuono.

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Los Blancos are set to face Man City at the Bernabéu before taking on Liverpool at Anfield in what is the standout fixtures for the league phase of the competition.

Arne Slot’s side will also play Atletico Madrid, PSV Eindhoven and Qarabag at home while facing Inter Milan, Eintracht Frankfurt, Marseille and Galatasaray away from home.

Our #UCL league phase opponents are confirmed ✅ pic.twitter.com/jQulzkzeUs

— Liverpool FC (@LFC) August 28, 2025

Pep Guardiola’s side will welcome Borussia Dortmund, Bayer Leverkusen, Napoli and Galatasaray to the Etihad Stadium, while travelling to Villarreal, Monaco and Bodo/Glimt in their away fixtures.

Our 2025/26 @ChampionsLeague league phase opponents 📋👇 pic.twitter.com/i2F4mmsVNu

— Manchester City (@ManCity) August 28, 2025

Luis Enrique’s team will play host to Bayern Munich, Tottenham Hotspur, Atalanta and Newcastle United, while taking on Barcelona, Bayer Leverkusen, Sporting Lisbon and Athletic Bilbao in their away fixtures.

Here is the home and away fixtures for Pot 1:

✅ Home and away opponents for Pot 1 teams 🏠✈️#UCLdraw pic.twitter.com/mWi7lwxw3I

— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) August 28, 2025

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The French giants made their way to the final after they claimed a 3-1 aggregate win in the semi-final and will now face Inter Milan for this prestigious trophy.

The Italian outfit made their way into the final, where they will either play Paris Saint-Germain after claiming a 7-6 aggregate victory over the two-legged semi-final fixture.

PSG opened the scoring as early as the 27th minute thanks to a stunning volley from Fabián Ruiz to find the back of the net.

An absolute rocket from Fabián Ruiz 🫨🚀

The Parsians lead by two on aggregate ⚽⚽

📺 Stream #UCL on DStv: https://t.co/B0jLrQW5cc pic.twitter.com/WPfo7IDsbI

— SuperSport Football ⚽️ (@SSFootball) May 7, 2025

Achraf Hakimi doubled his side’s lead in the 72nd minute, moments before Vitinha had his penalty saved by David Raya.

𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐭 🤯❌

The drama continues in Paris ⏩

📺 Stream #UCL on DStv: https://t.co/B0jLrQW5cc pic.twitter.com/mA0dhDdyve

— SuperSport Football ⚽️ (@SSFootball) May 7, 2025

69' – Raya makes a massive save
72' – Hakimi scores PSG's second of the night

The twists and turns in this match? 🤯

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— SuperSport Football ⚽️ (@SSFootball) May 7, 2025

The Gunners got back into the game and reduced the deficit after Bukayo Saka slotted the ball home in the 76th minute, which was ultimately a consolation goal as PSG held on for the win and secured the place in the final.

Saka pulls one back for the Gunners with less than 10 minutes to go 🤯

📺 Stream #UCL on DStv: https://t.co/B0jLrQW5cc pic.twitter.com/uBvG1kFRAP

— SuperSport Football ⚽️ (@SSFootball) May 7, 2025

Paris Saint-Germain will now go head-to-head with Inter Milan in the Champions League final set to be played at the Allianz Arena in Munich on Saturday, May 31.

The 2025 Champions League final: Paris vs Inter 🍿#UCLfinal pic.twitter.com/BPgfW9CiuO

— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) May 7, 2025

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The Italian outfit made their way into the final, where they will either play Paris Saint-Germain after claiming a 7-6 aggregate victory over the two-legged semi-final fixture.

Inter opened the scoring through Lautaro Martínez in the 21st minute before Hakan Çalhanoglu doubled their lead from the penalty spot in the 45th minute.

Barcelona managed to pull a goal back in the 54th minute through Eric García before Dani Olmo drew the game level on the hour mark.

Raphinha handed Barca the lead in the 87th minute but Inter fought back and found the back of the net in stoppage time thanks to a goal from Francesco Acerbi to send the game into extra time.

However, it was Inter who came out victorious after Davide Frattesi netted a 99th minute winner to seal the victory for the Italian outfit.

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