GOAL!!! Liverpool 0-2 Atalanta (Scamacca)
GOAL!!! Aston Villa 2-0 Lille (McGinn)
HUGE BLOCK! Aston Villa 1-0 Lille
Liverpool 0-1 Atalanta
GOOD SAVE! Aston Villa 1-0 Lille
CHANCE! Liverpool 0-1 Atalanta
Liverpool 0-1 Atalanta
SECOND HALF!
WATCH: Watkins sends Villa Park crazy
WATCH: Scamacca opens the scoring
Liverpool concede first…AGAIN
Around the grounds at HT
HALF-TIME: Aston Villa 1-0 Lille
HALF-TIME: Leverkusen 0-0 West Ham
HALF-TIME: Liverpool 0-1 Atalanta
BIG SAVE! Liverpool 0-1 Atalanta
Liverpool 0-1 Atalanta
Liverpool 0-1 Atalanta
GOAL!!! Liverpool 0-1 Atalanta (Scamacca 38′)
Liverpool 0-0 Atalanta
Liverpool 0-0 Atalanta
Is Klopp sending a message by sending some of his subs including Luis Diaz and Dominick Szoboszlai to warm up. Liverpool are 35 minutes in and haven’t made a breakthrough yet
HUGE SAVE! Aston Villa 1-0 Lille
BIG SAVE! Leverkusen 0-0 West Ham
Liverpool 0-0 Atalanta
HIT THE WOODWORK! Liverpool 0-0 Atalanta
Leverkusen 0-0 West Ham
Leverkusen 0-0 West Ham
Liverpool 0-0 Atalanta
Jurgen Klopp warned Atalanta would be dangerous and the Italians are getting forward when they can. Already big chances for Charles De Ketelaere and Mario Pasalic. Unfortunately, Liverpool’s opportunities have fallen to Darwin Nunez whose not got his shooting boots on at the moment
Aston Villa 1-0 Lille
Villa ahead, deservedly too after some early pressure. The cameras pan to Prince William in the stands, who just like most of the ground, is off his seat and with a beaming smile on his face
CHANCE! Liverpool 0-0 Atalanta
GOAL!!! Aston Villa 1-0 Lille (Watkins 13′)
CHANCE! Liverpool 0-0 Atalanta
Leverkusen 0-0 West Ham
Liverpool 0-0 Atalanta
WHAT A SAVE! Liverpool 0-0 Atalanta
Liverpool 0-0 Atalanta
Liverpool 0-0 Atalanta
One banner has been unfurled on The Kop – it says No To Ticket Price Increases in red letters against a white background. Team are out. Liverpool are favourites but Atalanta like to have a go.
KICK-OFF!
Here come the teams!
‘Lille fans are in full flow already’
The Lille fans are in full flow already with more than 2,000 here for this clash. The likelihood is that Villa will have bigger European nights next season but make no mistake, Unai Emery and his side know they have a golden chance to win some silverware this season. His programme notes state how he, his players and Villa fans should “dream together”, just like the club did 42 years ago when they lifted the European Cup.
‘Atmosphere is building’
No flags in evidence on The Kop so far – fans’ groups had said they were leaving them at home in protest of a rise in season-ticket prices. Even so, the atmosphere is building.
A rendition of Johnny Cash’s Ring of Fire has helped with that. Jurgen Klopp has rested a couple of big-hitters on the bench including Mo Salah but having Trent Alexander-Arnold and Diogo Jota back in the matchday squad compensates for that.
Fan Question – response
Dick F, Forest fan: I thought that Aston Villa and West Ham were playing in Europe tonight. Where is their LIVE article to comment on?
UECL early kick-off results
Atalanta fans making themselves heard
No banners on the Kop tonight
I understand the concerns, definitely. It’s a tricky one from my point of view. It’s clear we want to make the stadium available for everyone. I understand where the supporters are coming from.
Peter Crouch: ‘Elliott doesn’t want to be known as an impact player’
I think the proof’s in the pudding, I think he [Harvey Elliott] has been involved in every single squad that’s been named this season. He’s been fit and off the bench he’s done really well and he’s changed games.
I think sometimes that can do him a disservice, you don’t want to be known as one of those players who makes an impact off the bench.
Lille fans having a party
Around the grounds
Atalanta Team News – Scamacca STARTS
Nunez to add to EL tally?
Ademola Lookman returns to Merseyside
‘Huge task for West Ham tonight’
A huge task for West Ham tonight against the 41-game unbeaten Bayer Leverkusen. The locals are certainly confident – one fans was telling me on the train that he’s already booked his hotel for Dublin, where the final will be played.
They need just one more win to secure the Bundesliga title and tickets for their final game of the season are allegedly going for 1,000 Euros. A buoyant atmosphere in these parts.
Liverpool Team News – SIX changes
Lille Team News – TWO changes
Aston Villa Team News – UNCHANGED
West Ham Team News – Antonio STARTS
Bayer Leverkusen Team News – SEVEN changes
Jurgen Klopp: ‘We expect a super-organised opponent’
We expect a super-organised opponent, so that’s what we expect. An experienced opponent as well. It means two legs, [the] first [one] away is a clear advantage, what everybody says. It just will be interesting. We are not the same [from] three-and-a-half years ago.
We are definitely different and the opponent probably as well. But in these three-and-a-half years I saw 1,500 games probably. I saw Atalanta playing but I cannot really compare it with three-and-a-half years ago because that’s not very prominent in my mind. But it will be tricky for both.
Hammers in the building
Gomes set for England return
Calm before the storm
Unai Emery: ‘Europe is always difficult’
Firstly, we must always respect the competition and Europe is always difficult. It is good to have experiences in this competition.
Sometimes we have difficult moments like against Legia Warsaw, when we won against Zrinjski in the last minute. We played two legs against Ajax and that was a very good experience for us.
We drew there, didn’t deserve more and at home we played really being consistent and with personality, seriously. We won. Lille is the same. Respect the competition and respect the opponent.
Emery’s chase for more European glory continues
Xabi Alonso: ‘We know what West Ham can do’
We know what West Ham can do. They have experience in Europe – last season they were champions of the Conference League.
We want to go further and starting tomorrow and then next week in London, we have to play to our own game. We are ready.
Bowen out through injury
How strong will Klopp go?
UECL favourites Villa face Lille
Hammers’ stern test
Liverpool back on the European trail
Elsewhere in Europe
What’s in store?
Big night for the British teams
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Around the grounds at HT
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HALF-TIME: Aston Villa 1-0 Lille
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HALF-TIME: Leverkusen 0-0 West Ham
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HALF-TIME: Liverpool 0-1 Atalanta
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GOAL!!! Liverpool 0-1 Atalanta (Scamacca 38′)
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GOAL!!! Aston Villa 1-0 Lille (Watkins 13′)
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Atalanta Team News – Scamacca STARTS
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Liverpool Team News – SIX changes
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Lille Team News – TWO changes
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Aston Villa Team News – UNCHANGED
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West Ham Team News – Antonio STARTS
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Bayer Leverkusen Team News – SEVEN changes
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Elsewhere in Europe
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What’s in store?
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Big night for the British teams
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