LIVERPOOL take on Atletico Madrid tonight in the Champions League for the second time in two weeks.
The Reds drew 2-2 with Diego Simeone's side last time out but have the Anfield advantage in this evening's clash.
- Start time: 8pm GMT
- TV/Live stream: BT Sport 1
- Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Tsimikas, Fabinho, Henderson, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Mane, Salah, Jota
- Atletico XI: Oblak; Trippier, Felipe, Gimenez, Hermoso; Correa, De Paul, Koke, Carrasco; Suarez, Felix
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When does Liverpool vs Atletico Madrid kick-off?
- Liverpool vs Atletico Madrid will get underway from 8pm UK time on Wednesday, November 3.
- The game will take place at Anfield.
- There will be a full capacity crowd in attendance at the match.
What channel is it and can it be live streamed?
- Liverpool vs Atletico Madrid will be shown live on BT Sport 1 and BT Sport Ultimate.
- You can live stream the game on the BT Sport app, which is available for download onto your mobile or tablet device.
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LIVERPOOL SUBS
13 Adrian, 62 Kelleher, 5 Konate, 6 Thiago, 9 Firmino, 18 Minamino, 26 Robertson, 27 Origi, 47 Phillips, 76 Williams, 80 Morton
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LIVERPOOL XI
1 Alisson; 66 Alexander-Arnold, 32 Matip, 4 Van Dijk, 21 Tsimikas; 3 Fabinho, 14 Henderson, 15 Oxlade-Chamberlain; 10 Mane, 11 Salah, 20 Jota
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ATLETICO SUBS
1 Lecomte, 33 Iturbe, 12 Lodi, 24 Vrsaljko, 38 Gonzalez, 16 Herrera, 26 Serrano, 36 Martin, 19 Cunha
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ATLETICO XI
13 Oblak; 23 Trippier, 18 Felipe, 2 Gimenez, 22 Hermoso; 10 Correa, 5 De Paul, 6 Koke, 23 Carrasco; 9 Suarez, 7 Felix
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LIVERPOOL STATS
Liverpool are top of Group B after winning all of their first three Champions League matches against AC Milan, Porto and Atletico Madrid.
The Reds are five points ahead of second-placed Atletico, who are tied with Porto while Milan are last after three defeats.
However, the Merseysiders will want to be extra careful tonight as they have only won two of their 13 home games against Spanish opposition in Europe, losing five times in the process.
But Liverpool have only lost two of their 22 home games in the Champions League under manager Jurgen Klopp, winning 15 times along the way
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HEAD-TO-HEAD
Liverpool and Atletico Madrid’s first ever encounter took place back in 2008 during the Champions League group stage in a match that ended 1-1 at the Vicente Calderon.
Since then, the two sides have faced off a total of seven times with Atletico winning a mere majority of three matches, compared to the Reds’ two victories.
The Merseysiders beat the Spanish champions in the first leg last month with a score of 3-2, which marked their first ever win over Diego Simeone’s men without the use of extra time.
This is the first time the two teams draw each other in the Champions League since the 2019-2020 season that saw the Rojiblancos eliminating Jurgen Klopp’s side from the competition’s Last 16
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GOOD EVENING FROM LIVERPOOL
Welcome to our live coverage of the Champions League clash between Liverpool and Atletico Madrid at Anfield.
Reds manager Jurgen Klopp has been boosted by Fabinho and Thiago Alcantara’s recent return to training.
Thiago has been dealing with a calf issue whereas the Brazil international has been nursing a knee problem.
However, Naby Keita is set to be "out for a while" due to a hamstring injury he suffered during Saturday’s draw with Brighton.
James Milner and Harvey Elliott are still sidelined due to a hamstring injury and dislocated ankle respectively.
This means Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain could make a rare start in midfield next to Curtis Jones and captain Jordan Henderson.
Atletico boss Diego Simeone, on the other hand, will be without Antoine Griezmann and Stefan Savic, who are suspended.
Griezmann was sent off in the first leg at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium last month following a horror challenge on Roberto Firmino.
Savic was slapped with a four-match ban last season for “assaulting another player and directing abusive language at a match official” during a Last 16 clash with Chelsea that saw him getting booked with a red card.
Thomas Lemar remains sidelined with a muscle injury whereas Marcos Llorente and Geoffrey Kondogbia are doubts due to a muscle problem and concussion respectively
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