Liverpool vs Bayern, live stream LIVE: commentary on the Champions League 2019, tv channel, prognosis, line up

Jürgen Klopp just told BT Sport that Dejan Lovren had no realistic chance of being fit for tonight.

Games of mind?

So Dejan Lovren is not even fit enough for a spot on the bench tonight while Fabinho starts in the middle of half.

That means Jordan Henderson and Naby Keita both join Georginio Wijnaldum in midfield.

Roberto Firmino starts, despite everyone being afraid of not training yesterday.

News from the Bayern Munich team

Bayern XI: Neuer, Kimmich, Süle, Hummels, Alaba, Javi Martinez, Thiago, Gnabry, James, Coman, Lewandowski.

Subs: Ulreich, Rafinha, May, Shabani, Ribery, Davies, Sanches

News from the Liverpool team

The Anfield Factor

Liverpool has never lost a European match at Anfield under the orders of Jurgen Klopp.

Their 19 unbeaten games have been expanding since October 2014, losing 3-0 to Real Madrid under Brendan Rodgers.

The good news for Liverpool is that Bayern is also below its power.

Arjen Robben is injured, AS AS Jerome Boateng, while Thomas Muller is suspended for almost firing a guy.

Franck Ribéry joined the group late after the birth of his second child, while Kingsley Coman is also uncertain.

Things will not be easier for Liverpool after that, as they travel to Old Trafford to face Manchester United this weekend.

After the FA Cup win over Chelsea last night, US midfielder Juan Mata announced his team's intentions to derail the Liverpool bid.

"It's one of the biggest and we want to win," he said. "We play at home and I hope it will be a very good day for us at Old Trafford."

Jurgen Klopp vs Bayern

It took 12 attempts for Jurgen Klopp to record his first win over Bayern Munich, a 2-0 Bundesliga win in October 2010.

In all, he won just nine of his 29 games against the German giants, although this will be his first time against Liverpool.

His only previous Champions League match with Bayern was in the 2013 final, lost 2-1 by Dortmund.

Virgil Van Dijk will be absent from the shock of tonight because of the suspension, but he expects two "beautiful matches" between the two legs.

"Obviously, they have an excellent team, excellent players. He is a fantastic club and a formidable opponent, so I think it will be two great matches, "he told UEFA.

"I think that overall, the whole team has quality all over the field. Obviously, the players at the front may have this little extra, what you need in the bigger clubs. They've been doing it for years, so [I have] a lot of respect for them. But we obviously want to move on to the next round.

"We must be ready for anything. We want to win these games, we want to pbad and we need more than 100% of wins because it's a fantastic team. "

Bayern still holds Klopp, writes David Lynch

You feel that Jurgen Klopp would have preferred that getting closer to Bayern Munich remains a secret.

Unfortunately for the manager of Liverpool, the discretion left Uli Hoeness during the preparation of the last clash of the Champions League tonight in Anfield, the president of the German club revealed that talks had taken place in 2008.

Klopp ended seven years at the head of Mainz in order to embark on a decisive career at Borussia Dortmund.

But the Stuttgart-born boss would have ended at Bayern if Jurgen Klinsmann's exploits in Munich had not won him the biggest job in German football.

It seems rather rude to suggest that the Bavarians did not fail to name the charismatic native of the Black Forest, which has won seven out of ten Bundesliga titles in recent years.

However, it is quite instructive to note that the three occasions when they failed to win the German title in this race include Klinsmann's solitary season and Dortmund's two years under Klopp.

The ties between the two have continued to surface at regular intervals since the boss of the Reds left the Westfalenstadion in 2015.

And although he does not hesitate to describe the edge in his previous encounters with Bayern at his pre-match press conference, Klopp certainly did not seem to want to build bridges.

Asked about their rivalry, Klopp said: "Bayern has never had anything negative, but when we faced each other and bought our players, how can I be happy and say" yes, good idea! "?

"It was not good for us in Dortmund, but it's part of the business and it was a long time ago. I have never been angry for a long time. In those moments, I was not happy.

"It's a big club, it was a big competition for us in Germany. I wish Dortmund to be the champion, of course, but that's about it! "

There is no doubt that one day, Bayern would still want to get rid of Klopp's envy and present a fourth key figure of the last stupid team to dethrone them as a result of Mario Gotze, Mats Hummels and Robert Lewandowski.

But they may find Liverpool's famous loyal boss more tempting than his previous accusations.

In particular, tonight's match should provide further evidence that Bayern needs Klopp more than it needs.

Gnabry brand Wijnaldum as key man

Bayern Munich winger Serge Gnabry said the Germans should not be content to stop Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane or Roberto Firmino because of their Champions League match with Liverpool, but Georginio Wijnaldum .

The former Arsenal man returns to England as a player completely different from the one who left North London in 2016 and looks like a lost talent.

The 23-year-old has become a key part of Nico Kovac's Bayern club this season and, although the German giants have disappointed this weekend, he appears as a chance and a long-term option to replace the outgoing stars Arjen Robben and Frank. Ribery.

Bayern will travel to Anfield for the first leg of the first leg of the last 16 games on Tuesday night and Gnabry has greeted Wijnaldum as the man who is ticking next to Jurgen Klopp.

Asked to name Liverpool's key player, Gnabry told DAZN: "Georginio Wijnaldum When I look at Liverpool games, he's everywhere.

"He's working in the background, bridging the gaps between the defense and the midfield and has a huge impact on the Liverpool game."

The Dutchman has been fit for Liverpool this season, starting every game of the Champions League as well as 21 Premier League matches, scoring twice in all competitions.

Good evening and welcome to Standard sport Live coverage of Liverpool vs Bayern Munich.

David Lynch is our man on the field at Anfield tonight. We will have all your start-up here while we are counting for the kickoff.