Liverpool v Porto: Champions League, quarter-final, first leg – live! | Soccer

30 minutes: A corner that they almost scored! The balloon is arched into the repair surface and is only partially released at the edge of the surface. Marega pivots and sends a volley to Alisson. "If anything he hit it as well Well, Clive! As Andy Townsend would say – if he placed it anywhere, he would be guaranteed a goal.

29 min: Save!!! Alisson managed to save from Moussa Marega after the Porto striker scored the goal with only the Brazilian to beat. In the subsequent attempt to clear the ball, Alisson strikes for Trent Alexander-Arnold. There is a hint of handball and the referee consults his video badistant referee. No penalty, Porto must be content with a corner.

27 min: Porto was well and truly carved. Hat to Jordan Henderson, who chose Trent Alexander-Arnold with a terrific performance. Liverpool's right-back did well to keep his lead, before looking up, to spot Firmino without scoring on the edge of the penalty area and squaring the ball.

Liverpool doubles his lead! Roberto Firmino scores from a goal of three to four meters, scoring a Trent Alexander-Arnold center on the right.

21 min: Quick as a lightning bolt, Mo Salah catches the ball through one of Porto's midfielders towards his own penalty area and mark on goal. As he was heading towards the Porto penalty area, Felipe entered, unable to push him away. As Iker Casillas advanced, Salah rolled the ball to the opposite corner only to drop him. The ball stomped a few feet from the wrong side of the far right.

20 min: Francisco Soares was hired following the last opportunity to score from Porto, because what I can only presume was dissent. I guess he may have paid for the sins of his teammate Otavio.

18 min: A low volley of Salah outside the penalty area requires a bit of backup and that is exactly what Iker Casillas does, the rebounding ball that directs him towards him makes less effort than routine. A few moments before, Francisco Soares was behind Trent Alexander-Arnold to launch Moussa Marega. Virgil Van Dijk was present to prevent the attacker from taking advantage. FYI: Only Lionel Messi and Robert Lewandowski have scored more than the Porto striker in the Champions League this season.

16 min: Liverpool wins a corner after the intervention of Eder Militao who abruptly ends Mo Salah in the penalty area. The ensuing play gives nothing, even if Porto undertakes a counter-attack. Who appears on the left-back of Liverpool to put an end to his gallop? Mo Salah, who is it?

13 min: The Porto striker, Otavio, is correctly sanctioned for handball and offers the Spanish referee Antonio Mateu Lahoz an attentive ear for what he thinks is a difficult decision. This is not the case and he must know it, but he complains anyway. In return, he receives a fierce complaint from the official, but continues to complain. Surprisingly, Senator Lahoz keeps his yellow card in his pocket.

10 minutes: Liverpool advance with Trent Alexander-Arnold on the ball. He then goes to Henderson, who tries to play Mo Salah behind the right flank. Eder Millitao and Salah try the corner. The referee ignores and grants a goal kick.

7 min: Well, well … what a beginning. Liverpool's opener was an element of good fortune, as Oliver Torrres was trying to block Naby Keita's shot from the edge of the penalty area, but only managed to hijack the course. the effort and to send the ball to the top. corner behind Casillas desperately wrong.

The attack was started by James Milner, who played the ball alongside Sadio Mane. He advanced on the left, before playing Keita at the edge of the penalty area and the rest, as they say, belongs to the story.

6 min: Another chance for Liverpool, while Bobby Firmino plays behind Porto's defense, but fails in his attempt to revive the ball over Iker Casillas' progress.

Liverpool takes the lead thanks to a shot by Naby Keita who repels a wild deflection from Oliver Torres and stands in the upper right corner.

4 min: Danilo puts the ball out of the game near the center line, following a major challenge to James Milner, who Liverpool left-back does not like.

2 min: A poor clearance from Alisson gives Porto a touch in the depths of Liverpool. The ball went to the right and in Liverpool's penalty area, Moussa Marega gave Dejan Lovren the ball and fired a shot. He fails to connect properly and his efforts go off well. A lively start on the Portuguese side here.

1 minute: Alex Telles scored from the first stroke on the left side of the penalty area, but there is no one wearing a Porto jersey to end up at the end. James Milner clears.

1 minute: Porto has the wind in its sails, its players dressed in blue and white striped shirts, blue shorts and white socks. As you might expect, Liverpool players wear their usual shirt, shorts and red socks.

There is a lot of noise. It is difficult to hear the Champions League anthem on the Liverpool fans' singing as the two teams complete the final pre-match form. The sending move is only a few minutes away.

Not long now: Liverpool fans are watching the restitution of You'll Never Walk Alone before the match, waiting for the tunnel teams to come out and the end of the pre-match finesse. Under the rostrum, Liverpool is the first out of his locker room and Jordan Henderson wins his match as he prepares to lead the troops. Porto will soon join them and the teams will make their way to the field.

Liverpool: Alison, Alexander-Arnold, Lovren, van Dijk, Milner, Henderson, Fabinho, Keita, Salah, Firmino, Mane.

Subs: Mignolet, Wijnaldum, Gomez, Sturridge, Shaqiri, Origi, Matip.

FC Porto: Casillas, Maxi Pereira, Felipe, Eder Militao, Alex Telles, The Crown, Danilo Pereira, Torres, Otavio, Marega, Tiquinho Soares.

Subs: Vana, Diogo Leite, Costa, Hernani, Brahimi, André Pereira, Fernando.

Arbitrator: Antonio Miguel Mateu Lahoz (Spain)

Alex Telles starts on the left after recovering from his injury. As expected, Eder Militao entered the defense center to cover suspended Pepe, thus allowing Maxi Pereira to intervene at the back. Oliver Torres enters midfield instead of Hector Herrera, suspended.

Jurgen Klopp brings three changes to the Liverpool squad that beat Southampton on Friday. As expected, James Milner replaces suspended Andy Robertson on the left-back, while Jordan Henderson replaces Gini Wijnaldum, injured during Liverpool's visit to the south coast. Dejan Lovren replaces Joel Matip in central defense. He makes his first start since the Wolves eliminated Liverpool from the FA Cup the first week of January. We will have the alignments and submarines for you very soon.

Some plays before the match: Max Rushden was launching the interrogation projectiles while myself, Jonathan Wilson and Mark Langdon of the Racing Post, were reviewing the football action of the weekend and eagerly awaiting the action of the Champions League in the middle of the week on the Guardian's Football Weekly podcast. If you are not already a subscriber, where have you been for 12 years? You can register in all usual pod locations.

Jurgen Klopp speaks: "Everyone wanted Porto, until you got Porto," said the Liverpool official. "We did not want Porto, to be honest. They only look at numbers, names and stuff like that. People who have a good idea of ​​football do not want Porto. It's the truth. But we have it. But by the way, nobody wanted Liverpool. It will be difficult, but we are really looking forward to it. "

Sergio Conceicao spoken: "We consider Liverpool as a very strong team that in this stadium only 16 draws two," said the Porto coach at his press conference yesterday. "We know everything about their power. Liverpool is at a very high level. Every week, they have a very high level of competition. At home, it's not like that, no lack of respect towards other teams. By realizing the power of the opponent, our absences and the fact that we are in the first game of the quarterfinals, we must be intelligent and creative in the strategy of the match. "

Liverpool left-back Andy Robertson escapes suspension after getting a silly booking – his third yellow card of the tournament – against Bayern Munich in the final round. James Milner will probably replace him. Fabinho will form a trio in the middle of the field alongside Jordan Henderson and Gini Wijnaldum.

Porto will have to fend off without his Mexican midfielder Héctor Herrera, while Pepe will also be confined to the failure of the procedure. Interestingly – or not, depending on your point of view – two of the three yellow cards picked up by Pepe were brandished in the Europa League, in which he represented Besiktas before signing again for Porto in January. He is likely to be replaced at the heart of their defense by right-back Eder Militao, while one of Jesus Corona's players or Maxi Pereira is likely to take his place on his right. Danilo, Otavio and Militao are both about to be suspended for the return match.

The Brazilian fast left back Alex Telles is a major concern for Porto. It would be a huge loss if he did not recover from a hip injury after scoring five goals and 10 badists this season. He is considered to be on the Tottenham Summer Races list and if he is fit enough to play, he will likely be seriously put to the test tonight.

Anfield is the scene of the first leg of the quarter-finals of the Champions League between Liverpool and Porto. This match was somewhat overshadowed by a 100% English affair that is set to take place simultaneously in a new stadium at White Hart in London. Way. While Liverpool drew the draw just about everyone wanted it, they should underestimate Porto, a team against whom they have never lost a European match, at their own peril.

Second in the Portuguese standings behind Benfica, but only with a difference in goals, Sérgio Conceicao's team left Group D ahead of Schalke, Galatasaray and Lokomotiv Moscow, before eliminating Roma in the round of 16. They have to face the toughest test tonight at Anfield, where they defeated hosts of the season in the round of 16 before being beaten 5-0 by Liverpool in their own Estádio do Dragão. The sendoff tonight is at 8pm (Paris time), but stay tuned for team news and training.