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Liverpool tonight host German champions Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League.

The Leverkusen boss won this competition as a player at Liverpool and led the German side to an unbeaten domestic double last season, establishing himself as one of the most exciting young managers in world football.

Still, it’s Slot who is taking to life on Merseyside well and a win here would see his Liverpool team take another huge step towards automatic qualification for the knockout stages.

Follow all the action LIVE with Standard Sport’s dedicated match blog!

Liverpool vs Bayer Leverkusen latest news

Kick-off time and venue: 8pm GMT; Anfield TV channel and live stream: Amazon Prime Prediction: Liverpool to win Confirmed Liverpool lineup Confirmed Bayer Leverkusen lineup1 minute agoLiverpool vs Bayer Leverkusen

Closing in on kick-off!

Around ten minutes to go.

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Arne Slot’s pre-match thoughts...

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Taking in the surroundings!



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Here come the Reds!

55 minutes agoConfirmed Bayer Leverkusen lineup

Subs: Kovar, Lomb, Hofmann, Andrich, Arthur, Schick, Tella, Onyeka

1 hour agoConfirmed Liverpool lineup

Liverpool XI: Kelleher; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Tsimikas; Gravenberch, Jones, Mac Allister; Salah, Diaz, Gakpo

Subs: Jaros, Davies, Gomez, Endo, Szoboszlai, Nunez, Robertson, Quansah, Morton, Bradley

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Another huge night at Anfield!

1 hour agoLiverpool vs Bayer Leverkusen: Arne Slot sends Xabi Alonso message

The Liverpool boss was full of praise for Xabi Alonso...

“Bayer Leverkusen are a side which has the ability to hurt any opponent so we have to be ready for this reality and face up to it with as much energy, quality and intensity that we can produce,” said Slot.

“Everyone in football was impressed with what Leverkusen did last season.

There were games in which they were dominant, games in which they were not at their best but still found a way, and games in which their quality was so high that it was impossible not to view them as one of the strongest teams in Europe.”

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1 hour agoArne Slot reacts to Mohamed Salah's cryptic Instagram post as Liverpool future is questioned

Arne Slot says he is not reading too much into Mohamed Salah's apparent cryptic social media post with regard to his Liverpool future.

The Egyptian forward is out of contract at the end of the season and the worry for Reds supporters, as things currently stand, is he will be able to speak to potential suitors outside of England and sign a pre-contract agreement from January 2025.

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1 hour agoLiverpool vs Bayer Leverkusen: Latest Champions League odds tonight

Liverpool to win: 4/6

Draw: 16/5

Bayer Leverkusen to win: 18/5

Odds via Betfair and subject to change.