Liverpool vs Bayern Munich
Uefa Champions League 2018-19 | Round of 16, first leg
Venue: Anfield
Date: Tuesday, February 19, 2019
Kick-off: 8pm GMT
European heavyweights Liverpool and Bayern Munich lock horns at Anfield tonight in arguably the most eagerly-anticipated Champions League last-16 clash.
The hosts secured their spot in the first knockout phase in dramatic fashion as a goal from Mohamed Salah and a terrific late Alisson stop sealed a 1-0 win over Napoli and the runner-up spot behind Paris Saint-Germain in Group C.
Liverpool have taken advantage of the gap in the fixture list to embark upon their second warm-weather training camp of 2019 already. After heading to Dubai in January, this time they chose the sunny climes of Marbella on Spain's Costa del Sol.
Bayern enjoyed an easier route to the last 16, going undefeated en route to topping a group that also contained Ajax, Benfica and AEK Athens.
Having won each of the last six Bundesliga titles, the Bavarians have trailed Borussia Dortmund for much of this season but have cut the gap on BVB to two points as the title race heats up in Germany.
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Liverpool vs Bayern team news and line-ups
Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Fabinho, Matip, Robertson, Henderson, Wijnaldum, Keita, Salah, Mane, Firmino
Subs: Mignolet, Moreno, Milner, Lallana, Shaqiri, Origi, Sturridge
Bayern XI: Neuer, Kimmich, Süle, Hummels, Alaba, Javi Martinez, Thiago, Gnabry, James, Coman, Lewandowski
Subs: Ulreich, Rafinha, Mai, Shabani, Ribery, Davies, Sanches
Captain Jordan Henderson returned to Liverpool's midfield for the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie against Bayern Munich at Anfield.
The England international replaced James Milner, with Trent Alexander-Arnold coming in for the suspended Virgil Van Dijk.
That meant a reshuffle in defence, with midfielder Fabinho set to line up alongside Joel Matip.
Former Bayern winger Xherdan Shaqiri was only fit enough for the bench after an abdominal injury.
Score prediction: Liverpool 2-2 Bayern Munich
Bayern conceded only five times in six matches during the group stage, but Liverpool are a formidable scoring force at Anfield and their chances of keeping a clean sheet to take back to Munich seem very slim indeed.
There are plenty of goals in both teams and Robert Lewandowski will fancy his chances of exploiting a significantly understrength home defence to add to his tally of eight scored in this year's tournament so far.
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Match odds
- Liverpool to win: 23/20
- Draw: 11/4
- Bayern to win: 5/2
- 2-2 draw: 10/1
- Over 3.5 goals: 31/20
First goalscorer odds
- Robert Lewandowski: 4/1
- Mohamed Salah: 4/1
- Sadio Mane: 11/2
- Serge Gnabry: 9/1
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TV channel and live stream, and online coverage
The match will be televised live on BT Sport 2 and BT Sport 4K UHD. BT Sport subscribers will be able to stream the match online via the video player and the BT Sport app.
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Head to Head history and results (h2h)
The two sides have met on only five previous occasions and boast a win each, with three draws.
Their last contest came 18 years ago, when Liverpool became the first English club to win five trophies in a calendar year with a 3-2 victory in the Uefa Super Cup in Monaco.
John Arne Riise, Emile Heskey and Michael Owen all scored for Gerard Houllier's Uefa Cup holders at the Stade Louis II, while goals from Bayern duo Hasan Salihamidzic and Carsten Jancker were not enough to force extra-time.
They also squared off in the 1981 European Cup semi-finals and in the 1971-72 European Cup Winners' Cup semi-finals.
