Liverpool vs FC Porto LIVE
Uefa Champions League 2018-19
Quarter-final, first leg
Venue: Anfield
Date: Tuesday, 9 April, 2019
Kick-off time: 8pm GMT, tonight
Referee: Antonio Miguel Mateu Lahoz
Liverpool's Champions League run continues with a favourable tie against FC Porto in the quarter-finals.
Jurgen Klopp's side knocked out Bayern Munich in the round of 16, and their reward is a tie against Portuguese giants Porto - the team they beat 5-0 en route to last season's final.
While Liverpool's thumping win in Porto last year will fill them with confidence, Sergio Conceicao's Dragons knocked AS Roma out in the last round and have tightened up in defence.
A semi-final against either Manchester United or Barcelona awaits the victors, and Liverpool will be hoping to go one better than last season's final disappointment against Real Madrid as they bid for a famous Champions League and Premier League trophy double.
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Liverpool team news and line-ups
Liverpool left-back Andy Robertson serves a one-match suspension tonight as midfielder James Milner is called in to deputise.
Virgil van Dijk has shaken off a minor knock in time to face the Portuguese giants, but there is no Georginio Wijnaldum in the squad.
Captain Jordan Henderson replaces the Dutchman, while Dejan Lovren is preferred to Joel Matip in the centre of defence as he makes his first start in more than three months.
Joe Gomez is named as a substitute after missing four months through injury.
Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Lovren, Van Dijk, Milner, Fabinho, Henderson, Keita, Salah, Mane, Firmino
Subs: Mignolet, Gomez, Matip, Wijnaldum, Shaqiri, Origi, Sturridge
FC Porto XI: Casillas, Maxi, Felipe, Militão, Alex Telles, Corona, Danilo, Óliver, Otávio, Marega, Soares
Subs: Vaná, Hernâni, Brahimi, André Pereira, Fernando Andrade, Diogo Leite, Bruno Costa
Score prediction: Liverpool 3-1 Porto
Liverpool will come flying out of the traps at Anfield, and much will depend on the opening half-hour. An early goal for the hosts could lead to a rout, but Liverpool have not been at their thrilling best in 2019.
Klopp will also have to be wary of Moussa Marega, who has scored six goals for Porto in the Champions League this season.
TV channel and live stream, and online coverage
The match will be televised live on BT Sport 3. BT Sport subscribers will be able to stream the match online via the video player and the BT Sport app.
Standard Sport's David Lynch will be LIVE at Anfield on the night to bring you expert coverage and analysis from our dedicated match blog.
Head to Head history and results (h2h)
The two sides have met six times in European competition, with Porto yet to beat Liverpool.
The Reds have won three times - notably last season's 5-0 round-of-16 first-leg win on Porto - and have drawn the other three games.
