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Liverpool vs Porto, Champions League - as it happened

Re-live all the action from Anfield

Liam Corless,Tom Newman
Tuesday 06 March 2018 15:15 EST
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Adam Lallana showed what he can add to Liverpool’s attack
Adam Lallana showed what he can add to Liverpool’s attack (Getty)

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Liverpool host Porto at Anfield in the second leg of their Champions League last-16 tie, with the hosts' 5-0 first-leg lead giving this game the feeling of a formality to be completed, rather than a true contest for quarter final progression.

Jurgen Klopp’s side gave a stunning performance over 90 minutes at the Estádio do Dragão just under a fortnight ago, ending Porto’s 21 game unbeaten run at home with ease through goals from Liverpool’s eclectic trio of Mo Salah, Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane, who bagged a hat-trick.

Liverpool’s first-leg performance has given them a seemingly unassailable lead to take back to Merseyside, and one senses it might require some ‘Istanbul’ antics of a Portuguese origin to turn this tie back around for Porto.

Since being demolished at home in the first leg, Porto have returned to winning ways domestically, though the task posed by playing Liverpool at Anfield may prove to be a stretch too far for Sérgio Conceição’s side.

Follow the game below with our live blog:



Match preview

It’s a big game for...

Mohammed Salah. Liverpool’s Egyptian talisman collected his third Premier League player of the month award on Monday, and Tuesday’s contest presents yet another chance for the likely recipient of the PFA Players’ Player of the Year Award to prove himself on the biggest stage of domestic football. Goals have not been hard for Salah to come by in 2017/18, with six in the UCL to date, and he could well add to this tally in a potential demolition of Porto at Anfield.

Best stat...

Liverpool have scored more goals than any other team in this season’s Champions League (28), including 25 in the past five games.

Remember when...

Liverpool ran riot in the first-leg of this tie with an exhibition of fierce attacking prowess? Any excuse to watch these goals again...

Player to watch...

Sadio Mane. After scoring a hat-rick in the first leg in Portugal, Mane will be looking to add to his UCL goal tally at Anfield, currently boasting six goals in 2017/18. He will be brimming with confidence, having also scored in consecutive Premier League games since the victory over Porto just over a fortnight ago.

Past three meetings...

Porto 0 Liverpool 5, Champions League, February 2018

Liverpool 4 Porto 0, Champions League, November 2007

Porto 1 Liverpool 1, Champions League, September 2007

Form guide...

Liverpool: WDWWWW

Porto: WLWWWW

Odds…

Liverpool to win: 13/25

Draw: 16/5

Porto to win: 6/1

PSG's Thiago Silva challenges Madrid's Marco Asensio 

Liam Corless6 March 2018 21:00

57' - PSG haven't really shown much of a reaction to going a goal down and Madrid still look really dangerous on the counter-attack.

Remember, if the visitors grab another goal PSG will need five to progress.

Liam Corless6 March 2018 21:03

59' - PSG's Edinson Cavani attempts an acrobatic effort on goal after good work by Kylian Mbappe but the Uruguayan's shot deflects behind for a corner, which comes to nothing for the hosts.

Liam Corless6 March 2018 21:03

60' - Javier Pastore replaces Thiago Motta for PSG.

Liam Corless6 March 2018 21:04

Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane gestures from his technical area 

Liam Corless6 March 2018 21:05

63' - Zinedine Zidane's decision to play Mateo Kovacic ahead of the likes of Luka Modric and Toni Kroos has certainly been vindicated so far. 

The Croat has been superb alongside Casemiro in the centre of Madrid's midfield.

Liam Corless6 March 2018 21:08

66' - Marco Verratti is sent off for the hosts!

The Italian midfielder was booked for a foul in the first half and he's just been shown a second yellow for dissent after a refereeing decision didn't go his way.

Liam Corless6 March 2018 21:10

Cristiano Ronaldo heads Real Madrid into the lead 

Liam Corless6 March 2018 21:13

69' - WOODWORK!

Marco Asensio comes close to doubling the visitors' lead but his first-time shot rebounds off Alphonse Areola's near post after Karim Benzema's cut-back.

Liam Corless6 March 2018 21:15

GOAL! PSG 1-1 Real Madrid (Agg: 2-4) (Cavani, 71)

Edinson Cavani gives the hosts a sliver of hope as Thiago Silva's header at goal deflects onto the Uruguayan's leg and into the net!

Liam Corless6 March 2018 21:16

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