6.48pm GMT
RB Leipzig confirmed earlier today that their rampaging left-back Angelino will miss tonight’s game, in what is good news for Trent Alexander-Arnold but quite the hammerblow to the German side’s chances of turning this tie around. The Spaniard has chipped in with eight goals this season and is RB Leipzig’s second highest scorer. In better news, Julian Nagelsmann is expected to welcome his midfield enforcer Marcel Sabitzer back from injury, while Swedish winger Emil Forsberg, who missed the first leg through injury, is also available. The same cannot be said of Konrad Laimer and Dominik Szoboszlai.
Related: RB Leipzig's Angeliño: 'The pressure is more on Liverpool than us'
6.47pm GMT
The latest in a long line of Liverpool centre-backs to succumb to injury, Ozan Kabak missed Sunday’s match against Fulham but has been back in training since and is expected to be available for selection.
12.36pm GMT
While everything is going spectacularly pear-shaped for Liverpool on the domestic front, they are well-placed to advance to the quarter-finals of the Champions League. Victory by two unanswered “away” goals in a first leg played in Budapest because of Covid travel restrictions leaves them nicely poised to advance from tonight’s second leg, which is also being staged in the Puskas Arena.
Given Liverpool’s calamitous form at Anfield, where they have lost six consecutive league games for the first time in their history, Jurgen Klopp and his players may relish this opportunity to play in this temporary home away from home. Kick-off in Hungary is at 8pm (GMT) but stay tuned in the meantime for team news and build-up.
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