Good evening and welcome to LIVE text coverage of the Champions League Group B clash between Liverpool and Bulgarian minnows, Ludogorets at Anfield. It's the first ever meeting between the two sides and Ludogorets' first appearance at this stage of the competition in their 13-year history. It's also a significant moment for the Merseysiders who are back amongst Europe's elite after a 1,742 day absence.

Champions League / Group Stage

Anfield / 16.09.2014

Liverpool

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Ludogorets

M. Balotelli(82')
S. Gerrard(90+3' PEN)

D. Abalo(90')

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ByThe Editorial Team

Updated 16/09/2014 at 20:36 GMT

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Highlights

90+4'

FT: Liverpool 2-1 Ludogorets. Late, late drama at Anfield eventually sees the Reds secure a narrow win on their return to the CL. Wow! What a finish!

90+3'

GOAL! Gerrard steps up and coolly sends the keeper the wrong way. Great penalty and Liverpool are off the hook. That's his 40th in Europe.

90+2'

PENALTY! Borjan takes a heavy touch on a backpass and Manquillo nips in, the keeper brings him down and LFC have a chance to regain the lead.

90+1'

Liverpool's defensive frailities proving costly? Can they pull off a dramatic winner from somewhere?

90'

GOAL! Dani Abalo stuns Anfield as he races onto Hamza's through ball and rounds the keeper before slotting home. Bizarre decision by Mignolet to come out.

89'

The visitors are pressing. Henderson tries to lead a charge but can't reach his own kick down field.

88'

Liverpool dropping a bit deeper now. They have their goal. Can they protect it?

87'

Ludogorets sub: Bezjak off, Hamza on.

86'

Balotelli suddenly has his mojo going on as he picks up the ball on the left and lets fly with a shot the keeper does well to push away.

85'

LUDOGORETS sub: Dyakov replaced by Espinho.

84'

Marcelinho steps up and arrows his free kick well wide. Huge cheers of relief from the Anfield crowd.

84'

But back up the other end there's danger. A free kick to the Bulgarians.

83'

Balotelli has now scored on his Euro debut for four different clubs.

82'

GOAL! Relief for Liverpool as Super Mario comes to the rescue! It's his first for the club and it's at the Kop end. Borini's left-wing cross isn't dealt with and Balotelli swoops in to lash it into the net.

81'

Minev drags a shot wide before a last-ditch block by Moreno denies Marcelinho. Liverpool looking very vulnerable at the back.

80'

A good way to sum up Lucas' previous effort.

79'

Surely it's time to bring on Lambert for one last throw of the dice?

78'

Lucas looking to be an unlikely hero, but his 30 yarder rises high into the Kop.

77'

Gerrard curves a free kick in from the right but, again, it comes to nothing.

76'

Yordan Minev booked for a foul on Borini.

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