Hello and welcome to our LIVE coverage of the titanic Champions League last-16 second-leg clash between Liverpool and Atletico Madrid. What an occasion! The Premier League title may be coming at a canter, but Liverpool have it all to do to remain in Europe's elite competition. Trailing 1-0 after the first leg, Diego Simeone's men will have one thing in mind when then take to the pitch tonight - defend for your lives - and there are few better at it. Can Liverpool find a way through, or will Simeone's men once again rise to the occasion?

Possession from Liverpool as the rain comes down here.

Jordan Henderson the next to have a go, but scuffs his effort well wide. Good pace to this.

Mo Salah takes the attack to Atleti, cuts onto his left, but fires over the top.

Kieran Tripper makes the dart down the right to get on the end of a free kick, but he cannot get the cross into the middle.

Great burst of place from Oxlade-Chamberlain, but his cross is cleared.

Glancing header from Georginio Wijnaldum but that is easy for Jan Oblak to gather.

My word, Atleti open Liverpool up straight away, with Joao Felix sliding in Diego Costa, but the low shot is always heading wide.

KICK OFF! We are under way here in an electric atmosphere.

The elephant in the room...

Se here we go. The famous anthem has boomed all around Anfield as we near yet another famous European night. Are we in line for something special once more on this famous old ground? We are minutes away!

So what does history suggest will happen tonight? On each of the last two occasions, Liverpool have lost away from home in the first leg of a Champions League knockout match, they have progressed to the next round; the Reds eliminated Chelsea and Barcelona in the semi-finals in 2006-07 and 2018-19.

Ahead of the match, catch up with all the latest transfer gossip from across Europe as James Rodriguez is targeted.

The flares are out in force.

HEAD TO HEAD: Liverpool have never lost against Atletico Madrid at Anfield in two previous European meetings, drawing 1-1 in the Champions League group stage in 2008-09 and winning 2-1 in the second leg of the Europa League semi-final in 2009-10.

Atleti in the house. Not exactly self-quarantine is it? When will the authorities learn?

ALISSON BLOW, HENDERSON STARTS, COSTA AND FELIX START: Big blow for Liverpool in the run-up to this with goalkeeper Alisson ruled out through injury, Adrian again deputises. Also, in the other change from the first leg, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain comes in for Fabinho, who drops to the bench. Big news for the Reds is that skipper Jordan Henderson is fit and starts. Chief pantomime villain Diego Costa starts for Atletico Madrid, replacing Alvaro Morata from the first leg, while Englishman abroad Kieran Trippier also replaces Vrsaljko and Joao Felix comes in for Thomas Lemar.

TEAM NEWS - LIVERPOOL: Adrian, Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, Van Dijk, Robertson, Henderson, Wijnaldum, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Mane, Salah, Firmino Subs: Lonergan, Fabinho, Milner, Minamino, Lallana, Origi, Matip /// ATLETICO: Oblak, Trippier, Savic, Felipe, Lodi, Koke, Thomas, Saul, Correa, Felix, Costa. Subs: Adan, Gimenez, Morata, Lemar, Llorente, Carrasco, Vrsaljko.

The teams are in...