Good evening, all, and welcome to our LIVE coverage of Rubin Kazan v Liverpool in the Europa League.

Klopp applauds as Benteke attempts a right-footed shot in the middle of the box, which curls the wrong way.

...and what's happened to Can there? Did he stand on the ball? Whatever the case, Liverpool lose possession and the hosts can try to mount an attack.

A brisk cross in from Clyne, which Benteke can't connect with...

Another less-than-controlled shot from Milner there, on the edge of the box and lashing over the bar.

Liverpool dominating possession already here.

Firmino returns the favour, setting up Milner, who lifts his shot over the crossbar.

Decent ball in there from Sakho to Firmino, but Rubin are keeping their eyes on that and close it down.

Apparently temperatures out there tonight are approaching zero. You may be pleased to learn, however, that no leggings or gloves have yet been spotted among the Liverpool ranks.

I suppose that's an effort from Can, very wide of the post. Jurgen Klopp, resplendent in a grey anorak, chuckles.

I was about to say that the pitch looks rather odd, and the commentators immediately talk about the "fears" that it will cut up during the evening. Certainly looks that way, a rather inconsistent surface.

Here we go!

Now the more formal hand-slapping.

The teams are lining up and shaking hands in the tunnel as they prepare to emerge.

TEAMS - Rubin Kazan: Ryzhikov, Kverkvelia, Cotugno, Kambolov, Nabiullin, Carlos Eduardo, Kislyak, Gokdeniz Karadeniz, Georgiov, Devic, Kanunnikov. Subs: Haghighi, Lemos, Ustinov, Akhmetov, Bilyaletdinov, Ozdoev, Dyadyun. /// Liverpool: Mignolet, Clyne, Sakho, Lovren, Moreno, Can, Allen, Milner, Ibe, Firmino, Benteke. Subs: Bogdan, Coutinho, Lallana, Lucas, Origi, Brannagan, Skrtel.