Liverpool in Europe - 2017/18 Champions League

Round:

Play-Off, 1st Leg

2017-18 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

Stadium:

Rhein-Neckar-Arena

Date:

Tuesday, 15th August 2017

Attendance:

25,568

Time:

20:45 (local time)

Referee:

Bjorn Kuipers

Coach:

Julian Nagelsmann

Coach:

Jurgen Klopp

VALIDATED

TSG 1899 HOFFENHEIM

LIVERPOOL

Oliver Baumann

22.

Simon Mignolet

Pavel Kaderabek

Georginio Wijnaldum

Ermin Bicakcic

Dejan Lovren

Lukas Rupp

Roberto Firmino

10.

Kerem Demirbay

11.

Mohamed Salah

14.

Sandro Wagner

14.

Jordan Henderson (C)

17.

Steven Zuber

18.

Alberto Moreno

21.

Benjamin Hubner

19.

Sadio Mane

22.

Kevin Vogt (C)

23.

Emre Can

27.

Andrej Kramaric

32.

Joel Matip

29.

Serge Gnabry

66.

Trent Alexander-Arnold

35 0:1

Havard Nordveit

Bicakcic 52

OG 74 0:2

Loris Karius

18.

Nadiem Amiri

Rupp 53

James Milner

Henderson 63

19.

Mark Uth

Gnabry 70

87 1:2

12.

Joe Gomez

16.

Marko Grujic

Mane 89

17.

Ragnar Klavan

27.

Divock Origi

29.

Dominic Solanke

Firmino 84

Rhein-Neckar-Arena, Sinsheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany	Distance from Anfield Stadium: 944 km - 587 miles

2016-17 Fourth in FA Premier League

Photograph courtesy of

Sadio Mane's match worn shirt.

Official Programme. 44 pages.

Official team sheet from UEFA website.

FORM GUIDE

Klopp on @andrewrobertso5: "He's adapted well. He's a great player. He is in a really good way."

📺 Watch live: https://t.co/SjqmADrUpm pic.twitter.com/6m0HOGeqP2
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) August 17, 2017

It's nearly time...

Can't see the game? Free live audio commentary: https://t.co/PwJ9EcTLuA pic.twitter.com/PK9SPMCfAj
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) August 15, 2017

Ready for tomorrow #UCL ?? pic.twitter.com/boYKJUrnaB
— Georginio Wijnaldum (@GWijnaldum) August 14, 2017

First leg, first step taken towards the @ChampionsLeague group stage but the job is only half done! #YNWA #LFC #ChampionsLeague????? pic.twitter.com/sY6t1DJooh
— Simon Mignolet (@SMignolet) August 15, 2017

Unfinished business. 👊 pic.twitter.com/3WNLF5saom
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) August 16, 2017

First European game of the season! Let's put ourselves in a good position for next week's return at Anfield! #ChampionsLeague #YNWA ??????? pic.twitter.com/ksiYOAsKyB
— Simon Mignolet (@SMignolet) August 15, 2017

Dream come true tonight! Goal on my champions league debut??, good to get the win! Thanks for the amazing support?????? pic.twitter.com/K3eEdNCSLN
— Trent Arnold (@trentaa98) August 15, 2017

🔁 Full match replay
🎞 Extended highlights
⚽ Individual goals
🔎 Trent In Focus

Relive #LFC's win in Hoffenheim: https://t.co/FQJLjHmfg9 pic.twitter.com/ZJ6DCmjutF
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) August 16, 2017

Great result!... now onto the 2nd leg at anfield ??#LFC
— Joe Gomez (@J_Gomez97) August 15, 2017

TRENTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/4mgJ4RJxqC
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) August 15, 2017

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The following Saturday Liverpool won 1:0 against Crystal Palace at Anfield. Sadio Mane scored the only goal of the match midway through the second half. Left Back Andy Robertson made his Liverpool debut. Crystal Palace had won on their previous three league visits to Anfield.

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