Liverpool vs Qarabag LIVE: Champions League match stream, latest team news, lineups, TV, prediction

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·28 de enero de 2026

Liverpool vs Qarabag LIVE: Champions League match stream, latest team news, lineups, TV, prediction

One last opportunity for crucial points as the Champions League knockouts loom

Liverpool vs Qarabag LIVE

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Anfield plays host to a final bout of Champions League opening round action tonight, as Arne Slot’s Reds take on high-flying Azerbaijani unit Qarabag FK. Despite mounting a lacklustre title defence domestically, Liverpool are well-placed in the UCL league phase to clinch a guaranteed spot in the knockout stages, having won five of their seven games so far.

That record includes last week’s dominant 3-0 win at Marseille, a match which saw Dominik Szoboszlai run the show as Mohamed Salah returned to the fold. However, Slot has a fresh line-up headache due to a dearth of defensive options leaving the Dutchman with just a single fit centre-back to call upon. That may be a pivotal issue, especially given tonight’s free-scoring opponents have already taken points off of one English club this season.

Helmed by long-serving boss Gurban Gurbanov, a man referred to as “Azerbaijan’s Sir Alex Ferguson”, Qarabag could cause the Reds’ backline all sorts of problems as they bid for a knockout berth of their own. Follow all the action LIVE below with Standard Sport’s dedicated match blog.