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Join us for all the build-up and action as it happens from today’s three Champions League games, as Atalanta face Shakhtar Donetsk, Juventus visit RB Leipzig and Bologna are in Liverpool.
We begin at 17.45 UK time (16.45 GMT) on neutral turf in Gelsenkirchen, as La Dea seek their first win against Shakhtar Donetsk.
At 20.00 UK time (19.00 GMT), Juventus try to keep their solid streak going with a trip to RB Leipzig and Bologna are at Anfield against Federico Chiesa’s Liverpool.
Virgil van Dijk booked for flailing an arm on the face of Dallinga. You see a lot of those and they get cards now.
Darwin Nunez chests down a ball over the top, but the finish is straight at Skorupski.
Bologna corner taken short, Moro shot charged down by Szoboszlai.
Kenan Yildiz corner cleared for Juve. Oddly slow tempo early in Leipzig, perhaps caused by those injuries.
Salah pull-back from the by-line and Szoboszlai strokes the low finish inches wide of the far post!
That ball from Salah 😮💨
Alexis Mac Allister gives Liverpool an early lead at Anfield 💪
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Darwin Nunez started the run just a little bit early and was caught offside on the through ball. Good defending from Bologna.
Not only have Juve lost two players in the opening 12 minutes, they also used up two of their three substitution slots.
Only one left – not counting half-time.
Another Juventus injury! Now Nico Gonzalez limps off with an ice pack on his thigh, Francisco Conceicao on.
One end to the other…
Salah cross floated from the right, Mac Allister and Luis Diaz are lining up at the back post and the Argentine gets there first. Nobody had followed them.
A long passing move from Bologna down the left, Dallinga prods the finish past Alisson at the near post, but he was offside.
Bologna respond, but the Orsolini curler is well off target.
Bremer is practically in tears after trying to stand up. He clearly cannot continue and has to be carried off the field.
Bremer off, Gatti on.
Looks like Bremer turned his ankle/knee when falling over.
Openda shrugs off Bremer and bursts down the right, roll across for Sesko intercepted in a panic by Kalulu.
More concerning is that Bremer seems to have been injured in that move. And Gatti is getting ready.
Vlahovic can’t get any power to the header on a cross from the right.
Posch gets into a spectacular tangle as the ball is rolled across from the right for Nunez, it gets stuck under his feet in the six-yard box, but he manages to prod it away.
THE CHAAAAAMPIOOOOOOONS!
In both Leipzig and Liverpool.
The moment everyone was waiting for: You’ll Never Walk Alone sung at Anfield.
Liverpool: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Konaté, van Dijk, Robertson; Mac Allister, Gravenberch; Salah, Szoboszlai, Luis Diaz; Nunez
Bologna: Skorupski; Posch, Beukema, Lucumí, Miranda; Freuler, Urbanski; Orsolini, Moro, Ndoye; Dallinga
Ref: Dabanovic (MNE)
RB Leipzig: Gulacsi; Geertruida, Orban, Lukeba, Raum; Baumgartner, Seiwald, Haidara, Simons; Openda, Sesko
Juventus: Di Gregorio; Savona, Kalulu, Bremer, Cambiaso; Fagioli; Nico Gonzalez, McKennie, Koopmeiners, Yildiz; Vlahovic
Ref: Letexier (FRA)
"It's never a walk in the park."
Arne Slot isn't underestimating Bologna and looks ahead to his first Champions League night at Anfield 🏟
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