Liverpool vs Porto LIVE: Champions League result, final score and reaction tonight

Follow all the latest action as the Reds host the Dragons at Anfield

Thiago on Liverpool challenge and self improvement under Klopp

The pressure is off for Liverpool tonight as they host FC Porto in the Champions League, but it’s still all to play for as far as the visitors are concerned. The Reds won each of their first four group stage games to seal top spot and qualification to the last 16, while the Portuguese side sit in second with two games to play - just one point ahead of Atletico Madrid.

While some supporters would perhaps like to see the Reds rotate to an extent and preserve the first-choice stars who will have an inevitably busy run over the December fixtures, Jurgen Klopp’s chances of doing that are hampered by ongoing injuries, especially in midfield. They come into this match full of confidence and looking sharp after a thumping win over Arsenal at the weekend, with the Reds having lost just one game in all competitions this term.

Porto are not much worse than that, in fact, with just two defeats for themselves in 2021/22 - but one of those came against the Reds two months ago, when the the trident of Roberto Firmino, Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane each found the net in a 5-1 thrashing. Follow all the team news and match action as Liverpool host Porto below:

Liverpool vs Porto

• 8pm GMT kick-off
• LIV XI: Alisson, Williams, Matip, Konate, Tsimikas, Morton, Thiago, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Thiago; Salah, Mane, Minamino
• POR XI: Costa; Mario, Pepe, Mbemba, Zaidu; Otavio, Uribe, Oliveira, Diaz; Taremi, Evanilson
• 37’ - Mane finish disallowed in goalless first half
• 52’ - Thiago fires in from long range
• 70’ - Salah buries a second for the Reds

[24 November 2021 20:31 · Jamie Braidwood]

Liverpool 0-0 Porto

28 mins: Will Porto and Costa ever learn?! The goalkeeper pings another atrocious pass straight to a Liverpool player, this time to Oxlade-Chamberlain, but Salah was in an offside position as the ball was then played forward. Porto boss Sérgio Conceição is going livid.

Konate is then booked for stepping across Mario and sending him to the turf. Klopp isn’t best pleased, either.

[24 November 2021 20:28 · Jamie Braidwood]

Liverpool 0-0 Porto

27 mins: More chaos in the Porto box! Salah led the break but his ball into the box is not properly cleared - it lands in between Mane and Minamino and Costa is forced to juggle the ball away from the attacking pair.

[24 November 2021 20:25 · Jamie Braidwood]

Liverpool 0-0 Porto

24 mins: Almost another disaster for Porto! Remember that Costa gifted Liverpool a couple of goals in the 5-1 earlier this season, and the goalkeeper kicks the ball straight into Mane from a pass-back! It lands at Salah’s feet, but he is unable to steer it on target with enough power and Costa is able to save on the goal line.

Porto are then forced into an early change. Pepe, who looked over to the bench with the classic rueful look of an injured player, is off and he is replaced by Cardoso.

[24 November 2021 20:23 · Jamie Braidwood]

Liverpool 0-0 Porto

21 mins: Evanilson takes a couple of moments to get off the ground after he is bundled over by Konate on the halfway line.

Oxlade-Chamberlain then finds Salah in space on the right - he looks to cross towards Minamino but Pepe steers it back to Costa.

[24 November 2021 20:21 · Jamie Braidwood]

Liverpool 0-0 Porto

19 mins: Nice from Liverpool. Tsimikas plays a lovely ball around the side of the Porto defence and finds Minamino, who timed his run. Minamino had Salah and Mane waiting in the middle but Mbemba steps across to cut out the cross. Konate wins the header from the resulting corner but it’s straight at Costa.

[24 November 2021 20:19 · Jamie Braidwood]

Liverpool 0-0 Porto

17 mins: It’s been a good start at Anfield - but the game hits a slight lull as the ball gets stuck out on the right touchline. Morton comes across and does well to skip past a couple of challenges before passing back to Alisson.

[24 November 2021 20:16 · Jamie Braidwood]

Liverpool 0-0 Porto

14 mins: Liverpool have their first effort on target as Matip meets Williams’ cross - but it’s straight at Costa. The goalkeeper then pinged a wonderful first-time pass towards Dias, but Oxlade-Chamberlain read it and had got back to shut down the counter attack.

[24 November 2021 20:14 · Jamie Braidwood]

Liverpool 0-0 Porto

12 mins: HUGE chance! Liverpool were on the attack but Konate is disposed on the halfway line after the ball gets stuck under his feet. Suddenly Porto were clear. Dias squared to Otavio, but he steers wide from eight yards! Tsimikas did very well to get back and make the tackle as Otavio looked to strike. There is a brief penalty check but Tsimikas won the ball. A let off for the hosts.

[24 November 2021 20:11 · Jamie Braidwood]

Liverpool 0-0 Porto

10 mins: Another good moment from Porto. Evanilson spins Konate rather easily and drives into the box, but the defender was able to get back and reach in with his foot to make the block as Alisson came out to make the block.

[24 November 2021 20:09 · Jamie Braidwood]

Liverpool 0-0 Porto

8 mins: Chance! Tsimikas gets robbed by Otavio on the edge, and the midfielder picks out Taremi with his cross. The striker connected with the header but the ball hit off Matip and almost beat Alisson at his near post! Thankfully for Liverpool, it drifted just wide.