Qarabağ fans
Qarabağ fans pose with Azerbaijan flag on Liverpool's waterfront
Liverpool city centre is filling up with Qarabağ fans who have travelled over 2,500 miles for tonight's game against Liverpool FC. It will be the first time the Reds take on the Azerbaijani champions, who were renamed Qarabağ in 1987 and become founding members of their national league.
There are no direct flights from the country's capital Baku to Liverpool so fans have had to through hubs like Istanbul or London to get to Liverpool. Including layovers and the train or bus from London or Manchester to Liverpool, the journey may have taken the supporters
Following their long journey, fans have been arriving in the city centre all afternoon before heading over to Anfield this evening.
The match kicks off at 8pm as side will aim to bounce back from a disappointing defeat against Bournemouth to try and secure automatic progression into the last 16. are currently fourth in the Champions League and a win would ensure they avoid a play-off game.
Qarabağ are currently in 18th place and will be hoping to secure their progression into the . If the team lose they could finish outside the top 24 places and exit the competition.
Fans of both clubs are expected to soak up the atmosphere well ahead of the match and our reporters and photographers will be with them during the build up to the game.
The Qarabağ FK squad landed into Liverpool yesterday on a chartered Azerbaijan Airlines jet. Footage shared by the airport showed the flight landing and the squad exiting the aircraft, including manager Gurban Gurbanov.