Welcome to our live coverage of the UEFA Youth League last-32 showdown between MSK Zilina and their Liverpool under-19s counterparts.
Ian Doyle will be on hand to bring you a live commentary stream of the one-legged knockout tie in Slovakia, which kicks-off at 3.30pm UK time.
The young Reds can expect a hostile reception with a sell-out crowd of more than 10,000 anticipated at the Stadion pod Dubnom - which is the home of the Zilina first team - for a clash that has captured the imagination of the country's fourth-largest city.
While [Liverpool](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/all-about/liverpool-fc) booked their place in the knockout stages by finishing 16th in the UEFA Youth League table - beating Galatasaray, Eintracht Frankfurt and PSV Eindhoven while drawing with Atletico Madrid and losing heavily to Real Madrid and Inter Milan - Zilina qualified via the domestic champions path, beating Shelbourne and Red Star Belgrade on penalties after two-legged ties.
Games from this point onward in the tournament, though, are one-off matches, meaning the the Reds U19s side, helmed by U21s boss Rob Page, will have to win an away knockout match in the competition for the first time if they are to maintain hope of at least matching their previous best UEFA Youth League performance of a quarter-final place.
15:07Ian Doyle
The big miss for Liverpool today is Carter Pinnington, who is suspended after his booking against Inter in the last group game.
Better news is Will Wright being involved in the competition for the first time since being injured against Atletico Madrid in the first group game.
Paul Wheelock
And welcome to our live coverage of the UEFA Youth League last-32 showdown between MSK Zilina and Liverpool.