Evening all, and welcome to .... ... the first leg of..... ....Atletico Madrid v Liverpool.... ...in the last 16 of the Champions League!

Thanks for your company - night night.

That was an engrossing, compelling, intense game of association football. Atletico were well worth the win - they scored and Liverpool didn't, but they also defended superbly and missed the better chances. I wish they could play the second leg right now.

Full-time: Atletico de Madrid 1-0 Liverpool

Alexander-Arnold swerves over a fine cross and Firmino is there at the back post! But Vrsaljko insinuates himself between man and ball, flicking a crucial header behind, for a corner that comes to nothing.

Although their style of play are different, Simeone and Klopp are similar in that their personality and charisma has infused an entire club. I say that now because we see the crowd, aggression and love carved all over their faces. Lovely stuff.

Partey strides through midfield and finds Costa, who has runners, but opts to shoot from 106 yards, carting an effort wide.

There'll be four added minutes.

The way Atleti have disappeared these last 20 minutes has been beautiful to watch.

Saul collects Alexander-Arnold's clip - after the ref plays advantage following an Atleti handball - and, inside his own box, cruyff turns away from Firmino. That's lovely. Klopp is then booked for protesting the advantage.

The crowd try to sing their team home. The noise has been on-point pretty much all match long.

Alexander-Arnold runs at Lodi, who unloads him easily. He's had a really good game, and looks a player.

Oxlade-Chamberlain hasn't been able to get into the game and he turns up in the right corner, larruping a cross directly into Oblak's arms.

Lodi looks a player, and he dashes inside Robertson but can't quite catch up with the ball.

Koke and Vitolo combine well down the left, winning a throw off Fabinho. Atleti have shut down Liverpool pretty effectively, considering.

Liverpool have been brilliant in tight games this season and brilliant late on in tight games. They're not going mad here, but could really do with a goal because if Atleti get one at Anfield, they'll need three.

Firmino clatters Costa, who rolls a few times and wastes a few seconds. Oxlade-Chamberlain is aghast.

Henderson has hurt an ankle, and can't continue; he's replaced by Milner, which is a conservative change; Klopp could've gone for Minamino, but he's happier with 1-0 than risking 2-0 to get 1-1.

Elsewhere, the game at the Westfalen has sparked into life; Dortmund lead PSG 2-1, Neymar scoring for the later and ... you know who ... Haaland getting both for the former. You can follow that here.

Origi flicks pleasantly down the line for Alexander-Arnold, whose low cross is turned behind by Lodi.

Here he comes! Costa replaces Correa.