A tough trip to Sparta Prague awaits Liverpool tonight as they look to continue their battle on multiple fronts.

The Europa League final could prove the ultimate destination of Jurgen Klopp’s farewell tour but first they must overcome this last-16 tie with a team top of their domestic division.

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While the Reds cruised through the group stage top of their table, Sparta were forced to overcome a tricky encounter with Galatasaray in the knockout play-off round – which they did as a jubilant 4-1 win in Prague overturned a first-leg deficit.

Liverpool therefore must have their wits about them despite the potential for Sunday’s upcoming visit of Manchester City to serve as a distraction.

Mohamed Salah is back in the squad to bolster Klopp’s options, at least.

Date, kick-off time and venue

Sparta Prague vs Liverpool is scheduled for a 5.45pm kick-off time today, Thursday 7 March, 2024.

The epet ARENA in Prague will host.

Where to watch Sparta Prague vs Liverpool

TV channel: The game will be broadcast on TNT Sports 1. Coverage starts at 5pm GMT ahead of a 5.45pm kick-off time.

Live stream: Subscribers will be able to watch on a live stream via the Discovery+ website and app.

Live blog: Follow all the action LIVE with Standard Sport’s dedicated match blog!

Sparta Prague vs Liverpool team news

Sparta Prague XI: Vindahl, Preciado, Solbakken, Kairinen, Kutcha, Birmancevic, Haraslin, Sorensen, Zeleny, Krejci, Vitik

Subs: Vorel, Surovcik, Olatunji, Karabec, Tuci, Sadilek, Mejdr, Laci, Vydra, Wiesner, Sevcik, Rynes

Liverpool XI: Kelleher, Gomez, Konate, Quansah, Robertson, Endo, Mac Allister, Elliott, Diaz, Gakpo, Nunez

Subs: Adrian, Mrozek, Van Dijk, Szoboszlai, Salah, Tsimikas, Clark, Gordon, McConnell, Koumas, Bradley, Musialowski

Sparta Prague vs Liverpool prediction

While much depends on the kind of team Klopp selects, it would be a huge shock to see a Liverpool team in this kind of form lose.