Hello and welcome everyone to The Athletic for our live coverage of Liverpool vs Lille. The Champions League is back today after a more than month-long hiatus and the fixture we're focusing on pits the Premier League leaders against one of the high-flying sides in Ligue 1.

Liverpool have won 2-1 against Lille in their Champions League match at Anfield. Mohamed Salah scored on the counter-attack in the first half and the hosts were cruising when Lille’s Aissa Mandi was sent off for a second bookable offence.

FROM ANFIELD - Liverpool secured passage to the Champions League round of 16 by beating ten-man Lille 2-1 at Anfield on Tuesday. The Reds looked set for a straightforward evening when Aissa Mandi received his marching orders with his side already trailing to a Mohamed Salah first-half goal.