Sporting Lisbon vs Liverpool LIVE – UEFA Youth League team news and score updates

Half-time and Liverpool overcame the heavy blow of losing Doak in just eight minutes with a fine performance.

They were the better team overall in the first half but Sporting had two great chances before the break.

Here still very much in limbo. Aimless.

Davidson booked for a high boot on Moreira despite Liverpool getting the throw.

Two minutes of stoppage time.

Another sporting chance, this time a chop from Justo Moreira puts back in play but Davies does well to come down and save to his left.

Great opportunity for Sporting. A lucky strike sees Ribeiro head in for a clear shot on target for Moreira, but he pulls it wide of the far post.

Liverpool are still goalless after 42 minutes.

Justo booked for a tugboat on McConnell.

The Liverpool midfielder has put in a real stint so far in his unusual hybrid position.

The game has entered a somewhat ambivalent phase with both teams giving away the ball too easily.

Sporting goalkeeper Callai throws a bit of danger but Young can’t quite cut the pass in front of the goal.

Liverpool still 0-0 on 36 minutes.

McConnell finds a bit of space but hits wide from 25 yards, with two Liverpool team-mates demanding a pass to the left.

It’s been a very close game so far.

Half a chance for Liverpool when the ball falls into the box from a deflected cross to Stephenson, but the shot from the turn is blocked.

Still goalless and now in the 27th minute.

Liverpool regrouped after that early setback, forcing a series of corners and free-kicks in the Sporting area.

Corness’s delivery was good but Sporting did well to defend it.

Things have calmed down a bit since that substitution.

No great chances to speak of, apart from Sporting’s header which went over the bar.

Liverpool are trying to create chances but are struggling to get past Sporting’s defence.

Sporting’s first chance when Justo shoots a header into the roof of the net from a cross from the left.

This is a huge blow to Doak and Liverpool.

However, there really was no other choice as Doak collapsed on the grass after the incident and looked very shaky when he was helped. Hope he recovers quickly.

Doak is a tough guy, but that was a big blow to his head. He immediately tried to drive on, but wobbled onto the lawn. He won’t continue.

Heavy blow for Liverpool.

Doak comes off after just eight minutes and is replaced by Ranel Young. Liverpool goalless.

Doak is down after suffering a very bad blow to the head during a tackle with Sporting defender Joao Muniz.

Currently in treatment.

It looks like Liverpool are playing wide out with Doak and Frauendorf and nobody getting through the middle of the attack from McConnell, who arrives from deep in an advanced midfield role.

To be fair, this was an unusual pre-match. The crowd is currently singing along to a version of My Way that appears dedicated to Sporting.

We are here in Lisbon.

Live updates to follow.

The two teams enter the field.

The music has now evolved into German versions of The Stone Roses.

Only in the UEFA Youth League…

Some of the music is interesting here.

There seem to be German versions of some Kop classics in my opinion. It’s definitely not English and doesn’t sound Portuguese to me.

In the main stand (well, just stand) a seat is reserved for former Everton manager Roberto Martinez, who is now the head coach of the Portugal national team. Will be interesting to see if he shows up.

Martinez is here. Confirmed.

Sporting beat Ajax 5-1 in the last round. Fatawu Issahaku scored a hat-trick and was their best player this season, but he’s not involved here.

Instead, he is with Sporting’s first-team and will feature in Arsenal’s Europa League squad on Thursday.

The player to watch out for is Sporting goalkeeper Diego Callai. He’s also the captain. Seems to have a great reputation.

Liverpool start without a recognized centre-forward, although young duo Jayden Danns and Keyrol Figueroa are both on the bench.

Ben Doak and Bobby Clark are the two standouts but it could be James McConnell who comes from deep midfield and ends up becoming a striker.

Melkamu Frauendorf is another who is expected to play in an attacking position.

The game will be played at Sporting’s academy, which appears to be named after Cristiano Ronaldo.

He used to play for Sporting. You may have heard of him.

Incidentally, the course is extremely hard and doesn’t look easy to play. Expect the ball to bounce.

Welcome to the Aurelio Ferreira Stadium here in Lisbon for the final game of Liverpool’s UEFA Youth League season.

Yes, it’s Sporting Lisbon and it’s the quarter-finals.

The Reds have never progressed beyond the last eight, having previously failed at Manchester City and Juventus last season.

The conditions are nice in terms of weather. Should be a good one.

Liverpool line-up: Davies; Davidson, Miles, Jonas, Scanlon, Corness, Stephenson, Clark, McConnell, Doak, Frauendorf.

Subtitle: Hewtison, Figueroa, Laffey, Gift, Young Osbourne, Danns.

The game between Sporting Lisbon and Liverpool is scheduled to kick off at 13:00 UK time in Lisbon.

Greetings and welcome to our LIVE coverage of Liverpool’s UEFA Youth League game against Sporting Lisbon.

The Reds U19s meet Sporting in the quarter-finals of the competition after getting past Porto in the preliminary round.

Ian Doyle is in Lisbon for ECHO to provide LIVE updates.

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