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Liverpool v Sparta Prague, Manchester City v Aris live
Follow Sportsmail's coverage of the Europa League where Liverpool host Sparta Prague at Anfield for the second leg of their last 32 clash. The Reds secured a goalless draw in Prague and will know that a win will be enough to see them reach the next round when they kick-off at 6pm.[LNB]Following them at 8.05pm is Manchester City, who after also securing a 0-0 draw away from home will be guaranteed progress to the last 16 with victory over Aris at Eastlands.Email me your thoughts on the action at dan.ripley@dailymail.co.uk[LNB] Manchester City 3-0 Aris (8.05pm)Agg: 3-0 FTMan City: Hart, Boateng, Kompany (Zabaleta 35),Lescott, Kolarov, Silva (Wright-Phillips 80), Toure Yaya, Barry, Tevez (Vieira 79), Dzeko, Balotelli.Subs: Taylor, Jo, Toure, Wabara.[LNB]Goals: Dzeko 7, 12 Yaya Toure 75.[LNB]ArisSalonika: Sifakis, Vangeli, Guiaro, Lazaridis, Michel, Prittas, Faty,Neto (Kaznaferis 80), Toja, Bobadilla (Koke 61), Sakata Mendrinos 46).Subs: Juanma, Oriol, Cesarec.[LNB]Referee: Pavel Kralovec (Czech Republic)[LNB]22.00: Come on then that wasn't too bad was it? Certainly better than last week anyway.[LNB]That's all from me here but check back at the weekend for Sportsmail's live coverage of the Premier League.[LNB]Thank your for following and good night.[LNB]21.58: Liverpool of course won earlier and they will face Braga who managed to turn around the tie at home to Lech Poznan, winning 2-0 on the night and 2-1 on aggregate.[LNB]Rangers who of course sealed a dramatic winner in Lisbon will face PSV in the next round after the Dutch side defeated Lille.[LNB]21.55: I can almost guarantee City will not have an easier game in this tournament.[LNB]Very routine stuff for Mancini's side and they will go on to face Dynamo Kiev, who made it look even easier against Besiktas, winning 8-1 on aggregate.[LNB]Full-time: Manchester City 3-0 Aris[LNB]90+1min: Needless booking for Kolarov after he chops down Kaznaferis in the middle of the park.[LNB]90min: Best chance for Aris. Hart can only parry out a cross to Ricardo Faty on the edge of the box, but his volley is powerfully hit just wide.[LNB]He never looked in control of that strike though.[LNB]89min: City trying the tricks, Balotelli's sneaky back heel is well executed but is just a little too heavy for Dzeko to run on to as Sifakis collects.[LNB]86min: The Aris fans are the ones singing loudest though. They are still as noisy now as they were at the start.[LNB]Fair play to them becauise their team has hardly done much at all.[LNB]83min: Aris playing some keep-ball now as we twiddle our thumbs for the last few minutes. The tempo has dropped to almost walking pace.[LNB]80min: That is followed by another with Shaun Wright-Phillips on for Silva. Dzeko has a chance to secure his hat-trick inside 90 minutes.[LNB]Konsatinos Kaznaferis is on to replace Neto.[LNB]79min: Time to ring the changes and Patrick Vieira is on for Tevez who gets a loud cheer from the home fans as he walks off.[LNB]78min: Mancini celebrated that as if to think 'finally!' He is great to watch on the touchline the Italian.[LNB]Kiev are now 8-1 up on aggregate courtesy of Andrey Shevchenko. Remember him?[LNB] Threesy does it: Yaya Toure effectively sealed the tie for Manchester City[LNB]75min: GOAL! MANCHESTER CITY 3-0 Aris[LNB]Any glimmer of hope Aris had before is now gone. They clear a corner but only as far as Yaya Toure, whose 30 yard effort takes at least one deflection on the way through before settling in to the bottom corner.[LNB]74min: Even the passing is getting careless as Balotelli turns and passes to absolutely no one with the ball tricking out of play. Come on City at least finish with a flourish![LNB]72min: Sakis Prittas becomes the latest Aris player booked after a foul in the middle of the park. The game has really slowed down.[LNB]69min: It gets worse for Besiktas who are now 7-1 down on aggregate to Dynamo Kiev.[LNB]City won't have it this easy in the last 16.[LNB]66min: Closest we have come this half. Tevez puts through Balotelli with one touch but his shot across goal cannons off the post and out to safety. Very unlucky.[LNB]64min: Mancini speaks for the masses here. He looks absolutely fuming at his players, telling them to up the tempo.[LNB]61min: Moments after he has his best effort that flies narrowly over, Bobadilla is replaced by Sergio Koke.[LNB]59min: While the action dies here it's worth noting Dynamo Kiev are now 6-1 up on aggregate against Besiktas. It seems Kiev await for Mancini's men.[LNB]57min: Free-kick 35 yards out for City after Vangeli hauls down Balotelli. He probably should have been sent off for a second bookable offence there.[LNB]54min: A good passing move from Aris proves they can play football but just can't create chances.[LNB]A respectable move ends when Raul Bobadilla scuffs his shot easily towards Hart. For a second I doubted whether there was enough power for it to reach him.[LNB]51min: Nice strike from Dzeko, he wins the ball 25 yards out but his powerful effort is well stopped by Sifakis who is grateful it is straight at him.[LNB] Full support: Aris fans enjoy the occasion inside Eastlands[LNB]48min: City still with their foot off the gas as Aris make the more positive start. Neto goes down claiming a penalty inside the box but he took to ground far too easily.[LNB]Second-half: Aris have made a sub bringing on Kostas Mendrinos for Daisuke Sakata as we get back underway.[LNB]21.04: Meanwhile Dynamo Kiev are a goal up at home to Besiktas. But that tie was over last week as the Ukrainians lead 5-1 on aggregate, they look likely to face Manchester City in the last 16. [LNB]21.02: Elsewhere Braga have turned it around at home to Lech Poznan and after going 2-0 up lead 2-1 overall. The winner of that tie faces Liverpool.[LNB]20.59: What I will say about City is they look at their best when they are attacking.[LNB]They can often prove so negative in the Premier League but Silva, Tevez, Balotelli and Dzeko have all linked up beautifully this evening.[LNB]I wouldn't want to play against them.[LNB]20.55: Easy-peasy for City, we have been effectively been playing out time for 75 minutes. Aris just lack the quality to trouble Mancini's multi-million pound squad.[LNB]Half-time: Manchester City 2-0 Aris[LNB]45+1min: One minute added on.[LNB]45min: It should be a hat-trick. David Silva sends a lovely ball through for Dzeko but in trying to round the keeper, Sifakis claims some of the ball which his defence then clear.[LNB]43min: Frustration from the visitors. Some keep-ball ends when Neto wrestles Tevez to the ground. He is not surprisingly booked.[LNB]41min: If only! Tevez makes a superb run from deep to stay onside as he latches onto a through ball, but he just can't control the ball, allowing Balotelli to take over.[LNB]Trouble is the Italian is flagged offside but that is debatable.[LNB] Trickster: Aris struggled to cope with Tevez (left)[LNB]38min: Unlucky from Tevez but he takes too many touches before his shot from 20 yards is deflected out for a corner.[LNB]Kristi Vangjeli is booked for an earlier foul on Balotelli which the referee played advantage on.[LNB]He will miss the next European game which almost seems like a sick joke.[LNB]37min: If Aris want to salvage anything from this cup tie they have to do better than this from set-pieces.[LNB]From 35 yards out Michel pings a ball in the box but it is only ever heading for Hart who claims the simplest of catches.[LNB]36min: Zabaleta shifts to right-back and Jerome Boateng goes into the centre.[LNB]35min: After Aris fail to make anything of a corner, Zabaleta does indeed replace Kompany who looks in some pain.[LNB] Feeling the pain: City boss Mancini (centre) looks on as Kompany (right) struggles at the side of the pitch[LNB]33min: That looks the end of Vincent Kompany, he pulls up holding his stomach of all things and Pablo Zabaleta is getting ready to come on.[LNB]32min: That Lech Poznan thing is really catching on. Aris fans - who have been superb by the way turn their back to the pitch and start jumping up and down. The City fans next to them follow suit.[LNB]29min: That is a great asset of Balotelli's, he just has this ability to bulldoze his way through a defence. But he comes unstuck here managing to venture to the byline where he fails to keep the ball in play.[LNB]26min: City have massively eased off and are not applying anything like the pressure they were at the start of the game.[LNB]I have no doubt if they wanted to, they could win this by at least six.[LNB]23min: Hart puts down his paperback version of Great Expectations to take a goal kick after an Aris attack breaks down, which at its height saw Michel have a shot blocked.[LNB]22min: Just time for a quick update outside the Europa League.[LNB]Cesc Fabregas is OUT of this weekend's Carling Cup final.[LNB] Dzeko at the double: Edin Dzeko took just five minutes to add to his tally[LNB]20min: When you're 2-0 up why not? City have a free-kick 30 yards out and Balotelli fancies it as he drills a powerful shot that Sifakis needs two attempts to keep hold of.[LNB]17min: Joe Hart is going to have a long night in that goal. I hope he brought out a book to pass the time.[LNB]15min: I fear for Aris, they are all over the place at the back. They just can't get near Tevez who seems to relish running at this defence.[LNB]12min: GOAL! MANCHESTER CITY 2-0 Aris[LNB]Lovely stuff! On the edge of the box Edin Dzeko takes a touch to give himself an angle, before curling in a lovely effort into the very same bottom corner as his first goal. This tie is done and dusted.[LNB]9min: City continue to attack and Carlos Tevez has a shot that just lacks the power to trouble Michail Sifakis who comfortably gets down low to take.[LNB] Deadlock broken: Dzeko fired City ahead in the seventh minute[LNB]7min: GOAL! MANCHESTER CITY 1-0 Aris[LNB]Awful moment for Nikos Lazaridis, he fails to deal with a long ball by just letting it bounce off him into the path of Edin Dzeko, who shows no sympathy by storming into the box and picking out the bottom corner across goal. Floodgates?[LNB]6min: City win another free-kick in the same position they did in the first minute, but Kolarov does exactly the same, hitting his powerful curling effort over the bar. [LNB]5min: City already looking well on top. The Aris centre-back pairing has a combined age of 69 and Balotelli looks well on top in his battle against them.[LNB]2min: Aleksandar Kolarov elects to shoot but his curling effort although powerful flies comfortably over.[LNB]Kick-off: City get us underway and straight away City have a free-kick after Mario Balotelli is brought down on the right side of the box.[LNB]20.02: Teams are out in Manchester, I have a feeling Aris may just park the bus tonight.[LNB]19.58: But now our attention switches to Manchester City v Aris where Roberto Mancini will be aiming to secure a similar result to what Liverpool have achieved tonight.[LNB]Hopefully not leaving it as late though.[LNB] 19.55: And Rangers have won! They progress on away goals.[LNB]Liverpool of course also progress with that result and will face Lech Poznan or Braga in the next round.[LNB]19.53: Incredible Rangers have scored in the third minute of time added on![LNB]Maurice Edu is the hero and they are destined to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.[LNB]Liverpool 1-0 Sparta Prague (6pm) Agg: 1-0 FTLiverpool: Reina, Kelly (Carragher 46), Kyrgiakos, Agger (Skrtel 84), Wilson, Poulsen (Spearing 65), Lucas, Kuyt, Meireles, Cole, Ngog.Subs: Gulacsi, Pacheco, Jovanovic, Maxi.[LNB]Goals Kuyt 86.[LNB]Sparta Prague: Blazek, Kusnir, Repka, Brabec, Pamic (Keric 90), Vacek, Sionko (Podany 73), Matejovsky, Abena (Pekhart 78), Kadlec, Kweuke.Subs: Zitka, Kladrubsky, Zeman, Husek.Referee: Milorad Mazic (Serbia) [LNB]Full-time: Liverpool 1-0 Sparta Prague (Liverpool win 1-0 on aggregate)[LNB]90+2min Moments after Ngog has a shot well saved by Blazek, Sparta counter through Keric before he is scythed down by Lucas who is booked.[LNB]Liverpool clear the free-kick and counter but Cole looks knackered as he runs from one end of the pitch to the other and fires wide.[LNB]90min: Three minutes added on as Andrej Keric is on for Pamic.[LNB]Heartbreak in Lisbon as Yannick Djalo puts Lisbon 2-1 up.[LNB]89min This game will now NOT go in to extra-time. Prague going for broke and leaving gaps at the back.[LNB]Ngog goes down in the box and despite the huge appeals from the Kop he goes down far too easily...some would say comically.[LNB] Better late than never: Dirk Kuyt celebrates his strike[LNB]86min: GOAL! LIVERPOOL 1-0 Sparta Prague[LNB]Finally! From the corner, Meirles whips in a cross and despite being marked by Kweuke, Dirk Kuyt wins the header from six yards out that flies past Blazek.[LNB]84min: Martin Skrtel is quickly on to replace him as Liverpool win a corner.[LNB]83min: Kyrgiakos, wearing a red head band to cover his cut is back on but Liverpool are still down to 10 men with Agger indeed limping off.[LNB]82min: Prague have a rare venture forward but after winning a corner Brabec heads just wide from the resulting cross.[LNB]81min: Not good for Liverpool, Kyrgiakos is still off and Daniel Agger looks to be limping and it doesn't look like something you can run off.. [LNB]Dirk Kuyt has a low shot from inside the box comfortably saved by Blazek.[LNB]78min: Kyrgiakos has gone off for a couple of minutes to get treatment for a cut while Prague make their second sub with former Tottenham striker Tomas Pekhart on for Martin Abena.[LNB]77min: You have to love Repka! After wrong shouts of handball come from the Kop, he clears the ball then starts a one man mission in giving them a right telling off.[LNB]He still looks fuming a couple of minutes after the incident.[LNB]76min: Brilliant from Meireles. He slides in a lovely through ball for Ngog but Blazek reads it well and is out to fumble the striker at his feet.[LNB] Aiming high: Kyrgiakos (16) wins a header from a corner[LNB]74min: Sub for Prague, Jakub Podany is on for Sionko.[LNB]73min: Kuyt has been one of Liverpool's better players tonight but even he has his flaws.[LNB]The Dutchman does well to find space down the right but his cross to the far post is just a little too high for Joe Cole.[LNB]I have never seen Cole contest so many headers.[LNB]71min: Team news from Eastlands:[LNB]Man City v Aris SalonikaMan City: Hart, Boateng, Kompany, Lescott, Kolarov, Silva, Toure Yaya, Barry, Tevez, Dzeko, Balotelli. Subs: Taylor, Zabaleta, Wright-Phillips, Vieira, Jo, Toure, Wabara.Aris Salonika: Sifakis, Vangeli, Guiaro, Lazaridis, Michel, Prittas, Faty, Neto, Toja, Bobadilla, Sakata. Subs: Juanma, Oriol, Cesarec, Koke, Kaznaferis, Mendrinos.Referee: Pavel Kralovec (Czech Republic)[LNB]68min: First bit of goal mouth action for a while.[LNB]Kuyt's shot is well blocked but the ball comes back in for Cole who diverts his header just wide under pressure from Repka. In fairness that's an unfair battle in the air if ever I have seen one.[LNB]It's like the Wright brothers going up against a Spitfire.[LNB]65min: Poulsen's night is over as he i replaced by Jay Spearing.[LNB]64min: Kweuke is finally booked after bringing down Kyrgiakos. [LNB]It's not the challenge that earns him the card though it's his dissent after, that causes the referee to reach for his yellow card.[LNB]62min: Don't quite see how that works. Kewuke makes a similar foul himself on Daniel Agger closer to goal but escapes without any sort of card.[LNB] Desperation: Blazek beats Joe Cole to a loose ball[LNB]59min: Carragher is booked after bringing down Leony Kewuke who was in the full flow on the halfway line.[LNB]57min: Prague have had much more of the ball in the second-half but like Liverpool are struggling to make the final ball count.[LNB]Anyone who thought this was going to be a Liverpool walkover, think again.[LNB]54min: Stupid foul from Kyrgiakos. He gives away a needless foul on the edge of the box and this is a free-kick for Prague in a dangerous position.[LNB]Matejovsky has two attempts but both cannon off the wall and Liverpool clear. Refreshing to see a wall hold its shape for once.[LNB]51min: Very poor from Ngog. Kuyt does fantastic to chase down a long ball but after cutting back for the striker, he gets it all wrong and scuffs his shot wide. Must at least force the keeper to make a save, if not score.[LNB]50min: Speculative from Raul Meireles, whose volley from 25 yards wide is comfortably wide.[LNB]He had the goal against Wolves in his head too much there.[LNB]48min: Just like the first-half, Liverpool falling are at the final hurdle. Ngog looks to have squeezed his way through the defence but is tackled just as he enters the box.[LNB]Second-half: Liverpool make their first change with Jamie Carragher on for Kelly. He also takes the captain's armband as the home side re-start proceedings.[LNB]19.00: That's not to say the Reds are bullet proof. Poulsen has looked poor and has had no commanding presence in the midfield. It's just not happening for him at Anfield is it?[LNB] In attendance: Liverpool's Andy Carroll (right) watches on from his seat at Anfield[LNB]18.56: And just like in Lisbon if the score stays the same here we are heading for extra-time and possibly penalties.[LNB]I don't think it will come to that though, I can't see Liverpool being that wasteful again.[LNB]18.51: I admit there is still no goals. But this has been a good first-half of football, Liverpool will be disappointed they are not on front though.[LNB]Half-time: Liverpool 0-0 Sparta Prague (Aggregate 0-0)[LNB]45+1min: Two minutes added on at Anfield and Lucas goes very close with a 25 yard strike that just zips wide of the post, top effort.[LNB]45min: All square again in Lisbon. Former Rangers midfielder Pedro Mendes has grabbed the equalsier just before half-time and if the scores stay the same there we are heading for extra-time.[LNB]43min: Fair to say that apart from the madness from Repka , this game is not taking off. Very stop-start stuff.[LNB]40min: The yellow cards are stacking up. Marek Matejovsky is the latest to go into the referee's notebook after a clumsy challenge.[LNB]37min: Shocking from Repka. Thinking no one is near him he attempts to shepherd a back-pass to his keeper but doesn't realise Kuyt is in full flight, and after the Dutchman wins the ball he squares for Ngog who sees his shot parried.[LNB]Joe Cole looks to put in the rebound but Blazek is waving his arms and feet everywhere that cause the midfielder to pull out from of throwing his body at it. Great chance[LNB] Keep your eye on the ball: Raul Meirles (right) attempts to tackle Libor Sionko[LNB]35min: Poulsen is also booked after a foul in the midfield.[LNB]34min: Hold your hats. Rangers have gone 1-0 up in Portugal courtesy of an El Hadji-Diouf header. Huge goal in the context of that tie.[LNB]32min: The delivery from Kamil Avcek is very poor as it clears everyone on its way to going out for a goal kick. [LNB]Moments later Pamic is booked for a similar foul to Kelly's at the opposite end of the field.[LNB]30min: Having said that Poulsen gives the ball away in midfield and Kelly tracking back clips Sionko to give away a free-kick on the left side and earn himself a yellow card. [LNB]29min: After a bright start Prague seem to have quieted down a lot, Liverpool dictating the play.[LNB]26min: More penalty claims from Liverpool. Once again they claim handball after Tomas Repka appears to just gently punch the ball into his keeper's arms.[LNB]No penalty is given though and replays prove that there is no contact with Repka's hand.[LNB]23min: Oh so close! Liverpool deliver a lovely ball from the right but on the half-volley eight yards out, Raul Meireles just clears the crossbar.[LNB]He is slightly hurt after a collision but after a couple of minutes treatment is back up and ready to go.[LNB]22min: The warning still exists though. A corner whipped in by Prague is missed by Reina but Sionko just can't apply the finish at the far post as Liverpool clear.[LNB]21min: That is Liverpool's best chance. Martin Kelly's left foot cross is well hit into the box, but Joe Cole gets his header all wrong as it goes miles wide.[LNB]Not his strength I admit but he has to do better than that.[LNB]20min: Signs Liverpool are just starting to get on top. Raul's corner finds David Ngog this time but Blazek easily claims the striker's header.[LNB]17min: They win that one though. Kyrgiakos rises highest to a corner 10 yards out but his low header is well tipped wide by Jaromir Blazek.[LNB] Keeper's ball: Sparta Prague stopper Jaromir Blazek beats Liverpool's David Ngog to an aerial ball[LNB]16min: Liverpool's best chances have come from free-kicks in their opponents half.[LNB]But they are losing the aerial battle at that end of the pitch too, after Raul Meireles' ball into the box is easily cleared.[LNB]13min: And again Kadlec troubles. The midfielder wins a header in the box but again lacks the power to properly trouble Reina. It's only a matter of time you know.[LNB]12min: Shortly after Christian Poulsen just fails to find a way through the Prague defence. Kadlec loops a dipping volley that just clears Reina's crossbar. The Spaniard looked to have it covered though.[LNB]10min: Sparta are proving dangerous. They look good in the air and Libor Sionko is first to a cross that just lacks the power to trouble Reina.[LNB]7min: Lovely start to this game, more has happened in the first seven minutes than during the entire first leg.[LNB]4min: Awful defending from Sotirios Kyrgiakos, he flicks on a header in his own box and only bad control from Vaclav Kadlec prevents him from getting a clean shot at Pepe Reina. Liverpool survive by giving away a corner which they clear.[LNB]2min: BIG penalty shout for Liverpool. A cross whipped in is badly misjudged by Manuel Pamic who misses his kick and instead makes contact with his hand.[LNB]I have seen them given but it would have been incredibly harsh on the defender.[LNB]Kick-off: Prague in yellow kick-us off playing from left to right.[LNB]17.58: Teams are out and one plus is the fans, who have packed this stadium out.[LNB]One negative is the Europa League music played as the players line up.[LNB]It tries to be the Champions League version but it just doesn't cut the mustard.[LNB]17.55: Scarves everywhere you look as 'You'll Never Walk Alone' blares out in the stadium.[LNB]Not the loudest sing-a-long I have ever heard from the home fans, but it's still impressive to watch and hear.[LNB] Whole new ball game: Caroline Wozniacki shows her support for Liverpool during a WTA match[LNB]17.53: Don't forget folks coming up straight after this game is Manchester City's tie with Aris.[LNB]If it goes to extra time or even penalties (gulp) at Anfield then I will get the multi-task hat on.[LNB]17.50: In my opinion that roughly translates as Sparta Prague will be playing long ball.[LNB]17.48: Dalglish before the match:[LNB]'If you can't get yourself up for a European night at Anfield then what else is there? We are expecting a very organised side that are physically strong so we will be alert on set-pieces. We will give them the respect they deserve though.[LNB]17.45: And of course King Kenny will be taking charge of just his second European game in charge of Liverpool. What a story it would be if he can make a success of this competition.[LNB]17.42: So Liverpool just need to win tonight to go through but there are dangers.[LNB]A score draw will see them go out on away goals but let's not jump to conclusions just yet.[LNB]17.39: El-Hadji Diouf is handed the job of getting the goals for Rangers as the lone striker against Sporting Lisbon in the Europa League.[LNB]He takes on the role from Kyle Lafferty who is dropped following the first leg after spurning several chances.[LNB]Kyle Bartley and John Fleck are drafted into the side following that 1-1 draw at Ibrox, with Vladimir Weiss also dropping out of the side.[LNB]17.36: Team news from Lisbon:[LNB]Sporting v RangersSporting: Rui Patricio, Joao Pereira, Anderson Polga, Torsiglieri, Evaldo, Mendes, Abel, Fernandez, Zapater, Djalo, Postiga. Subs: Tiago, Maniche, Carlos Saleiro, Andre Santos, Diogo Solomao, Coelho, Cristiano.Rangers: McGregor, Foster, Bougherra, Weir, Papac, Whittaker, Davis, Bartley, Fleck, Edu, Diouf. Subs: Alexander, Lafferty, Healy, Weiss, Wylde, Hutton, Cole.Referee: Paolo Tagliavento (Italy)[LNB]17.33: Also kicking off at 6pm is Rangers. They were on course for a good result at Ibrox but a late equaliser against them means they now travel to Sporting Lisbon needing at least a score draw.[LNB]17.30: First of all let's focus our attention Liverpool. Even before we decide possible outcomes this match cannot be possibly worse than the first-leg in Prague.[LNB]I struggled to stay awake during the game where the only thing I seem to remember was a ton of smoke invading the pitch. Rumour has it Glen Johnson sent a shot just wide as well but I really do hope we get more of a spectacle at Anfield.[LNB]17.27: Team news from Anfield:[LNB]Liverpool v Sparta PragueLiverpool: Reina, Kelly, Kyrgiakos, Agger, Wilson, Poulsen, Lucas, Kuyt, Meireles, Cole, Ngog. Subs: Gulacsi, Pacheco, Jovanovic, Maxi, Carragher, Spearing, Skrtel.Sparta Prague: Blazek, Kusnir, Repka, Brabec, Pamic, Vacek, Sionko, Matejovsky, Abena, Kadlec, Kweuke. Subs: Zitka, Podany, Kladrubsky, Zeman, Husek, Keric, Pekhart.Referee: Milorad Mazic (Serbia)[LNB]17.25: What better way to follow two days of Champions League coverage than a Thursday double-dosage of the Europa League?[LNB]I know, I know these two ties didn't exactly catch the imagination last week but tonight there is no room for stalemates here - only winners. Team news coming up.[LNB] Helping hand: Dirk Kuyt (left) and Lucas Leiva in training ahead of Liverpool's clash with Sparta Prague[LNB] Sparta could play in the Premier League! 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