Christian Eriksen drags a shot wide of the post for Spurs.

As things stand, Spurs could still be eliminated if they lose their final game to Monaco. 

And Qarabag can still qualify.    

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Sporting Lisbon have come from behind to lead Lokomotiv Moscow 3-1 away from home. Fiorentina are 2-1 up at Basel, while Lazio, Rosenborg, Besiktas, Anderlecht, Sparta Prague and AZ Alkmaar are also leading in their games.

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Harry Kane holds the ball up and plays a reverse ball to Dele Alli, who wants a corner as a defender tackles it out of play, but the referee awards a goal-kick.

Alli has been lively tonight.

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Qarabag play the corner deep and Richard Almeida's ambitious 35-yard shot bounces wide.

The hosts make a change up front as Samuel Armenteros replaces Rydell Poepon.

Toby Alderweireld clips a ball into the box but Son Heung-min lets it run and has go to wide to get it. The chance is done.

The hosts break and Ben Davies heads it out for Qarabag's first corner of the night.

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So, no Daniel Sturridge for Liverpool. The England forward was expected to return from a knee injury but it is reported he is now suffering from a foot problem.

Jurgen Klopp makes four changes to the side that started the 4-1 at Manchester City - in come defender Kolo Toure, midfielders Joe Allen and Jordon Ibe, and striker Christian Benteke. Making way are Martin Skrtel, Adam Lallana, Emre Can and Philippe Coutinho.

Liverpool XI: Mignolet, Clyne, Toure, Lovren, Moreno, Lucas, Allen, Milner, Ibe, Firmino, Benteke.

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Ways to improve the Europa League...

Spurs start the second half on the attack and home keeper Ibrahim Sehic does well to claw the ball away from Son Heung-min.

We go again.

Celtic midfielder Callum McGregor, 22, makes his first start in two months

He replaces the injured Scott Brown. Kieran Tierney and Gary Mackay-Steven also come into the starting XI in place of the suspended Nir Bitton and Emilio Izaguirre.

Celtic XI: Gordon, Lustig, Boyata, Simunovic, Tierney, Rogic, McGregor, Armstrong; Forrest, Griffiths, Mackay-Steven.

Ajax XI: Cillessen, Tete, Van der Hoorn, Riedewald, Dijks, Klaassen, Schone, Gudelj, Fischer, Milik, Younes

Great idea from Vince there. New clubs might be slightly hindered by that rule though.

Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge isn't named in Liverpool's squad at all today. Some journalists seem to say he has a new foot injury...

Not sure what 50% good tactic means mind.

Will Daniel Sturridge play? Team news in about 20 minutes...

So that was far from a classic opening 45 minutes.

The Europa League is a much-maligned competition but what can Uefa do to improve it?

Return to the Uefa Cup days of 100% unadulterated knockout football? 

Scrap the offside rule in the tournament?

Get brainstorming on Twitter, using #bbcfootball, on text (81111, UK only and please let us know your name) or on our Facebook pages.

It's level at the break. As things stand Spurs would need a result on the final day to clinch a place in the knockout stages.

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One minute until the break.