Summary

  • Two Can goals, Salah tap-in and Firmino strike for Liverpool

  • Substitute Uth and Wagner for Hoffenheim

  • Liverpool win 6-3 on aggregate

  • Liverpool are fifth Premier League side to reach group stage - draw on Thursday

  1. goal

    GOAL - Liverpool 4-2 Hoffenheim (agg: 6-3)published at 78 mins

    Sandro Wagner

    And they do pull one back.

    Don't worry, there is no comeback on here, just a consolation from Hoffenheim.

    Former Leicester man Andrej Kramaric cuts in from the left and chips a tantalising ball into the box which is met by the towering Sandro Wagner to plant a well-taken header past Simon Mignolet.

    Statuesque Liverpool defending and their goalkeeper unmoved too.

    Sandro WagnerImage source, Reuters
  2. GREAT SAVE!published at 77 mins

    Liverpool 4-1 Hoffenheim (agg: 6-2)

    The visitors almost get their second of the night, but Kerim Demirbay's rasping drive is pushed out by Simon Mignolet.

    It took a nick and the Belgian goalkeeper had to adjust to keep it out.

  3. Postpublished at 76 mins

    Liverpool 4-1 Hoffenheim (agg: 6-2)

    Hoffenheim, to their credit, are still giving it a go.

    They sneak in behind Alberto Moreno, but Benjamin Hubner's cross into the box evades all his team-mates.

  4. Postpublished at 72 mins

    Liverpool 4-1 Hoffenheim (agg: 6-2)

    Are Liverpool sitting back? Wasting time?

    No they are not.

    Full steam ahead boys, looking for more goals.

  5. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 69 mins

    Liverpool 4-1 Hoffenheim (agg: 6-2)

    No hat-trick for Emre Can.

    He is the man being taken off.

    James Milner enters the action.

    Can throws his shirt....no he doesn't. Chill.

    James MilnerImage source, Reuters
  6. Postpublished at 21:10 British Summer Time 23 August 2017

    Liverpool 4-1 Hoffenheim (agg: 6-2)

    Mandeep Sanghera
    BBC Sport at Anfield

    Jurgen Klopp has hardly sat down all game and has been doing plenty of shouting and gesticulating from his technical area. He seems to have relaxed a bit after that as he produces a smile to his bench.

    He also gives James Milner the nod to get ready to come on.

    Jurgen KloppImage source, Reuters
  7. Postpublished at 68 mins

    Liverpool 4-1 Hoffenheim (agg: 6-2)

    Why has Jurgen Klopp still got Sadio Mane/Roberto Firmino on?

    The game is done, get them off, wrap them in cotton wool and give Dominic Solanke and Daniel Sturridge a run out.

  8. Postpublished at 67 mins

    Liverpool 4-1 Hoffenheim (agg: 6-2)

    "We won it five times, in Istanbul, we won it five times," sing the Liverpool supporters.

  9. Postpublished at 66 mins

    Liverpool 4-1 Hoffenheim (agg: 6-2)

    Liverpool fans on Twitter were largely saying 'it is still not over' at half time.

    Surely it is settled now, even with this defence?

  10. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 64 mins

    Liverpool 4-1 Hoffenheim (agg: 6-2)

    A change for each side after that goal.

    Liverpool replace Joe Gomez with Trent Alexander-Arnold, while Jeremy Toljan comes on in place of Pavel Kaderabek for Hoffenheim.

  11. goal

    GOAL - Liverpool 4-1 Hoffenheim (agg: 6-2)published at 62 mins

    Roberto Firmino

    All over.

    Welcome Champions League football, Liverpool fans.

    Kerem Demirbay sells skipper Kevin Vogt with a short pass, and Jordan Henderson is onto it in a flash.

    Instead of shooting, he rolls the ball across for Roberto Firmino to tuck into an open net.

    Easy, peasy.

    Roberto FirminoImage source, PA
  12. Postpublished at 61 mins

    Liverpool 3-1 Hoffenheim (agg: 5-2)

    Simon Mignolet flapping.

    He comes for a cross which Joel Matip heads into the air and Mignolet scrambles around looking for the ball.

    It's above youuu.

    The Belgian goalkeeper tries to catch it, but drops it and is lucky no Hoffenheim player is close to him, finally collecting the ball at the third attempt.

  13. CLOSE!published at 60 mins

    Liverpool 3-1 Hoffenheim (agg: 5-2)

    Oliver Baunmann keeping this game at single figures for Hoffenheim.

    The goalkeeper makes another save, this time from Georginio Wijnaldum's smashed shot from inside the box.

  14. CLOSE!published at 58 mins

    Liverpool 3-1 Hoffenheim (agg: 5-2)

    Sadio Mane deserves a goal today and he rockets a drive in at the front post, but Olvier Baumann pushes the ball away with strong wrists.

    The Hoffenheim goalkeeper would have been disappointed had that gone in.

  15. Postpublished at 56 mins

    Liverpool 3-1 Hoffenheim (agg: 5-2)

    Again the Liverpool defence have not been convincing, allowing Mark Uth to shoot just wide from inside the box.

    Another Hoffenheim change as Adam Szalai replaces Serge Gnabry, who heads down the tunnel.

  16. CLOSE!published at 55 mins

    Liverpool 3-1 Hoffenheim (agg: 5-2)

    Nice play again from Liverpool and this should be the fourth.

    The excellent Mohamed Salah flicks the ball into the path of Georginio Wijnaldum in the penalty area, but the Dutchman cannot keep his composure and blazes over.

    It took a nick off Oliver Baumann's shoulder, but none of the officials spotted it.

    Mohamed SalahImage source, Reuters
  17. YELLOW CARDpublished at 51 mins

    Liverpool 3-1 Hoffenheim (agg: 5-2)

    A shoulder charge is banned in rugby league now so Kevin Vogt is not going to get away with in football.

    A cynical foul on Roberto Firmino and the yellow card is brandished towards the Hoffenheim captain.

    Roberto FirminoImage source, Reuters
  18. Postpublished at 50 mins

    Liverpool 3-1 Hoffenheim (agg: 5-2)

    Mohamed Salah through on goal after breaking the Hoffenheim defensive line which is situated two yards off the half way line...

    ...but no.

    The linesman's flag has gone up.

  19. Postpublished at 49 mins

    Liverpool 3-1 Hoffenheim (agg: 5-2)

    Liverpool are not sitting back, they are piling men forward.

    Trent Alexander-Arnold whips a lovely ball across the face of goal, but Roberto Firmino cannot get on the end of it.

  20. Postpublished at 48 mins

    Liverpool 3-1 Hoffenheim (agg: 5-2)

    Terrible corner by Kerem Demirbay, failing to clear the first man.