Sparta are better at attacking than defending I would say. Jan Kuchta flicks a shot over from Angelo Preciado's cross.

Liverpool have scored exactly 1,000 goals under Jurgen Klopp with Darwin Nunez getting the landmark goal.

How many more will be scored before he leaves in the summer?

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Good play from Roma centre-forward Romelu Lukaku. He holds up the ball and plays it wide left to Leonardo Spinazzola. Lukaku gets in the box and is on the end of the resulting cross, but can't keep the header down.

Ajax have a free-kick about 25 yards out. Captain Jordan Henerson places it. And has a crack - but it sails well over the bar.

Does Henderson take free-kicks?

It has been a good response from Brighton since falling behind. Simon Adingra with a stepover-and-go to get some space down the left flank and he hangs up a tempting cross, which is met by Danny Welbeck's header.

But Mile Svilar in the home goal moves across his line quickly to get something on it and keep it out with a decent save.

Not for the first time Ajax try to find striker Brian Brobbey with a long ball over Villa's high defensive line, and also not for the first time Villa keeper Emiliano Martinez comes to the edge of his box to clear.

Pat Nevin
Former Chelsea and Scotland winger on BBC Radio 5 Live

There is nothing on there, The bend he gets is unbelievable. You can watch that all day long. That is what pure quality gets you. That was the very definition of a worldie.

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Villa defender Ezri Konsa enters the book for a foul now.

Brighton have a couple of corners in quick succession from the right. Jan-Paul van Hecke's header is deflected wide after the first one, but the second set piece is less threatening and Roma's lead stays intact.

Ajax's Sivert Mannsverk goes into the book for a foul on Youri Tielemans.

The camera pans to John McGinn and Leon Bailey on the bench. Will Villa turn to either tonight?

Liverpool keeper Caoihmhin Kelleher needs some treatment after an awkward landing after catching a cross. He's fine though.

Another good save from Caoimhin Kelleher as Sparta keep the pressure on from a corner, this time to keep out a flicked-on header.

Is it reasonable to say at 25, Kelleher deserves to be a first-team regular somewhere?

Paulo Dybala has scored 12 goals in his last 14 appearances at the Stadio Olimpico, including six in his most recent five games.

Roma have now scored nine first-half goals in nine games in this competition and only Bayer Leverkusen (11) have scored more in this season's Europa League.

Pat Nevin
Former Chelsea and Scotland winger on BBC Radio 5 Live

Sparta are leaving three players up. This is not a team that is scared of Liverpool. They are confident they can get something from this game.

The wind is in Sparta's sails now. Ibrahima Konate blocks Angelo Preciado and then gets in the way of the same player's shot.

Villa's Moussa Diaby has his second chance of the game this evening but like the first one it's saved by Diant Ramaj.

Good spell for the hosts now but Veljko Birmancevic's cross is caught by Liverpool keeper Caoimhin Kelleher.

Whaaaaaat?! How have Liverpool not been pegged back?

Out of nowhere, Lukas Haraslin has a big chance in the box from a right-wing ball.

Caoimhin Kelleher makes an excellent one-handed save but the ball is still heading towards goal, only to be cleared off the line by Joe Gomez.