Liverpool are keeping expectations high, despite being without Virgil van Dyk for their opening Champions League football match

They play Ajax in Amsterdam, less than a week after the defender was sidelined with a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says they still expect to dominate.



Kick off's at 8am, with Manchester City hosting Porto at the same time.



Real Madrid are fighting back in their opener.

Down 3-nil at half-time at home against Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk, they trail 3-2 with 20 minutes left.

Salzburg lead Lokomotiv Moscow 2-1 after 70 minutes.

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