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review. that is it 10:30pm and 11:30pm. hello and welcome to sportsday. we're live at anfield tonight for what looks to be mission impossible for liverpool. three goals and a clean sheet is the minimum requirement. no salah, no firmino — no chance, then? well, try telling that to the boss. let's give it a try. that is how we a lwa ys let's give it a try. that is how we always did it. and it is what we will do again. barca threw away a three—goal first—leg lead in the competition last year, but can liverpool keep

messi quiet tonight? and we'll also have the latest from amsterdam, where spurs have arrived for the second leg of their semifinal. also coming up in the programme: israel folau awaits his punishment as he's found guilty of breaching australian rugby's code of conduct over an anti—gay post on social media. and a bad day for the brits in spain. both kyle edmund and johanna konta are out of the madrid 0pen. good evening. we are on the anfield road. the fans from both sides, mostly liverpool, are waiting for the team bosses to

come round the corner. stewards and police are here. they have been chanting for the last 45 minutes, waiting to see the teams arrive. what a special night it could be. there have been very special european nights here at anfield, but this one will top the lot if liverpool can reach the champions league final. they have to score three goals and keep a clean sheet at the very least. they got no reward whatsover for a brilliant front foot performance in barcelona last week. two late goals from lionel messi, including a wondrous free kick, look to have put this tie out of sight. that is his 600 goalfor the club. they are missing mo salah, who has concussion, and roberto firmino,

who has a groin strain. as if it was going to be tough anyway, it would be that little bit tougher. but you know what? both these teams know what comebacks are like in this competition. here's patrick gearey. how do you measure an atmosphere? anfield has long been credited with giving liverpool teams a special power, something that is impossible to prove, you eitherfeel it or you don't. tonight liverpool can rely on that intangible force. facts and figures are set against them. no mot sala, no roberto firmino, so key to their attacks, and of course they are 3—0 down. even barcelona tweeted

their sympathy. two of the world's best strikers are not available. we have to score four goals against barcelona to go to after 90 minutes. it doesn't make life easy. but as long as we have 11 players on the pitch, we will try it. if we can do it, wonderful, if not, failing in the most beautiful way. it, wonderful, if not, failing in the most beautifulway. failure, beautiful or otherwise, is not inevitable. funny things happen in the champions league. barcelona should the way, overturning a four goal deficit to stun psg a few years ago and they lost an away second leg 3-0 ago and they lost an away second leg 3—0 and went out to roma. liverpool once cancelled out 3—0 deficit in the space of 15 minutes to win the champions league in 2005, and night 110w champions league in 2005, and night now and trying to do club's history of the key is to enjoy it. it would be perfect if we beat them. we should try that. we will do it

step—by—step. creating an atmosphere, using an atmosphere. celebrate the situation with football. however, it is difficult to relax when you are facing one of the greatest. a few seconds of lionel messi brought the tie to this point, another moment could settle it for good. luis suarez, lionel messi and gerard pique were all rested over the weekend as barcelona have long since wrapped up the spanish league, another advantage of liverpool. i know that liverpool have a chance to win the champions league. but i think they have a true competition now. they are also focused on the premier league. i think they will fight for both. liverpool know this: season might finish with no silver and the odd suggest it is probable but this is not a rational business withjuergen

klopp and his heavy metal football and anfield night of distortion is a lwa ys and anfield night of distortion is always possible. i think the team bus is just about to arrive. we are waiting for the arrival of barcelona and liverpool, that is what all these cancer waiting for. we are at these cancer waiting for. we are at the away end. —— all these fans are. the barcelona fans have been congregating in the city centre to make their way to the away end. a little bit earlier, i spoke to a chief football writer, asking her about her thoughts ahead of the semifinal. it is notjust that game. they have had a poor record away from home in the latter stages of the champions league. since 2015. so if liverpool can rattle them early, that might play on their

subconscious. we cannot let this happen again, that mightjust frazzle them. liverpool have so much to do though. their performance was near—perfect away from home, and to be on the end of a 3—0 result was punishing for them, so to have to replicate such a good performance and not let barcelona score. what liverpool need to do is make barcelona feel as uncomfortable as possible, which is very difficult to do when you don't have roberto firmino and sala. it is all very well saying, let's rattle them early, but you are losing mohammed sala, desk top scorer this season. yet again, he has concussion and roberto firmino has this niggling groin injury, it will be a makeshift forward line, and they need those goals. i suspect that juergen klopp will start with saudi 0mani.

0bviously, they know what he's capable of. ricci is really enjoying his little cult status. so perhaps he will be inspired to do something tonight. him and shaqiri, maybe they wa nt to tonight. him and shaqiri, maybe they want to show that the drop—off is not that deep or as bad as everyone thinks it is. also the fact there is nothing to lose kind of works in liverpool's favour. really poor timing! liverpool's favour. really poor timingijust as liverpool's favour. really poor timing! just as she was speaking, the liverpool busted come past us very slowly. the air is thick with the red smoke bomb set. i wonder what the mindset will be on that tea m what the mindset will be on that team bus after the events of the etihad last night. that screamer from vincent company in the last 20 minutes. the title is still in their hands. i wonder how much that will

weigh on liverpool mines. some of the pants have been talking about it. it is still in manchester city's hands. it could be a really tough 24—hour is for liverpool. but what a goal that was. it is well worth seeing again. vincent kompany hits a shot. 0h, seeing again. vincent kompany hits a shot. oh, my goodness me! his first goal of the entire season is an absolute belter! when a player and captain is here for more than ten years, and he has helped incredible players like joe hart here, they create this club, a step forward every time, and it is incredible.

that is a goal which will resound and send ripples through footballing history. this club is part of how we have been successful. those in moments like this. we always believe and feel that we have a chance and we always feel that we can play until the last seconds and make something happen. one game left. we play away. yesterday, we saw brighton staying in the premier league, and a good game we are playing, it is not easy to be there, it would be a tough game, i know it. but hopefully, we can win the game to be champions. what a goal that was from vincent kompany. a dagger to the heart of those liverpool players. they have arrived here in the last few minutes, here they are

on their team bus. all those wingers blacked up. the fans tend back here. very late with kick offjust over an hour and very late with kick offjust over an hourand a very late with kick offjust over an hour and a quarter away. we should have tea m hour and a quarter away. we should have team news before the end of the programme and we will be back at anfield. for now, some of today's other sports news. thanks. israel folau has been found guilty of a high—level breach of australian rugby's code of conduct after a post on social media, saying "hell awaits gay people". a panel will now decided on his punishment. folau, who's escaped sanctions in the past for similar comments, had his contract with the team terminated last month but requested a hearing. the 30—year—old was one of the star names expected to play for australia in this year's rugby world cup. rugby commentator nick heath says there are several issues for the panel to consider.

rugby australia have made it pretty clear that their aim is initially to terminate his contract. this hearing has gone on longer than people expected. they have said they have to ta ke expected. they have said they have to take their time to consider a verdict after that appeal. it could be that they impose a fine and a suspension, but the key detail on that as we already know that michael checker, the top man in australian by, checker, the top man in australian rugby, has said he would find it difficult to select him following the comments he has made, given that by the comments he has made, given that rugby australia are keen to promote the sport as inclusive and open to all. there are issues there and issues as to whether his team—mates will want to run out alongside him as well. although there are contractual elements to this, ultimately, a lot of these decisions may already have been made elsewhere in terms of how much rugby people wa nt to in terms of how much rugby people want to play. james haskell has announced that he will retire from rugby at the end of the season. he's had a fantastic 17—year career,

capped 77 times by england, winning three six nations titles, including the team that won the grand slam in 2016, but has been plagued by injuries since joining northampton saints last year. the 34—year—old flanker spent most of his career with wasps, where he helped win the champions cup in 2007. one man coming into the premiership next season is paddyjackson. he's signing for newly promoted london irish from the french side perpignan. it's just over a year since jackson's contract with the irish rugby football union was terminated after he was found not guilty of rape. meanwhile, the scotland boss, gregor townsend, says richie gray can still force his way into their squad for the world cup. the 29—year—old's been left out of scotland's training squad along with the worcester fly—half, duncan weir. gray's got 62 caps for his country and has recently recovered from a lengthy back injury to feature for the french league leaders, toulouse.

england's national cricket team coach feels batsman alex hales can come back to the team stronger and better than ever. trevor bayliss feels hales, who was dropped from the world cup squad after a reported positive recreational drugs test, can still have a future with the side. england continue their preparations for the tournament on home soil with a one—day series against pakistan starting tomorrow. the players we have got in the team have really made strides in their culture that they have tried to stick to. unfortunately, it was decided that alex did not quite get it right. but we are more than helpful that he will come back stronger and better than ever. do you think he has a place in this england team in the future? definitely. that has been related to him, that it is not the end of the

road. he has been an important part of this england one—day set up for the last number of years and there's no reason why he can't be. it's been a very bad day for the british number ones. bothjohanna konta and kyle edmund were knocked out of the madrid 0pen — a key tournament on clay ahead of the french open, which starts later this month. jim lumsden reports. edmund had happier memories of madrid, seeing off novak djokovic last year, he made a poor in the first game, but promptly promptly returned the favour. initially he appeared distracted and he would have been pleased to see an early hull of the market but confidence is not keen for the british number one with three straight defeats before madrid and lost the first set six four. the niemi by contrast came to spain where he overcame rough around the dial. edmund had wonjust

spain where he overcame rough around the dial. edmund had won just two of 25 matches where he went to set down. it never looked like he would salvage this one. he finished the contest but lost his fourth match on the trot. less than 2a hours after losing the moroccan open final, joanna contra now faced a considerable hurdle of the world number three simona hallett. she broke serve early, this was high velocity tennis. she tried to match up velocity tennis. she tried to match up in velocity tennis. she tried to match upina velocity tennis. she tried to match up in a blow for blow, an office with success, and is cursed with an ability of slipping into runs errors, so it was today. more of the same followed. the romanian began to look ever more comfortable in the second set and broke serve. johanna konta managed to break serve though. a disappointing outcome for the british player who still has work to do if she is to be able to compete

with the really big hitters of women's tennis. let's run through some of the day's other sports news headlines, and... the chief executive of england hockey, sally munday, is to become the new head of uk sport. she's been in her current role for 10 years and replaces liz nicholl, who leaves this summer. leeds rhinos have sacked head coach david furner afterjust14 league games. they've really struggled since he arrived in the winter. just four wins this season leaves them third from bottom of the super league. and tiger woods has received the presidential medal of freedom from donald trump at the white house. the award is the highest american civilian honour. woods thanked his mum and two children and said that fans had seen "the good and the bad, the highs and the lows". back to 0lly foster at anfield.

it isa it is a really big atmosphere as well. both teams are in the building. barcelona went in on the other side of the stadium. liverpool have arrived as well. i have team news for you in a couple of minutes. but there is another english team in the semifinals. whoever comes through will face either or totte n ha m. through will face either or tottenham. spurs have arrived in totte n ha m , tottenham. spurs have arrived in tottenham, they are 1—0 down. 0ur correspondent is at the arena. spurs are one goal down. they must try now to do something they have only managed once in the last 11 away games, that's when. they are up against this one —— micra young ajax side. they are really thrilled. principal patino called this the toughest competition in the world and spurs will have to be better if

they want to reach their