Hello and welcome everyone to The Athletic for our live coverage of Liverpool vs Lille. The Champions League is back today after a more than month-long hiatus and the fixture we're focusing on pits the Premier League leaders against one of the high-flying sides in Ligue 1.

Liverpool excelled in several key areas, as seen in the match statistics below: While Lille outperformed Liverpool in shot quality (xG per shot: 16% vs 11.6%), Liverpool led in xG, shots (+9), and shots on target (+6).