Chantome switches the play out to Guilbert on the right but the defender's cross is cleared by Sakho. Maurice-Belay keeps it alive before sending Poundje to the byline. Again, though, the cross is cleared by the Liverpool defence.
There is the final whistle!
90' +1
We are into the first of three added minutes.
90'
The resultant corner is arrowed towards the near post, where Crivelli attacks it. He is unable to connect with a header but Mignolet is there to punch the ball to safety.
89'
Maurice-Belay does superbly to wriggle between Brannagan and Chirivella before rolling a pass out to the left for Poundje. The left-back's first touch lets him down, though, and the best he can do is win a corner for his side. Had his control been better he would've had a clear shot at goal!
88'
That was close to being sensational. Coutinho comes in off the left and feeds Lallana, with the Englishman attempting to play it back to him with a clever, disguised pass. Pablo is alert enough to turn and slide the ball out of play for a corner. Had the Brazilian got back on that and scored it would've been a remarkable goal.
87'
Sagnol's third, and final, substitution sees Guilbert enter the fray with Gajic the man to make way.
86'
F. Guilbert enters the game and replaces M. Gajić.
85'
Mignolet punches a cross from the right clear and Liverpool eventually get down the other end and put an attack together. Chirivella’s pass to Coutinho is slightly overhit, though, and the Bordeaux defence clear it for a corner.
83'
Lallana feels he should have a free kick after being brought down out on the left. The referee clearly doesn't agree and signals only for a goal kick. The momentum is with the hosts now! Could they complete the turnaround and grab a winner?
81'
Jussiê has scored a goal for Bordeaux!
GOOOOOOAAAAL!! JUSSIE EQUALISES! Rolan clips a pass into the box which Crivelli juggles three times with his thigh. Gomez, not wanting to give away a penalty, refuses to dive in and the ball finally drops to the substitute who converts with a cool finish from 12 yards!
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80'
C. Brannagan enters the game and replaces J. Rossiter.
Rodgers makes his final change here, with Rossiter making way for Brannagan.
78'
Sakho does well to stop Gajic from feeding Rolan at the byline, and then even manages to spin and hook the ball to safety. It's knocked out by a Bordeaux player, resulting in a throw-in for the Reds which relieves the pressure.
76'
A. Biyogo Poko enters the game and replaces H. Saivet.
Another change for the hosts now, with Poko coming on in place of Saivet.
75'
CRIVELLI! The Argentine catches a loose ball with a sweet volley on the edge of the box. It looks to be flying into the corner of the net but Mignolet leaps across and gets both hands to the effort!
74'
Bordeaux have not looked particularly threatening since going behind, with Liverpool looking the most likely to score the second. They almost do as Ings controls a pass over the top of the defence from Coutinho in exquisite fashion, looping it over Pablo before aiming a low shot towards the far corner. Carrasso doesn't get beaten this time, though, and makes a good stop.
73'
D. Ings enters the game and replaces D. Origi.
That is the last chance to come Origi's way as he makes way for Ings following a disappointing display.
71'
A brilliant turn from Lallana sees him get away from two Bordeaux players, releasing Ibe on the right. Origi doesn't make a particularly adventurous run and, as a result, the cross is cut out by Pallois at the near post.
70'
Sagnol makes his first substitution of the game, replacing Khazri, somewhat surprisingly, with Jussie.
69'
Jussiê enters the game and replaces W. Khazri.
68'
Rolan gets beyond Moreno, driving to the byline and clipping a cross into the middle. He puts it too close to Mignolet, though, who claims it in the centre.
67'
In this group's other game, Rubin have equalised against Sion, meaning Liverpool now sit at the top of the table.
65'
A. Lallana has scored a goal for Liverpool! Assist by Alberto Moreno.
GOOOOOAAAAAL!! LALLANA WITH A GREAT GOAL! The former Southampton man is fed by Moreno on the left and he nutmegs Pablo to get into the box. He shows great composure to shape his body and bend a low effort beyond Carrasso and into the far corner!
63'
THAT SHOULD'VE BEEN THE OPENER! Rolan's cross is headed into the feet of Maurice-Belay at the far post. Mignolet rushes out and gets a foot to the Bordeaux man's effort but the ball ricochets straight to Crivelli. It comes at an awkward strike for the Argentine, who can only bundle wide of the gaping goal!
61'
A cross from the right is cleared by Saivet, but only as far as Rossiter. The midfielder strikes for goal from 25 yards, producing a bobbling effort which is held by Carrasso.
59'
Sakho stoops to head behind a cross from Maurice-Belay, and Khazri pings the delivery to the near post. Saivet attacks it and bullets a header into the side netting!
58'
A long throw down the right is flicked on by Crivelli. Rolan seizes upon the ball and tries to curl a pass into his Argentine team-mate's path. He's unable to get to it, though, and sends Can flying with a late tackle. Liverpool quickly get back on the attack, with Coutinho picking out Lallana inside the box. His first touch is great but his driven shot is parried behind by Carrasso!
56'
Origi chases a lofted pass from Moreno but Pallois is again on hand to sweep up, clearing the ball into touch. Rodgers' men are seeing plenty of possession currently, but they are struggling to find a route through les Girondins' defence.
54'
Chirivella slides a pass into the path of Coutinho. The Brazilian attempts to prod it past Gajic but it takes a deflection off the defender and goes out for a corner. The former Inter man's delivery is volleyed straight out of the box by Pallois.
52'
Khazri continues to look hungry for the ball, drifting into spaces and calling for the ball. He is sent to ground by a tackle from Lallana and his delivery on the resultant set-piece is again dealt with by the opposition.
50'
Maurice-Belay attempts to trick his way to the byline on the left but is thwarted by Can, who ends up backheeling the ball out for a throw-in. The visitors are unable to make it count, despite the advanced position, with the visitors quickly clearing.
48'
Origi looks for a one-two with Coutinho but Khazri intercepts and surges forward. The Tunisian is eventually crowded out and Liverpool look to break immediately with Sakho racing forward. It's already proving very open in this half.
46'
We are back underway!
45' +2
As we enter the second, and final, minute of added time, Khazri fires a set-piece into the middle which is again cleared instantly by the Liverpool defence.
There is the half-time whistle!
45' +1
OFF THE POST! Coutinho comes within inches of opening the scoring through a thunderous strike from 25 yards. It had Carrasso scrambling across his goal and the keeper was bailed out by the upright! That would've been a stunning goal!
45'
Khazri drives through the heart of the Liverpool midfield and closes in on the box. He eventually gets it onto his favoured left foot but sends his shot straight at Mignolet from inside the box!
44'
Saivet gives possession away high up the pitch and Liverpool come away with the ball. They probe down the left but are unable to create anything. Origi is eventually looked for but the pass is too heavy for the striker.
42'
Lallana receives the ball in plenty of space, finding room between Pallois and Pablo. He takes an age to get a shot away, though, and the Brazilian centre-back manages to recover and dispossess his opponent with a sliding tackle.
41'
Another chance for Rolan! The Uruguayan again darts in behind the defence and is picked out by a lofted pass from Saivet. He controls it well enough but, on the bounce, hoofs his shot some way over the crossbar! He ought to have done better there!
39'
Some neat football sees Liverpool work the ball into Ibe on the right. He fires in a decent delivery to the back post but both his team-mates in the box ran underneath the cross! Gajic mops up by cushioning the ball back to Carrasso with his chest.
38'
C. Chantôme gets yellow.
A series of scrappy challenges end with Chantome diving in late on Rossiter and picking up a yellow card as a result.
36'
Lallana is invited forward on the right, with the Bordeaux defence failing to close him down. Origi makes a run to open up some space and the England international attempts to slide a pass into the path of Coutinho. However, the Brazilian wanted it to feet and could not get to the ball ahead of Gajic.
35'
Maurice-Belay is picked out in space on the left and surges forward. He slides a pass into the run of Rolan, who tries to return the favour with a backheel. It's cut out by Gomez, though, and the move comes to an end.
33'
Well, it's Saivet who takes it in the end and his effort is deflected in the wall. It isn't quite enough to wrongfoot Mignolet, though, who readjusts and holds it at the first time of asking.
32'
Rolan produces some nifty footwork to dink the ball away from Rossiter and then goes down over the Liverpool man's outstretched leg. Khazri may well fancy his chances from here.
30'
Chirivella does well to win possession back for the visitors inside the Bordeaux half and the ball is quickly moved out to Ibe. The wing-back instantly looks to take on his man but cannot find a way past Pallois, who has done well so far tonight.
28'
Pedro Chirivella enters the game and replaces K. Touré.
Chirivella has taken his place in midfield, meaning that Can has slotted into the back three alongside Gomez and Sakho.
27'
Toure has been unable to shake that injury, picked up after a collision with Mignolet, and is subsequently replaced by Pedro Chirivella. It is a Liverpool debut for the young Spaniard.
26'
Origi gets his first sight of goal after a diagonal run in behind the defence is spotted by Moreno. The Belgian attempts to tuck a shot into the far corner but he sends it wide, and the offside flag is up on the near side anyway.
25'
Ibe is again found in possession by the visitors but cannot find a route beyond Poundje. He opts to turn back, so Liverpool take the chance to hold possession near the halfway line for a short while.
23'
Khazri is again the source of danger for Bordeaux, coming in from the left and clipping in a cross which Toure heads away ahead of Crivelli. Liverpool break through Ibe down the right and the ball is eventually centred to Can, who produces a wild strike from 20 yards.
22'
Rossiter and a team-mate go for the same ball inside the box and end up giving away a needless corner. Khazri fires it towards the near post and, although Mignolet again goes for it, it is headed away. Bordeaux are now beginning to control possession.
20'
Saivet is doing well at breaking up the play in midfield at the moment, but, moments after stealing possession from Lallana, he is pulled back by the Liverpool man and gives him a shove in retaliation. The referee calls both players over for a few words before play resumes with a free kick.
18'
Sakho pings a cross-field pass over to Ibe on the right, but the wing-back cannot stop it from going out of play. Bordeaux work their way up the same flank with a couple of throw-ins before switching the play to the right for Rolan. His cross is kept alive at the back post by Maurice-Belay and the midfielder tees up Khazri who curls an effort just wide of the target!
16'
Toure is back on and still struggling slightly, but maybe within a few minutes the stiffness will pass. Rodgers doesn't have too much experience on the bench so will not want to be forced into an early substitute.
15'
The stretcher is brought on but Toure is hobbling off the pitch holding his groin. Will the centre-back be able to continue? Rolan kicks the ball back to Mignolet so that play can resume.
13'
A slight mix-up at the back for Liverpool from the ensuing free kick, with Toure heading Khazri's delivery out of Mignolet's hands! Fortunately the visitors could still get it clear, and the referee pulls play back with the centre-back remaining down after the collision with his keeper.
12'
K. Touré gets yellow.
Toure is already in the book! The Ivorian sticks out a leg as Khazri knocks the ball between his legs and looks to race onto it, sending the Tunisian tumbling. He can have no complaints about picking up a yellow card for that.
11'
ROLAN! In a flash Bordeaux are back up the other end with the Uruguayan striker latching onto a long pass over the top. It takes Mignolet a little while to come off his line, but he does it just enough to narrow the angle. Rolan, therefore, tries to loop a shot over him which lands on the roof of the net.
10'
Ambitious! The delivery finds the head of Sakho but he can only loop the ball up into the air. Can attempts to connect with an overhead kick that loops towards goal and is plucked down by Carrasso.
9'
Liverpool have look the most adventurous out of the pair so far, but it takes a good header from Toure to divert Khazri's dinked pass towards Crivelli out of the box. The visitors break and win a corner.
7'
Lallana and Ibe look to create something down the right but are crowded out by the Bourdeaux defence. The latter was brought down by Poundje just inside the box, but it was made easy for the referee to ignore as the Liverpool man got straight back to his feet to try and continue the move.
5'
JUST WIDE! Can clips a long pass up to Origi and the Belgian knocks it out wide to Lallana. The England international rolls a pass inside which the Belgian helps on to Coutinho, who fires a low effort a few feet wide of the upright from 20 yards.
4'
Khazri whips a free kick from a deep position on the left but it is cleared away by Rossiter at the top of the box. Origi goes on his first run, seeking a route beyond Pallois. Chantome gets back in to help his centre-back and together they deny the former Lille man.
2'
It looks as though Rodgers has actually deployed a back three tonight, with Sakho and Gomez playing either side of Toure in defence. Origi is leading the line, but Coutinho and Lallana will play just off him in central roles.
1'
We are underway!
Hello and welcome to this evening's LIVE coverage of Liverpool's trip to Bordeaux on the opening night of the Europa League! The French side will be delighted to have European football in their maiden campaign at the newly built Matmut Atlantique, so we could be in store for a great atmosphere. My name is Tom Webber and I will be guiding you through all the action!
Bordeaux had to beat AEK Larnaca and Kairat Almaty in order to reach the group stage, while Liverpool automatically qualified based on their Premier League finish last season. Les Girondins already have a 100 per cent record at home in Europe this season, but have won just one of 10 previous clashes with English opposition on their own patch. Their most recent victory came in December 2012, when they overcame Newcastle United 2-0.
Liverpool's recent form away from Anfield in Europe will not inspire confidence, though. They have failed to win any of their past five away matches on the continent and have been victorious in just five of their 13 visits to France, losing seven. However, the Reds triumphed in both of their two previous encounters with Bordeaux, winning 1-0 in France at 3-0 at at home during the 2006-07 Champions League group stage.
BORDEAUX TEAM NEWS: Willy Sagnol makes three changes from the side that drew 2-2 with Paris Saint-Germain last time out. Frederic Guilbert is replaced by Milan Gajic at right-back, while Clement Chantome comes in for Abdou Traore on his return from suspension. Andre Poko drops to the bench as Uruguayan striker Diego Rolan is handed a start.
LIVERPOOL TEAM NEWS: Philippe Coutinho returns after sitting out the weekend’s 3-1 defeat at Manchester United through suspension as Brendan Rodgers heavily rotates his side. Former PSG centre-back Mamadou Sakho, who will captain the side tonight, Kolo Toure and Alberto Moreno come into the defence alongside the continuing Joe Gomez. Emre Can and Simon Mignolet are the only other players to retain their places in the starting line-up.
As well as winning the home legs of both of their Europa League qualifiers, Bordeaux did it without conceding a goal. Liverpool represent their toughest test so far, though. It's certainly got the makings of an interesting and enjoyable fixture.
The teams are out on the pitch and kick off will be upon us in a few moments! Bordeaux are in a snazzy blue and pink number, while Liverpool are sporting an alternate white kit.
HALF-TIME - Bordeaux 0-0 Liverpool: The visitors started brightly but les Girondins worked their way back into the match, aided by the withdrawal of Toure through injury. The best chance of the half came just before the interval, though, and it went the way of Rodgers' men as Coutinho's strike crashed back off the post. Openings have been at a premium, but it remains all to play for in the second period. Stay tuned!
FULL TIME - Bordeaux 1-1 Liverpool: After a goalless first half in which Coutinho rattled the upright, Lallana put the visitors ahead with a fantastic goal shortly after the hour mark. However, Sagnol introduced Jussie moments later and the Brazilian came up trumps for his coach, netting an equaliser nine minutes from time to ensure the spoils were shared at the Matmut Atlantique.
Sion sit top of the group following their win over Rubin, with Bordeaux and Liverpool subsequently sandwiched between the pair. That is all we have time for tonight. Thanks for joining me, Tom Webber, and have a great night!
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