Live: Liverpool FC v Atletico Madrid

TORRES STARTS VERSUS ATLETICO

Summer signing Glen Johnson makes his debut in front of the Kop following his summer switch from Portsmouth, while young centre-back Danny Ayala begins alongside Jamie Carragher.
 
Liverpool team in full: Reina, Johnson, Ayala, Carragher, Insua, Kuyt, Lucas, Mascherano, Benayoun, Gerrard, Torres.
 
Subs: Cavalieri, San Jose, Plessis, Degen, Voronin, Riera, Dossena, Kelly, Babel, Ngog, Spearing.

Come on you Reds!

Looks like our starting XI for the Spurs game if Agger and Skrtel are out.

Good team. Nice to see Ayala there.

Very much looking forward to this.

2-0 is my prediction, with Torres and Benayoun scoring.

Looks like our starting XI for the Spurs game if Agger and Skrtel are out.

My thoughts too. Glad to see the first XI having a go at this into our last pre-season game before our season kicks off.

A tight 1-0 win, with Torres doing the trick would be nice for me.

Your thoughts, Billy?

(I'm acting like some footy pundit atm )

I'm going for a 4-0 win. Got a feeling we'll stuff them good and proper.

Yossi with the first.
Kuyt with the second.
Torres just before the hour then brought off.
And to top it off a Dave Ngog header.

I'm going for 4-3, with an Aguero hat-trick and him never leaving Anfield

Good to see that Riera's injury isn't too serious if he's been named on the bench.  Strong line up, would have liked to have seen Kelly alongside Carra but I guess Rafa is testing Ayala seeing as San Jose and Kelly have had more chances.

3-1 my prediction, Torres double and a Yossi strike.

2-1 win for us Gerrard & lucas

Lucky i saw this, miscalculated the time and thought it was in 2 hours..

2-1 win.

Anybody else disappointed to see Kelly on the bench and not starting alongside Carra?

Anybody else disappointed to see Kelly on the bench and not starting alongside Carra?

Slightly. Although Ayala has been putting in some good performances recently and did with the ressies last season. I'm sure Kelly will come on at some point.

Lucky I saw this, miscalculated the time and thought it was in 2 hours..

2-1 win.

Time dif's are a bi*ch aren't they 7am the game starts here in California, luckily i got beer, and found some leftover Taco Bell just then so im good and set

3-1 for me, think we'll be good but Athletico will sneak one in, Aguero.
Torres, Gerrard & Johnson

Just to make sure, kick off is in 15 minutes or around that?

Just to make sure, kick off is in 15 minutes or around that?

Yes. In 15 minutes.

Yep Crouchy mate.

3 o'clock kick off Scouse time and it's just gone quarter to, so just enough time to make a cuppa

Yep Crouchy mate.

3 o'clock kick off Scouse time and it's just gone quarter to, so just enough time to make a cuppa

Or grab a can of coke and some biccies!

I'll better get going to the streams thread now to find a good stream for this - Don't want to be msising the start of the kickoff!

Ah can here the strains of 'You'll Never Walk Alone' Beautiful

Does anyone know why the players don't have their names on their shirts?

Does anyone know why the players don't have their names on their shirts?

I don't think the squad numbers for the upcoming season have been fully confirmed.

Magnificent run by Lucas there.

Dumbass commentator "who will be in midfield on opening day, Lucas or Aquilani?"

Check your notes idiot!

What's up with Carra now?