JURGEN KLOPP has never won the Europa League and he will want to add it to his collection on his farewell tour at Liverpool, with his side 9/5 favourites to lift the trophy.
But they face a tricky test against in-form Czech League leaders Sparta Prague, when they face them away on Thursday.
Liverpool will surely have one eye on their huge title showdown on Sunday at home to Manchester City and with plenty of injuries, this could be a minefield for punters.
At the weekend, Darwin Nunez came off the bench to score the winner deep into time added on to earn Liverpool an important 1-0 win at Nottingham Forest.
And Klopp will surely ring the chances in the Czech capital with many of his Carabao Cup-winning kids set to feature. The priority will surely be champions City on Sunday.
They face a Sparta team going great guns having won 11 out of their last 13 games and drawn the derby with Slavia at the weekend to stay at the top of their league.
And they are strong at home in Europe having thrashed Galatasaray, beaten Real Betis and drawn with Rangers in a game they should have won.
How the bookies view it.
Liverpool are odds-on, but not as much perhaps as you might expect and you can get 10/11 on a Reds win with bet365. Sparta can be backed at 3/1 with UniBet and the draw is also 3/1 with Betfred.
Recent head to heads
The sides have only met once before, in the same competition 13 years ago and it was a goalless draw in Prague with Liverpool edging it 1-0 on Merseyside.
Players to watch
Striker Jan Kuchta is a man on form just now with five goals in his last eight games and the on-loan Lokomotiv Moscow star is 19/5 to score anytime with UniBet.
Darwin Nunez was only a sub at the City Ground, but his last minute winner heroics could earn him a start here and he is 17/10 with Paddy Power to score in Prague.
Anything else catch the eye?
Even though Liverpool are attractively priced here, they have bigger priorities and it's too much of a risk to be backing them against an in-form Sparta side who will fancy this.
Liverpool wouldn't be hugely unhappy with the draw and they may have to settle for that in Prague.
Klopp has plenty of injuries just now and it would also be advisable to check the team sheets when they arrive to see who he's risking ahead of the Manchester City showdown.
In their 12 games in Europe so far this season, Sparta have scored in ten of them including six against Galatasaray and home and away against Betis.
Back the hosts to score before the 59th minute with bet365 at 5/6.
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