The Reds take a 2-0 lead to Portugal after objectives from Naby Keita and Roberto Firmino verified triumph in the main leg at Anfield.
Jürgen Klopp's men won 5-0 at Porto in the last 16 of the challenge last term and Liverpool are unbeaten in seven gatherings with Os Dragoes.
Here are three key fights that could choose the result today around evening time…
Pepe VS Sadio Mane
Suspended for the main conflict at Anfield, veteran focus back Pepe is relied upon to come back to the core of Porto's guard and carries an abundance of involvement with him.
The 36-year-old safeguard gathered three Champions League victor's decorations amid 10 years at Real Madrid and won Euro 2016 with Portugal.
Marked from Besiktas in January this year, he's as of now played 17 recreations amid his second stretch with Porto, with whom he won the association title in 2005-06 and 2006-07, getting to be one of the backbones of Sergio Conceicao's side.
Famous for his intense handling and physical way to deal with protecting, he'll need to draw on the entirety of his expertise to manage Liverpool's pacy and liquid front three.
Sadio Mane scored a prop in Liverpool's last European away diversion - a 3-1 succeed at Bayern Munich - playing in an increasingly focal assaulting job and will be Pepe's main tormentor whenever conveyed likewise on Wednesday.
The Reds No.10 scored a cap trap the last time he ventured out at Estadio do Dragao and is in especially great structure heading into this match, having scored 12 objectives in his last 15 appearances over all rivalries.
Armada footed, magnificent with the ball and steady, Mane has everything required to inconvenience any safeguard on the planet and has risen as one of Liverpool's grip players this season.
Hector Herrera VS Georginio Wijnaldum
Skipper Hector Herrera was suspended for the principal leg at Anfield and his forward runs and capacity to shoot from long range was a major miss for the guests.
He may not get the features of headliners like Yacine Brahimi and Moussa Marega however the profound lying midfielder is a crucial gear-tooth in the Porto machine and no colleague has shown up than the 28-year-old this season.
Liable to highlight in a twofold turn nearby Danilo Pereira, he will likewise be entrusted with getting forward and has contributed with eight objectives this battle - just advances Brahimi, Marega and Tiquinho Soares have more.
Arranging contrary to Herrera could well be Georginio Wijnaldum, who fell off the seat amid the 2-0 prevail upon Chelsea on Sunday however has been a pillar of Liverpool's midfield this term.
Ready to work in either an assaulting or protective job, he has the instruments to manage Herrera's container to-box style and furthermore represent his very own danger.
The No.5 played the full an hour and a half of Liverpool's last European away match at Bayern Munich and set up Mane for the opening objective of the 5-0 win the last time the Reds visited Porto.
Jesus Corona VS Andy Robertson
Ready to play anyplace along the right flank, Jesus Corona worked more as a wing-back in the primary leg at Anfield however ought to be reestablished to his increasingly commonplace job as a winger for the home leg.
The 26-year-old Mexican worldwide gives a key element of Porto's snappy assaults - alongside Brahimi on the contrary wing - as the wide men like to convey the ball into progressively focal channels and enable the full-backs to cover.
Glad to convey a cross from out wide as well, Corona drives the group with 14 helps this season and has likewise contributed with five objectives.
Hoping to remove the supply line from the winger will probably be Liverpool's Andy Robertson, who was suspended for a week ago's conflict.
As of late named the best left-back in the nation by guarded accomplice Virgil van Dijk, Robertson drives the Reds with a normal of 2.3 handles per amusement in the Premier League this season.
Be that as it may, the Scotland universal is similarly capable while going ahead and his 11 aids all rivalries this term is more than some other Liverpool player.
It will be an interesting fight on the flank with the two men factually liable to assume a key job in making goalscoring openings.
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