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It's time for you Liverpool FC digest, for Saturday, March 19.

Liverpool's runway to Paris has been illuminated and the plot for European Cup No.7 begins in earnest.

It takes just 80 minutes to fly from Merseyside to the French capital and the flight-scanning websites have no doubt already been inundated by Reds fans as they dream about a potentially glorious evening on May 28.

And the football route for Jurgen Klopp and his team could quite easily have been more treacherous too during Friday's draw quarter and semi-final draws in Nyon.

A first meeting with Benfica since a Europa League tie in 2010 will see the Reds head to Lisbon on April 5 before a second leg at Anfield on Wednesday the 13th.

Klopp would never admit as much publicly and Liverpool will, of course, do due diligence to a side that came through a group that included Bayern Munich and Barcelona, but the reality is the draw has been favourable.

Liverpool have been dealt a double injury blow ahead of their FA Cup trip to Nottingham Forest after Jurgen Klopp confirmed Trent Alexander-Arnold will miss the game while Mohamed Salah is also a doubt.

The England international has suffered a hamstring injury and will withdraw from the Three Lions squad for the