Paulo Sousa: 'We have plan for Liverpool'

Basel coach Paulo Sousa has insisted that his side have a plan to eliminate Liverpool from the Champions League when the teams meet this evening.

The Swiss side will progress to the knockout stages of the competition if they avoid defeat at Anfield, while Liverpool will go through if they win.

Sousa hopes that a good team performance will be enough to deny Brendan Rodgers's men a spot in the last 16.

"As a coach, I am always looking forward. With that in mind, we have a plan for the game, and hopefully that plan is the correct one, with the help of a fantastic team performance," Sousa told UEFA's official website.

"Rodgers has been here for a while and is passing on his football philosophy, but in the end it is up to us because I want to be the protagonist.

"Our players are more solid and clearer in everything we do and we are in a good moment, and hopefully we perform well and put Liverpool under pressure."

Basel recorded a 1-0 victory when the sides last met in October.