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What time is kick-off?

The game is on Saturday at 5.15pm in the Aviva Stadium.

That's in Dublin, by the way. Which is in the Republic of Ireland.

How can I watch it?

Want a ticket? Well, there are still some (not many, though) left and you can head to the Ticketmaster website to make your purchase.

The game isn't on terrestrial television or Sky or even BT Sport, and is instead being shown live on LFC TV, both online and on the box.

Fear not, though. The ECHO website will be running a live blog from James Pearce in Dublin with yours truly and Kristian Walsh in ECHO headquarters in Old Hall Street, Liverpool.

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Who is the referee?

Does it matter?

Who should I look out for in the Athletic Bilbao team?

There are a few exciting talents in the Bilbao team, not least winger Inaki Williams who has quite the turn of pace.

Aritz Aduriz might be pushing 50 – well, he's 36 – but he notched 24 goals last season and will be a danger.

Then there's Mikel San Jose, who of course was on Liverpool's books for three years and played the precise total of zero games.

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Who is the Athletic Bilbao manager?

It's Jose Angel Ziganda, now that Ernesto Valverde has done one to Barcelona.

Ziganda started and finished his playing career at Osasuna but spent most of it in between at Bilbao, and earned two caps for Spain.

He was manager at Osasuna for two years in 2006, and later took charge at Xerex before a six-year stint at Bilbao Athletic, the crafty name for the Basque side's B team.

Any injury news?

Plenty.

Adam Lallana's out for a few months and neither Philippe Coutinho nor Daniel Sturridge have travelled due to back and thigh problems respectively.

Nathaniel Clyne has a back problem of his own, while Danny Ings is not yet ready for action.

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What happened the last time the sides met?

Well, the pair have played each other four times in competitive games having twice been paired together in European competition.

In the Fairs Cup in 1968-69, after a 3-3 aggregate draw Liverpool lost on the toss of a coin (and people complain penalties aren't fair) and in 1983-84 the Reds, having been held 0-0 at Anfield, went to Bilbao and won 1-0 thanks to an Ian Rush header en route to winning the European Cup.

Any other interesting stuff I should be aware of?

Dublin means 'Blackpool' in Gaelic, a fact that never fails to impress.

Dublin is the capital of the Republic of Ireland.

Dublin is where I once saw Alex Higgins rugby tackle a woman carrying a potted plant in a rucksack through an airport, but that's another story entirely.

What should I be betting on?

It's a friendly. Come on. Don't be silly. Only a week left until the real stuff starts.