Liverpool's Academy youngsters will take on Ludogorets Razgrad in their opening UEFA Youth League fixture on Tuesday, September 16, at Langtree Park, St Helens.

The game will kick-off at 2pm BST and is ahead of the evening fixture when the two first teams meet at Anfield.

The format of the UEFA Youth League works in a similar way to the Champions League, with Liverpool facing the same teams as the first team - meaning they'll also take on Real Madrid and FC Basel - all on a home and away basis in the group stage.

More fixtures will be announced soon on Liverpoolfc.com.

The climax to the 2014-15 UEFA Youth League season takes place at the Colovray Stadium opposite UEFA's Swiss headquarters in Nyon.

The four remaining teams will travel to western Switzerland for one-off semi-finals on Friday, April 24, with the final itself taking place on Monday, April 27.

Barcelona won the inaugural UEFA Youth League competition in 2013-14 after a similar four-team knockout event.