In a repeat of the 2022 UEFA Champions League final, Liverpool and Real Madrid will lock horns at Anfield on Tuesday night for the first leg of their last-16 tie.
Real Madrid beat Liverpool 1-0 in last season’s showpiece, thanks to a second-half strike from Vinicius Junior.
Can Los Blancos assert their dominance over the English giants once again? Or will Jurgen Klopp’s side gain their revenge this time around? It’s time to take a closer look at both sides.
Let's start the hosts, Liverpool, who booked their place in the last 16 by finishing second in Group A – level with Napoli on 15 points.
Indeed, the Reds won five of their six group games earlier in the campaign – scoring 17 goals while conceding six in the process.
Liverpool head into Tuesday’s clash on the back of successive 2-0 victories over Everton and Newcastle United, meaning they sit eighth in the Premier League table.
Although Klopp’s men have struggled for consistency this season, they can take confidence from the fact that they have lost just three of their past 19 Champions League encounters.
As for Real Madrid, they finished atop Group F – one point clear of RB Leipzig – after losing just one of their six group matches.
The Spanish giants scored over 1.5 goals in all four of their group-stage victories, securing top spot with a 5-1 thrashing of Celtic on Matchday 6.
Los Blancos claimed a 2-0 win against Osasuna last time out, meaning they have won 16 of their 22 La Liga matches this term.
Still, they remain eight points behind Barcelona in the La Liga table, so they will be desperate to give their all in the Champions League this season.
Head-to-head: Following last season’s final triumph, Real Madrid have won five of their last six Champions League meetings with Liverpool.
The Reds beat Los Blancos twice in 2009, but Real Madrid are unbeaten in six Champions League games against Liverpool since then.
Team news: Liverpool are currently without the injured duo of Luis Diaz and Thiago Alcantara, while Ibrahima Konate and Darwin Nunez are doubts for Tuesday.
There are question marks over the fitness of Karim Benzema but he is expected to be available. Toni Kroos, Ferland Mendy and Aurélien Tchouaméni are out for the fixture due to injury.
Although Liverpool have turned the corner in recent weeks, Real Madrid’s record against the Reds in Europe is difficult to ignore.
With that in mind, Forebet predicts that Real Madrid will leave Anfield with a slender first-leg lead, as the visitors look set to record a narrow clean-sheet victory.
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