Read a statistical preview of Liverpool's Champions League encounter with Real Madrid at Anfield.
The Reds host the champions on Wednesday evening (8pm GMT kick-off) and, ahead of the match, here are 13 interesting facts and figures, compiled by club statistician Ged Rea…
Liverpool have already faced Real Madrid 11 times, all in the European Cup/Champions League. The Reds won each of the first three, including the 1981 final, but lost seven of the last eight.
The Reds have been beaten more times by Real and conceded more goals (17) to them than any other team in European competition.
Liverpool's biggest win against Real came in March 2009, when Steven Gerrard scored twice in a 4-0 win at Anfield.
Arne Slot's side are the only team to have won all four of their Champions League matches this season.
The Reds have scored 10 times in those wins, with eight different players scoring. Luis Diaz is the only player to score more than once
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Liverpool have failed to score in five of their last 41 European matches, but three of those draws came against Real.
The Reds have scored 36 times in their last 13 home matches in Europe, with only Atalanta, who kept a clean sheet, stopping them from scoring at least twice.
Slot's side are yet to concede a goal at Anfield in the Champions League this season.
This will be the Reds' 54th meeting against a Spanish team, their most matches against teams from a single country in Europe. Of the previous 53, they have won 20, drawn 13 and lost 20.
Diaz scored a hat-trick in the 4-0 home win over Bayer Leverkusen on matchday four. Since October 1984, no Liverpool player has scored a hat-trick in successive European matches at Anfield, when John Wark and Ian Rush did so.
Ryan Gravenberch and Virgil van Dijk have played every minute of Liverpool's Champions League campaign so far.
Mohamed Salah still needs two goals to reach the club's 50-goal mark in European competition.
Liverpool have not received a red card in their last 79 European matches, since Joe Gomez's 13th appearance against Sevilla at Anfield in September 2017.
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