Back in March 2009 Liverpool enjoyed an unforgettable night as they thrashed Real Madrid 4-0 to reach the quarter finals of the Champions League.
But that memorable moment was the last time the Reds beat the Spanish giants, failing to win any of the last eight matches between the two – a winless run stretching across 15 years.
But on Wednesday, Liverpool welcome Real Madrid to Anfield in what they may feel is their best chance to finally end that long run without a victory and continue Arne Slot’s impressive start.
As far as transitions into a new era go, Liverpool’s from Jurgen Klopp to Slot could hardly have gone any better.
The Dutchman has them sitting top of the Premier League, while they started this week top of the pile in the Champions League as well.
They have won all four of their games so far in Europe, scoring 10 goals and conceding just one.
That is in contrast to the start to Real Madrid’s campaign in both La Liga and the Champions League.
Carlo Ancelotti’s side won both competitions last season but they are second in their domestic table and started the week 18th in the league phase of the Champions League.
Three of their four games in Europe so far have been at home, where they have convincingly beaten Stuttgart and Borussia Dortmund but lost 3-1 to AC Milan in their most recent fixture. Encouragingly for Liverpool is that their only away game so far was at Lille, who won 1-0.
