All eyes will be drawn to Anfield on Tuesday evening as two sides engulfed in European esteem lock horns in the Champions League
In a repeat of last season's final at the Stade de France, Liverpool line up against Real Madrid for the fifth time of Jurgen Klopp's reign.
So far, though, the German has been unable to get the better of any of his counterparts in the opposition dugout, with Zinedine Zidane and Carlo Ancelotti both reigning victorious in the clubs' four meetings across 2018, 2021 and 2022.
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Since their first encounter in the spring of 1981, contesting the European Cup final in a game that was decided by a late Alan Kennedy strike, the two sides have faced one another on a further eight occasions, with the Reds only managing to win one of those affairs.
The triumph in the city of Paris would see Bob Paisley's side collect their third European Cup triumph in five seasons. His successor, and fellow valued member of the Boot Room clan, Joe Fagan would reign victorious in Rome, while Rafa Benitez and Klopp would later add their name to an illustrious list of Reds managers to win the coveted trophy.
It means in total the two sides boast an eye-watering 20 European Cups between them, with Real's most successful era in the competition coming in the 1950s and most recently in the 2010s as Zidane guided the club to four titles in five seasons. The Spaniard's two most recent European conquests have come against Liverpool.
While tails will be wagging at the prospect of welcoming Real to a full Anfield in a few hours' time with the La Liga champions, like Liverpool, struggling to replicate their impressive league form of last season, Ancelotti knows how to succeed on Merseyside bragging Anfield victories with three different clubs during his managerial career.
One of the most iconic moments of this fixture's chronicles came in March 2009 as Liverpool, managed by Benitez, defeated the Spanish champions by an astonishing 4-0 scoreline in the second leg of their last-16 tie at Anfield.
Despite boasting talents such as Wesley Sneijder, Arjen Robben, Fabio Cannavaro and Sergio Ramos a brace from Steven Gerrard either side of strikes from Fernando Torres and Andrea Dossena capped off a remarkable night on Merseyside.
But when the sides were next paired up against each other in the 2014/2015 campaign, Brendan Rodgers' side were overpowered in both of their Champions League group stage fixtures. The first clash at Anfield would see the Reds swept aside by Ancelotti's side 3-0 after goals from Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema.
And Rodgers would cause controversy ahead of the second encounter just weeks later as Steven Gerrard, Philippe Coutinho, Jordan Henderson and Raheem Sterling were all named on the substitutes' bench with one eye on an upcoming Premier League clash against Chelsea which they later lost 2-1.
Klopp's men travel to the Santiago Bernabeu on March 15.
When is the draw for the quarter-final?
The draw for the final eight of the competition will take place in Nyon, Switzerland on Friday, March 17.
The first legs will be played on 11 and 12 April, with the return ties will be played on 18 and 19 April 2023.
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