Liverpool has won only one of the last nine games against Real Madrid – a 2-0 victory last year at Anfield Road (Goals: Mac Allister, Gakpo). The Reds have faced Spanish teams in ten of the last eleven European Cup seasons.

This will be the eighth time that Liverpool and Real Madrid have met in the UEFA Champions League since the start of the 2017-18 season, with the Spanish side winning five of the previous seven (D1 L1...

Trent Alexander-Arnold may finally make his appearance for Real Madrid in a match of notable consequence, potentially doing so in a fitting venue -- Anfield.

When the draw for the Champions League group stages was made, there was a sense of inevitability about Trent Alexander-Arnold having to come back to Anfield with Real Madrid.

The heightened emotions around the exit of the player Liverpool fans used to serenade as the "Scouser in our team" took the focus away from how much of a loss Alexander-Arnold would be on the field.