None of Liverpool’s last 29 group/league phase matches in UEFA competition have finished in a draw, since the 1-1 at Midtjylland in December 2020.
Real have three wins from three in the Champions League this term, defeating Marseille 2-1 at home, winning 5-0 at Kairat Almaty and beating Juventus 1-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Kylian Mbappe is the joint-leading scorer in the Champions League so far with five, alongside Bayern Munich’s Harry Kane.
Xabi Alonso will be only the third opposing manager to take different teams to Anfield in European competition in successive seasons. He follows Ronald Koeman (Benfica in 2005-06 and PSV Eindhoven in 2006-07) and Eric Gerets (Galatasaray in 2006-07 and Marseille in 2007-08).
Real are playing in the Champions League for the 29th consecutive season, a record they share with Barcelona, and have reached the semi-finals or better in 12 of the last 15 campaigns.
They have had the most goal attempts in the competition this season with 75. Of those, 36 have been on target.
This is Real’s 63rd meeting with an English club; to date, they have won 26, drawn 16 and lost 20.
Liverpool and Real are the only pair of teams to have faced each other in three finals of this competition – 1981, 2018 and 2022.
This will be their 13th clash overall, all of which have been played in the European Cup.
