Familiar foes Liverpool and Real Madrid serve up a repeat of the 2021-22 Champions League final when they renew hostilities at Anfield on Tuesday for the first leg of their last-16 tie.

Jurgen Klopp's crop placed second in Group A behind Italian powerhouses Napoli to set up a reunion with the holders, who beat Celtic, Shakhtar Donetsk and RB Leipzig to first place in Group F.

While Vinicius Junior's winner and Thibaut Courtois's sensational string of saves dominated the on-field talk of last year's Champions League final between Liverpool and Real Madrid, the contest at the Stade de France will forever be overshadowed by the harrowing scenes of Reds supporters being penned in outside the gates and subjected to tear gas prior to the match.

Baseless allegations emerged from the authorities' side of late-arriving fans with fake tickets causing the disruption, but an independent report has since cleared Liverpool supporters of any wrongdoing - insisting that the "primary responsibility" lies with UEFA - and Klopp's loyal fanbase can look forward to Tuesday's contest with a renewed sense of hope.

Very few teams will proudly boast to get the better of Napoli this season, but only goal difference separated the two sides in the Group A standings as Liverpool collected 15 points from a possible 18, winning five in a row after their humbling 4-1 loss to the Partenopei on matchday one.

Back-to-back Premier League wins over Everton and Newcastle United - the latter coming courtesy of Darwin Nunez and Cody Gakpo's efforts - means that a top-four finish is not beyond the realm of possibility for Liverpool, who appear to have turned a corner after a disastrous start to proceedings in 2023.

Klopp's team have suffered just one Champions League last-16 exit in the last five years - going down to Real's near neighbours Atletico Madrid in 2019-20 - and Liverpool's unbeaten run at Anfield now stands at a respectable seven games, but their wretched record versus their esteemed visitors is well-documented.

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Liverpool don wakeup.

Madrid fit win this cup again.

What a match

Liverpool are currently in their worst form, I don't see them surviving Madrid Tonight.

This I have seen.

Tough time for Liverpool.

Anything spelt with “P” ain’t winning in times like this !

Peter and Liverpool should start licking their wounds

real madrid to draw

War

Can't wait for Arsenal to return to Champions League action

YNWA

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Dis is anfield...

Liverpool need to win make my guy no mad oooooh.....90odds wey em book,ac Milan to win totteham,Bayern to win psg, Dortmund to win Chelsea,and real Madrid to win Liverpool and em wan stake am 1k to win 90k.....omor we come discourage am ooooo say the game go cut make em no waste em money.... especially because of psg vs Bayern.....now the game don almost enter

Hit like for Real Madrid and share for Liverpool.

As a RM fan, I am actually concerned that we may loose tonight. I just hope the deficit won't be much

Hala Madrid

Illegal1:
Dis is anfield...

Who cares?

Alright

Check my signature

Real Madrid go rape Liverpool in the nyash without condom

ogododo:
Madrid fit win this cup again.

Fear God oo..

CoronaVirusRelo:
Anything spelt with “P” ain’t winning in times like this !

Peter and Liverpool should start leaking their wounds

ok

Real Madrid just dominate champions league, turning it to farmers league

Liverpool should win

Who else has observed that one mod is restricting the response tab for political threads on nairaland, and the 'like' tab disabled too?
Not all threads, but "political threads".

I think the mod must have been targeting Obidients in this craftiness.

Husband versus Wife.

We already know the outcome.

Liverpool go chop am today wotowoto. . Again.

Madrid win 2:1

We're winning tonight

ogododo:
Madrid fit win this cup again.

There still clubs that can stop dem. . Like City, Bayern, PSG, Chelsea, Liverpool and Napoli.

So it's not sure.

When is Napoli March?