Of the club's previous five appearances in the fixture, they won in 1977 and 2005 as European champions and in 2001 as UEFA Cup holders. The Reds lost as European Cup holders in 1978 and 1984.
Victory would put Liverpool level with Real Madrid on four wins apiece, AC Milan and Barcelona both have five, Atletico Madrid have three, with Ajax, Anderlecht, Juventus and Valencia all on two.
Liverpool’s last triumph, in 2005, came against CSKA Moscow.