Liverpool vs Real Madrid LIVE: Champions League team news and lineups from the last 16 matches – Cody Gakpo kicks off

Mo Salah, who plays for Liverpool, has scored 43 goals in the Champions League.

If the Egyptian player scores tonight, he will equal Chelsea and Ivory Coast legend Didier Drogba (44) as the African player to score the most goals in the tournament.

Jurgen Klopp has lost 5 out of 10 games against Real Madrid in the Champions League, more than any other opponent (3D 2D).

The German also lost four times to Carlo Ancelotti in their 7 matches in the competition (2D 1B), also the record for most defeats.

Jurgen Klopp’s men have won 15 of their last 19 games in Europe with one draw and three losses. They are two goals away from reaching 150 in the Champions League during Klopp’s tenure.

This will be his 66th fixture.

This is the eighth consecutive campaign that Liverpool has faced off against a side from Spain.

This is the Reds’ 52nd encounter with a Spanish opponent – their highest number against clubs from any nation.

Liverpool are aiming to record a third consecutive home win against their Spanish opponent for the first time in their history, after their wins against Atletico Madrid and Villarreal last season.

Although the Brazilian winger has been accused of provoking opposing fans and players with ball tricks and dance celebrations, Klopp said that was no reason to treat him that way.

This Liverpool The manager said, “Is he doing something on the field that could cause it? There’s nothing in the world that can justify that. If I say yes, imagine that would be totally crazy.

Liverpool have failed to win in their last six games against Real Madrid, with one draw and five losses. These five defeats include the 2018 and 2022 finals.

The Reds had actually won their previous three games between 1981 and 2009.

If Jordan Henderson makes a debut, he will be on the Reds’ top 10 European player list and join Phil Neal in 74 games.

Henry and Fenway Sports Group In November, they announced that the club was in the market, but now they are more likely to find a minority investor. The American consortium is in talks with possible partners.

FSG bought Liverpool for £300m in 2010 and may be looking for £4bn to sell the club but unlike Manchester United they are not considered to have received any concrete offers and will now focus on finding someone to buy a smaller stake. your club

Henry told the Boston Sports Journal: “I know there’s been a lot of talk and quote about the LFC, but I’m keeping the facts: we just formalized an ongoing process.

“Are we going to stay in the UK forever? No. Are we selling LFCs? No. Are you talking to investors about LFC? Yes. Will something happen there? I believe it’s not going to be a sale. Have we sold anything in the last 20 years?”

Liverpool owner John Henry said he would not sell the club, although he considered this option last year. Henry’s Fenway Sports Group (FSG), which bought Liverpool in 2010, said it would “think new shareholders” at the Reds in November.

FSG chairman Tom Werner later said the club’s owners were “investigating a sale” but “may continue their management for a while”.

“Are we selling LFC? No,” Henry told the Boston Sports Journal. “Are you talking to investors about the LFC? Yes. Will something happen there? I believe it is, but it will not be a sale.”

Mo Salah is one goal away from Liverpool’s all-time top scorer in European tournaments.

The Egyptian, who is currently on the same level as Steven Gerrard at 41, will be in the history books if he scores in a Champions League draw with Real Madrid at Anfield on Tuesday night.