The Premier League’s two most entertaining sides do battle on Wednesday night, as Manchester City travel to Liverpool in the last-eight of the Champions League.
Pep Guardiola’s side knocked out Basel to reach the quarter-finals, while Jurgen Klopp’s men put Porto to the sword to progress, setting up the first meeting between two English clubs since the 2010/11 season, when Manchester United knocked out Chelsea.
Here, we take a look at some of the key match facts and statistics for both sides, as they prepare to do battle for a place in the last four of the competition.
LIVERPOOL
– Liverpool will be hoping history can repeat itself in the quarter-finals. Their last semi-final appearance came in 2008, when they defeat Premier League rivals Arsenal to reach the last four. After a 1-1 draw in London, Liverpool won 4-2 at Anfield to progress.
– Liverpool have not lost a European knockout match at Anfield since they were beaten 3-1 by Chelsea in the 2008/09 quarter-finals. Since then, the Reds have won 15 and drawn three.
– Klopp’s side have scored 28 Champions League goals this season, one shy of their club record in one campaign, set in 2007/08 (29).
– Roberto Firmino could become the first player to score eight Champions League goals for the Reds in one season, breaking the record set by club legend Steven Gerrard in 2008/09.
– James Milner has provided six assists in this season’s Champions League. In the last 10 seasons, only Neymar (8 in 2016/17), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (7 in 2012/13) and Xavi (2008/09) have provided more assists in a single campaign.
– Klopp is the only manager that has beaten Guardiola at least five times in all competitions. Jose Mourinho follows with four wins.
Jurgen Klopp has got the better of Pep Guardiola on five occasions
MANCHESTER CITY
– Guardiola could become the fourth manager to reach the Champions League semi-finals with three different teams (Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Manchester City) after Mourinho (4 teams), Carlo Ancelotti (3) and Louis van Gaal (3).
– Manchester City have scored at least once in each of their last 13 Champions League matches – a club record. The last English sides to score in more consecutive matches were Chelsea (18, April 2011-November 2012) and Manchester United (16, March 2011-November 2012).
– Only two of Manchester City’s previous seven Champions League knockout away matches have ended in victory – the 4-0 win against FC Basel in the last-16 this season and a 3-1 victory versus Dynamo Kyiv in February 2016.
– Guardiola has won each of his previous seven Champions League quarter-final ties – four with Barcelona and three with Bayern. He can reach the Champions Cup/Champions League semi-finals for a record-equalling eighth time, set by Mourinho.
– City will be hoping to reach the semi-finals of a European tournament for the fourth time, after the 1969/70 and 1970/71 Cup Winners’ Cup and the 2015/16 Champions League.
– In the last three Champions League campaigns, only Cristiano Ronaldo (10, excluding extra time) has netted more goals in the final 15 minutes of regular time than City’s Raheem Sterling (5).
Match facts and statistics are provided by Gracenote.
