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Hoffenheim Q&A: Liverpool's Champions League play-off opponents have a 30-year-old in the dugout and an ex-Leicester flop leading the line

Just two games stand between Liverpool and a return to the Champions League group stages.

Jurgen Klopp's side must overcome Hoffenheim, the surprise packages of the Bundesliga, over two legs to make it to the promised land.

Here Sportsmail have provided the lowdown on Liverpool's opponents as they prepare to face Hoffenheim in the Champions League play-off first leg at the Rhein-Neckar-Arena on Tuesday night.

Hoffenheim players train ahead of their first ever Champions League match on Tuesday night
Hoffenheim players train ahead of their first ever Champions League match on Tuesday night

How did they make it here?

Hoffenheim finished fourth in the Bundesliga last season to seal Champions League qualification for the first time in their history.