Liverpool and FC Barcelona's successes this week over FC Porto and Manchester United respectively confirmed the two will meet in the semi-finals of this season's Champions League.
With 10 European Cup triumphs and 16 final appearances between them, the Reds and the Blaugrana are two of the biggest names in the tournament’s history.
Their forthcoming meetings on May 1 and May 7 will be the latest instalments in a rivalry dating back 43 years and spanning eight official fixtures.
And it’s a history that provides plenty of encouragement for Liverpool, as far as results are concerned…
UEFA Cup semi-final (1975-76)
One of the true landmarks in their evolution into a continental superpower, Liverpool’s first encounter with Barcelona came on an ill-tempered night at Camp Nou in the spring of 1976.