In the last three seasons that the Reds have met clubs from Germany they have not only won the tie but gone on to reach the final of the respective European competition.
Those doubles occurred in their successful 2005 Champions League campaign, the 2016 Europa League journey and last term’s adventure all the way from Hoffenheim to Kiev.
For more pre-match facts and figures, courtesy of club statistician Ged Rea, read on…
This is the fifth European tie that the clubs have met in, with the previous four including two that produced a goalless first leg.