Liverpool’s last two matches against all eight of their Champions League opponents

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Liverpool fans have reason to be happy with their Champions League group phase draw this season, after they learnt their opponents during a ceremony in Monaco on Thursday.Thierry Henry and David Villa drew the teams, with the Reds facing Inter Milan, Atletico Madrid, Porto, Club Brugge, Fenerbahce, Villarreal, Lens and LASK.The draw had a familiar feel for Liverpool fans, with the Reds felt to have played all but two of their eight opponents before, and a number of them several times in the not too distant past. The Reds will face Atletico Madrid, Porto, Villarreal and Lens at Anfield and Inter, Club Brugge, Fenerbahce and LASK away from home Photo Credit: Getty Images/Erwin Spek/Soccrates Atletico Madrid – Overall record 4 wins 2 draws 3 defeatsLiverpool faced Atletico Madrid during the Champions League group phase last season, winning a rollercoaster match 3-2 at Anfield.The Reds took a commanding early lead through Andy Robertson and Mohamed Salah, before a second-half double from Marcos Llorente seemed to have given Atleti a point.

Up popped Virgil van Dijk at the death to win the match with a header.The two teams had also played each other during the 2021/22 group stage, with goals from Diogo Jota and Sadio Mane giving them a 2-0 win, again at Anfield.READ MORE: The staggering cost of Liverpool’s starting XI once Bradley Barcola has joined for £120mInter Milan – 2-0-5Liverpool also faced Inter Milan last season, meaning they are playing the same two teams from Pot One. Like last year, this fixture will also take place at the San Siro, seeing an early reunion between Liverpool and Curtis Jones.Jones played during the game last year, when a controversial last-gasp penalty from Dominik Szoboszlai gave the Reds a 1-0 win.The Reds did lose the last fixture against Inter before that – a 1-0 defeat during a last-16 match in 2022 – but after winning 2-0 in the first-leg at San Siro, Liverpool progressed to the last eight anyway.Porto – 0-2-6At one stage it had felt as though Liverpool were playing Porto every single year in the Champions League.It has now been almost five years since their last fixture, which also came during the 2021/22 group stage.Photo by Matthew Ashton – AMA/Getty ImagesLiverpool won the home game 2-0 – with Thiago Alcantara’s brilliant strike the most memorable moment from that match -while the Reds pummelled the Portuguese champions 5-1 at the Dragao.

Porto have never won in eight tries against Liverpool, so a degree of revenge may be in store.Villarreal – 3-0-1Liverpool fans are basically having a re-run of the 21/22 campaign at this stage, and they will remember the semi-final clashes against Villarreal very well.The Reds won comfortably at Anfield, taking a 2-0 win back to Spain, before a brief fightback from Villarreal was ended, and Liverpool eventually ran out 3-2 winners on the night, with goals from Fabinho, Sadio Mane and Luis Diaz sealing their place in the final.Club Brugge – 2-1-0If Liverpool have become used to playing the majority of their opponents in recent years, it has been a long, long time since they came up against Club Brugge.The Reds have not faced the Belgian side since the 1978, when a goal from Kenny Dalglish won Liverpool their second European Cup at Wembley.The two teams had met two years previously in the UEFA Cup semi-final, with a 1-1 draw in Brussels the most recent of the two matches. 💣Just how good a signing will Bradley Barcola be for Liverpool? The Reds have FINALLY found an agreement with Paris Saint-Germain Photo Credit: Getty Images/Harry Langer/DeFodi Images/DeFodi Fenerbahce -N/AFenerbahce are the first of the eight clubs who Liverpool have never played against competitively before.Lens – N/AThe Reds are also yet to face off with Lens, and their visit to Anfield will be a special occasion.LASK – 2-0-0Fans will also remember the double-header against LASK in 23/24, when Liverpool were playing in the Europa League for the only time under Jurgen Klopp.The Reds fell behind during their opening group stage match in Linz, but recovered to win 3-1, before comfortably beating the Austrians 4-0 at Anfield.