Champions League Round of 16: What happened the last time Liverpool took on Real Madrid?

UEFA Champions League Round of 16 draws are completed and fans will be treated to some exciting and blockbuster matches. Champions League Round of 16 draw sees Paris St-Germain facing  Bayern Munich, while Manchester City will be tested by RB Leipzig. Italian sides AC Milan and Inter will face Tottenham and Porto respectively. However, biggest matchup of  Champions League Round of 16 draw is rematch of last season's final with Liverpool facing defending champions Real Mrid.

Liverpool vs Real Mrid: Highlights from previous meeting between both teams

During last season's UEFA Champions League final, Real Mrid edged out Liverpool by a solitary goal scored by Vinicius Jr to lift prestigious title for 14th time.  start of match h to be delayed by 36 minutes owing to a security issue outside stium, seemingly caused due to crowd and handling at Ste de France. Liverpool hit post in opening session with Real Mrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois deflecting Saido Mane's shot.

Real Mrid did come close to opening scoring though, Karim Benzema but his effort was overturned by VAR for being offside. Los Blancos broke delock with first good chance in second half. Valverde marched down left with ball and got it to back post with an effort that almost looked like an errant shot, but Vinicius Jr ensured that he buried ball into empty net with Alisson, t in a position to stop it.  

UCL 2022-23: Liverpool vs Real Mrid he-to-he record

Both teams have faced each or a total of 9-time in Champions League and Real Mrid has emerged victorious on five occasions. Liverpool has won four matches, while one match ended in a draw. It is fourth time in six seasons that Liverpool are facing  Real Mrid in Champions League. Two of those occasions have been in finals, with Real Mrid winning both in 2017-18 and 2021-22. Spanish champions also kcked Liverpool out in quarter-finals in 2020-21 season. Liverpool on or hand has beaten Mrid in 1981 European Cup decider and kcked m out of last 16 in 2008-09