Real Madrid and Liverpool are two of the greatest clubs in football history. Over the years, the two European giants have clashed 11 times in the UEFA Champions League, with three of those matches being played in the latter stages of the competition.

There’s a lot of history between these two teams, and they’ll meet again on Wednesday in another Champions League match.

Ahead of that mouth-watering match at Anfield, let’s take a look back at five classic encounters between Real Madrid and Liverpool in the Champions League, starting with Los Blancos’ latest visit to Merseyside.

During the first leg between Real Madrid and Liverpool in the round of 16 of the 2022/23 season, Los Blancos won 5-2 at Anfield.

Liverpool surprised Real Madrid in the first fourteen minutes by taking a 2-0 lead through Darwin Nunez and Mohamed Salah. Carlo Ancelotti’s men responded in style, with Vinicius Jr scoring twice to put Real level at half-time.

Los Blancos extended their lead with three additional goals in the second half. Eder Militao scored after the break, and Karim Benzema followed with a brace to seal the victory.

Ultimately, Real Madrid won the Round of 16 6-2 on aggregate after a 1-0 win at the Santiago Bernabeu.

After securing a memorable 1-0 win in the first leg of the 2008/09 Tour tie at the Santiago Bernabeu, Liverpool followed up with an impressive 4-0 win at Anfield.

That evening, Fernando Torres opened the scoring for the Reds before Steven Gerrard doubled Liverpool’s tally. Gerrard extended Liverpool’s lead from the penalty spot after the break.

In the final minutes of the match, Andrea Dossena sealed the victory, sending Liverpool through to the quarter-finals.

An 81st minute winner from left back Alan Kennedy saw Liverpool win the Champions League – then known as the European Cup – in the 1981 final in Paris.

After a tense tactical battle, the Reds managed to eliminate Los Blancos late in the match, allowing Kennedy to take the victory.

Notably, it was the third time Bob Paisley had won the league with Liverpool since becoming manager in 1974. Paisley made history by becoming the first manager to win the trophy three times.

The most recent Champions League final between Liverpool and Real Madrid ended with Los Blancos lifting the trophy at the Stade de France in Paris.

Vinicius Jr. scored the decisive goal in the 59th minute, scoring unmarked at the far post. Los Blancos were also helped over the line by a solid defensive performance.

With this final victory, Carlo Ancelotti became the first coach in history to win the competition four times.

In the 2018 Champions League final, Real Madrid defeated Liverpool 3-1 in Kiev, Ukraine.

Karim Benzema put Los Blancos ahead in the 51st minute, but Sadio Mané equalized for Liverpool four minutes later. Substitute Gareth Bale then scored a stunning bicycle kick to restore Real Madrid’s lead.

Bale lifted the trophy for Real in the 81st minute, with Reds goalkeeper Loris Karius failing to deal with the Welshman’s 30-yard strike.

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