The story so far
Liverpool takes on FC Porto in a Group B match on Wednesday and they will be looking to extend their unbeaten record in the ongoing UEFA Champions League campaign. The Reds have secured a place in the knockout stages of the competitions with four victories in four games and is guaranteed to finish first in Group B even if they lose their remaining two games. Jurgen Klopp and his men will now be motivated to extend their winning streak in Europe to five in five when they host their Portuguese counterparts in their penultimate group encounter.
The Merseysiders approach the mid-week's clash on the back of a 2-0 win over Atletico, a scoreline that practically booked the a place at the knockout stage. Over the weekend, they saw off Arsenal via a 4-0 scoreline after they had fallen to West Ham United in the Premier League in a previous outing. As a result, they should be motivated to get the better of the Portuguese outfit who are within qualification range.
Porto, on the other hand, sits in second place in the group with five points after four games. The Portuguese giants had only one European triumph this season, a 1-0 win over AC Milan last which came in October. After that, the Rossoneri held them to a 1-1 tie in the previous encounter. At the moment, Atletico Madrid are in third place, just a point behind them, While the stakes higher than usual, Sergio Conceicao's side will be aiming for all three points at Anfield as they wull have to deal with Atletico Madrid in their final group game.
On the domestic front, they have back their objective to finish with sliver ware this season with real performances. The Dragons currently sits atop the Primeira Liga with 29 points from 11 appearances, and are yet to lose a game having picked up nine wins and two draws.
Key facts about the match
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Liverpool are unbeaten in nine meetings with FC Porto (W6 D3), with five of those matches taking place under Jürgen Klopp's leadership (W4 D1).
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FC Porto will be facing Liverpool at Anfield for the fifth time in European football, having lost three of their previous four (D1) and only scoring one goal.
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If Liverpool avoids defeat in this encounter, FC Porto will become the first team they've met in European competition on ten occasions without losing a single game (currently W6 D3 in nine meetings).
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FC Porto have only won one of their 22 away games against English teams in European competition (D3 L18).
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Liverpool have only lost two of their 23 home games in the UEFA Champions League under Jürgen Klopp (W16 D5).
Predicted starting XI
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Liverpool: Alisson; Williams, Konate, Matip, Tsimikas; Oxlade-Chamberlain, Henderson, Thiago; Salah, Origi, Minamino
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FC Porto: Marchesin; Corona, Pepe, Mbemba, Sanusi; Otavio, Uribe, Oliveira, Diaz; Taremi, Evanilson.
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