On Tuesday, the UEFA Champions League battles will continue. In Group E, Moscow's "Spartak" will compete against the visitors from England - "Liverpool".
Here are some of the most interesting match facts:
- In the past, the Russians only faced a Premier League club twice, and in the 2002/03 Champions League season, both matches ended with an impressive triumph for "Liverpool" - the English team won 5-0 at home and 3-1 away.
- The Moscow club struggles to play tournament matches at home - in front of their own fans, they have only achieved 2 victories in the last 17 matches (5 draws, 10 losses). In the last 18 meetings, they only managed to keep a clean sheet once.
- If we include away matches, "Spartak" has only triumphed 5 times in the last 36 matches (6 draws, 25 losses).
- All of the last 19 Russian goals in the tournament were scored from the penalty spot.
- "Spartak" managed to reach the knockout stage only once in 11 appearances in the tournament (1995/96).
- The statistics of "Liverpool" in recent years are also unimpressive. This is their 10th season in the Champions League, but the English team has not played in the decisive stage of the tournament since 2009.
- "Liverpool" cannot secure a victory in the last 6 league matches (3 draws, 3 losses). This is their longest streak in the tournament. They also cannot keep a clean sheet in 8 consecutive matches.
- The last time "Liverpool" won away was in November 2009, when they defeated "Debrecen" 1-0.
- "Liverpool" striker Roberto Firmino became the only player in the first round of matches who failed to convert a penalty kick (the other five players were successful).
