THE GROUP GAMES

FULL GROUP E FIXTURE LIST Tonight Liverpool v Sevilla, Maribor v Spartak Moscow. Sep 26 Spartak Moscow v Liverpool, Sevilla v Maribor. Oct 17 Maribor v Liverpool, Spartak Moscow v Sevilla.

Nov 1 Liverpool v Maribor, Sevilla v Spartak Moscow.

Nov 21 Spartak Moscow v Maribor, Sevilla v Liverpool.

Dec 6 Liverpool v Spartak Moscow, Maribor v Sevilla.

Liverpool and Sevilla’s only previous encounter came in the final of the 2016 Europa League. The Andalucians won 3-1. Liverpool have won one of their eight Champions League home games against Spanish opposition (D3 L4), it was versus Real Madrid in March 2009 (4-0). However, Sevilla have lost all three of their Champions League trips to England. This is Liverpool’s 10th Champions League campaign, and only their second appearance in the group stages in the last eight seasons. In fact, Liverpool haven’t reached the knockout stages of the Champions League since 2008/09, when they were knocked out by Chelsea in the quarter-finals. Liverpool have won the European Cup/ Champions League on five occasions, more than any other English side. Liverpool have won their opening group game in each of their last three Champions League appearances. However, they have failed to win any of their last five group games in the competition (D2 L3). Sevilla are taking part in their fifth Champions League campaign. They have gone past the group stages in three of their four previous appearances but never further than the round of 16. Sevilla beat Istanbul Baakehir 4-3 on aggregate to reach this season’s Champions League group stages. Sevilla have only lost two of their last nine Champions League games (W5 D2). Liverpool beat German side Hoffenheim 6-3 on aggregate to reach this season’s Champions League group stages. Jurgen Klopp has reached the knockout stages in three of his four Champions League campaigns, all with Dortmund. He was beaten finalist in 2013.