CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL
FINAL QUALIFYING ROUND
AUGUST 15, 2017 (First Leg) Hoffenheim 1 Liverpool 2 Trent Alexander-Arnold marked his European debut with a free-kick opener. AUGUST 23, 2017 (Second Leg) Liverpool 4 Hoffenheim 2 Three goals in the opening 20 minutes made the second leg a formality.
GROUP E
SEPTEMBER 13, 2017 Liverpool 2 Sevilla 2 Roberto Firmino missed a penalty to make it 3-1 and Joe Gomez was sent off late on. SEPTEMBER 26, 2017 Spartak Moscow 1 Liverpool 1 Barcelona-bound Philippe Coutinho cancelled out Fernando’s free-kick for another point. OCTOBER 17, 2017 Maribor 0 Liverpool 7 Spartak Moscow 0 Coutinho’s one and only Reds hat-trick ensured they topped the group.
ROUND OF 16
FEBRUARY 14, 2018 (First Leg) Porto 0 Liverpool 5 Sadio Mane, below, claimed the matchball after a devastating counter-attacking display. MARCH 6, 2018 (Second Leg) Liverpool 0 Porto 0 Liverpool won 5-0 on aggregate as Mane hit the woodwork and Klopp gave a few squad players a run-out.
QUARTER-FINALS
APRIL 4, 2018 (First Leg) Liverpool 3 Manchester City 0 The Premier League leaders were blown away by an explosive start, although Mo Salah looked offside for the opener. APRIL 10, 2018 (Second Leg) Manchester City 1 Liverpool 2 Liverpool won 5-1 on aggregate and City boss Pep Guardiola was sent off after Leroy Sane’s goal to make it 2-0 on the night was wrongly called offside.
SEMI-FINALS
APRIL 24, 2018 (First Leg) Liverpool 5 Roma 2 Two late Roma goals almost took the gloss off another Salah-inspired display. MAY 2, 2018 (Second Leg) Roma 4 Liverpool 2 Liverpool won 7-6 on aggregate after two more late goals had them hanging on. Mane and Georginio Wijnaldum had appeared to put them in control.