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FC Porto v Liverpool (1945 GMT, BT Sport 2)

The last time Liverpool faced Porto in the Champions League, they went on to reach the last four.

The two clubs – both winners of the competition since the turn of the century – were paired in the group stages for the 2007/08 campaign, first drawing in Portugal before the Reds were 4-1 winners at Anfield, and Jurgen Klopp would certainly take those scorelines this time around.

Liverpool have been handed the more favourable draw, with the home tie coming in the second leg and that could be vital.

They travel to Estadio do Dragao as favourites and Klopp’s men will be confident after going unbeaten in the group stages, scoring 23 goals in just six games, and I think they will return to England with the advantage.

Their last 16 opponents – the only team yet to taste defeat in all domestic competitions in Europe's top leagues – should provide a stern test though.

Sergio Conceicao’s side were runners up in their Champions League group, but they are growing in confidence having not lost in their last three European outings, netting nine in that period.

Porto danger men include forwards Moussa Marega and Vincent Aboubakar, who have 43 goals between them in all competitions this term, while Yacine Brahimi is often their creative spark.

The Reds are no strangers to creativity and finding the back of the net themselves, though, with Roberto Firmino and Mo Salah bagging a combined 49 goals so far in 2017/18. The former is Liverpool’s top scorer in Europe with six and he can be backed at 21/10 to net anytime, with that price improved to 3/1 if we throw in the Liverpool win.

Klopp has managed his side well this season with squad rotation and, although he fielded a strong line-up in the weekend win at Southampton, they will be well prepared for this one. But while they may have improved defensively since the arrival of Virgil van Dijk and Loris Karius' improvement in form, keeping Porto quiet will not be easy.

Success for Liverpool would be scoring and avoiding defeat, and Firmino can help them do that by enhancing his excellent record in the competition.

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• Liverpool are unbeaten against Porto, having played them four times in all competitions (W2 D2). Their two encounters in Portugal both ended in draws.
• Their only previous encounter in the knockout stages of a European competition was in 2000/01 in the UEFA Cup quarter-finals. Liverpool won 2-0 on aggregate and went on to lift the trophy later that season.
• Porto have lost their last three Champions League knockout games (1 goal scored, 9 conceded).
• Porto have reached the knockout stages of the Champions League in consecutive seasons for the first time since 2009/10. They haven’t progressed past the quarter-finals since they lifted the trophy in 2004.
• Meanwhile, Liverpool have reached the knockout stages of the Champions League for the first time since 2008/09.
• Liverpool were one of four teams to remain unbeaten in this season’s Champions League group stages, alongside Barcelona, Besiktas and Tottenham.
• Only PSG (25) scored more goals than Liverpool (23) in this season’s Champions League group stages. The Reds also made more touches inside the opposition box than any other team (251).
• Porto scored more goals from set-piece (8) than any other team in this season’s Champions League group stages.
• Only PSG’s Parc des Princes stadium (16) produced more goals than Porto’s Dragão (15) in this season’s Champions League group stages.
• Porto’s Vincent Aboubakar has scored five goals and delivered two assists in this season’s Champions League (5 games), already the most prolific campaign of his career.
• In his first six Champions League games, Roberto Firmino has scored six goals and delivered three assists. Also, no player was directly involved in more goals than Firmino away from home in this season’s group stages (4 goals, 2 assists).