This is the first competitive encounter between RB Leipzig and Liverpool. However, this is Leipzig’s third English opponent in the UEFA Champions League since the start of 2020, eliminating Tottenham in last season’s round of 16 (4-0 on aggregate) and finishing ahead of Manchester Utd in this season’s group stages (5-0 defeat away and 3-2 win at home).
RB Leipzig’s only previous UEFA Champions League knockout appearance was last season when they reached the semi-finals, whilst Liverpool will be attempting to reach the final of the tournament for the third time in the last four campaigns.
RB Leipzig have only kept two clean sheets in their 10 home games in the UEFA Champions League, one of them coming in their only knockout game played on home turf to this date (3-0 v Tottenham, March 2020).
Penalties excluded (1 goal each), the 19 combined goals scored by RB Leipzig and Liverpool in this season’s Champions League have all come from open play.
RB Leipzig conceded 12 goals in their six group games this season, more than any other team among the 16 qualified for the knockout phase.
RB Leipzig wing-back Angeliño has had a hand in six UEFA Champions League goals this season (3 goals & 3 assists) – the only Spaniard with more goal involvements in the competition this season is Juventus’s Álvaro Morata (7, 6 goals & 1 assist).