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UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - 2017/18 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS (First leg: 2-1) Anfield - Liverpool Wednesday 23 August 2017 Liverpool FC 20.45CET (19.45 local time) TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Play-off, Second leg Last updated 14/05/2018 16:26CET UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE OFFICIAL SPONSORS Previous meetings 2 Match background 5 Squad list 6 Match officials 8 Fixtures and results 9 Match-by-match lineups 12 Team facts 13 Legend 15 1 Liverpool FC - TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Wednesday 23 August 2017 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Anfield, Liverpool Previous meetings Head to Head UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Uth 87; Alexander- TSG 1899 Hoffenheim - 15/08/2017 PO 1-2 Sinsheim Arnold 35, Nordtveit Liverpool FC 74 (og) Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA Liverpool FC 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 Liverpool FC - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Origi 48, Coutinho 66, Sakho 78, Lovren Liverpool FC - Borussia 4-3 14/04/2016 QF Liverpool 90+1; Mkhitaryan 5, Dortmund agg: 5-4 Aubameyang 9, Reus 57 07/04/2016 QF Borussia Dortmund - Liverpool FC 1-1 Dortmund Hummels 48; Origi 36 1-0 25/02/2016 R32 Liverpool FC - FC Augsburg Liverpool Milner 5 (P) agg: 1-0 18/02/2016 R32 FC Augsburg - Liverpool FC 0-0 Augsburg UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Krzynówek 88; Luis Bayer 04 Leverkusen - Liverpool 1-3 09/03/2005 R16 Leverkusen García 28, 32, Baroš FC agg: 2-6 67 Luis García 15, John Liverpool FC - Bayer 04 Arne Riise 35, 22/02/2005 R16 3-1 Liverpool Leverkusen Hamann 90+2; França 90+3 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Ballack 16, 64, Bayer 04 Leverkusen - Liverpool 4-2 Berbatov 68, Lúcio 09/04/2002 QF Leverkusen FC agg: 4-3 84; Abel Xavier 42, Litmanen 79 Liverpool FC - Bayer 04 03/04/2002 QF 1-0 Liverpool Hyypiä 44 Leverkusen Liverpool FC - Borussia 30/10/2001 GS1 2-0 Liverpool Šmicer 15, Wright 82 Dortmund 19/09/2001 GS1 Borussia Dortmund - Liverpool FC 0-0 Dortmund 2 Liverpool FC - TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Wednesday 23 August 2017 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Anfield, Liverpool UEFA Super Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Salihamidžić 57, FC Bayern München - Liverpool Jancker 82; John 24/08/2001 F 2-3 Monaco FC Arne Riise 23, Heskey 45, Owen 46 European Champions Clubs' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers FC Bayern München - Liverpool 1-1 K-H. Rummenigge 88; 22/04/1981 SF Munich FC agg: 1-1 ag Kennedy 83 Liverpool FC - FC Bayern 08/04/1981 SF 0-0 Liverpool München European Champions Clubs' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Liverpool FC - VfL Borussia 3-0 Kennedy 6, Dalglish 12/04/1978 SF Liverpool Mönchengladbach agg: 4-2 35, Case 54 VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach Hannes 28, Bonhof 29/03/1978 SF 2-1 Dusseldorf - Liverpool FC 90; Johnson 89 1. FC Dynamo Dresden - 2-1 Kotte 47, Sachse 52; 02/11/1977 R2 Dresden Liverpool FC agg: 3-6 Heighway 67 Hansen 14, Case 21, Liverpool FC - 1. FC Dynamo 58, Neal 43 (P), 19/10/1977 R2 5-1 Liverpool Dresden Kennedy 66; Häfner 76 UEFA Super Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Thompson 21, 6-0 McDermott 40, 56, 57, 06/12/1977 F Liverpool FC - Hamburger SV Liverpool agg: 7-1 Fairclough 84, Dalglish 88 Keller 29; Fairclough 22/11/1977 F Hamburger SV - Liverpool FC 1-1 Hamburg 65 European Champions Clubs' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers McDermott 28, Smith Liverpool FC - VfL Borussia 25/05/1977 F 3-1 Rome 65, Neal 83 (P); Mönchengladbach Simonsen 51 UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Liverpool FC - 1. FC Dynamo 2-1 Case 24, Keegan 47; 17/03/1976 QF Liverpool Dresden agg: 2-1 Heidler 63 1. FC Dynamo Dresden - 03/03/1976 QF 0-0 Dresden Liverpool FC 3 Liverpool FC - TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Wednesday 23 August 2017 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Anfield, Liverpool UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach - 2-0 23/05/1973 F Monchengladbach Heynckes 31, 40 Liverpool FC agg: 2-3 Liverpool FC - VfL Borussia Keegan 21, 32, 10/05/1973 F 3-0 Liverpool Mönchengladbach Lloyd 61 1. FC Dynamo Dresden - 0-1 21/03/1973 QF Dresden Keegan 53 Liverpool FC agg: 0-3 Liverpool FC - 1. FC Dynamo 07/03/1973 QF 2-0 Liverpool Hall 25, Boersma 60 Dresden Boersma 1, Liverpool FC - Berliner FC 3-1 13/12/1972 R3 Liverpool Heighway 25, Dynamo agg: 3-1 Toshack 55; Netz 8 Berliner FC Dynamo - Liverpool 29/11/1972 R3 0-0 Berlin FC 0-0 26/09/1972 R1 Eintracht Frankfurt - Liverpool FC Frankfurt am Main agg: 0-2 Keegan 12, Hughes 12/09/1972 R1 Liverpool FC - Eintracht Frankfurt 2-0 Liverpool 75 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers G. Müller 25, 27, U. FC Bayern München - Liverpool 3-1 03/11/1971 R2 Munich Hoeness 58; Evans FC agg: 3-1 38 Liverpool FC - FC Bayern 20/10/1971 R2 0-0 Liverpool München UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Borussia Dortmund - Liverpool 2-1 Held 61, Yeats 109 05/05/1966 F Glasgow FC (aet) ET (og); Hunt 68 European Champions Clubs' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers St. John 21, Hunt 36; 24/03/1965 QF (Rep) Liverpool FC - 1. FC Köln 2-2 (Rep) Rotterdam Thielen 40, Löhr 48 0-0 17/03/1965 QF Liverpool FC - 1. FC Köln Liverpool agg: 2-2 ag 10/02/1965 QF 1. FC Köln - Liverpool FC 0-0 Cologne TSG 1899 Hoffenheim - Record versus clubs from opponents' country TSG 1899 Hoffenheim have not played against a club from their opponents' country Home Away Final Neutral Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA Liverpool FC 14 11 3 0 15 3 8 4 7 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 37 18 13 6 60 32 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 4 Liverpool FC - TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Wednesday 23 August 2017 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Anfield, Liverpool Match background Liverpool FC will look to bring TSG 1899 Hoffenheim's maiden UEFA Champions League campaign to an early conclusion as they defend a 2-1 lead in their UEFA Champions League play-off decider. Previous meetings • Liverpool are now unbeaten in their last seven encounters with German opposition; their overall record reads P37 W18 D13 L6 F60 A32. They have yet to lose in 14 home meetings with German opponents: W11 D3 L0. • This is Hoffenheim's first European tie, with the play-off first leg at the Rhein-Neckar-Arena in Sinsheim marking the start of their maiden continental campaign. • Fourth place in the 2016/17 Bundesliga was the south-west German club's best-ever league finish. Match background • After a year's absence from European competition, Liverpool qualified for the play-offs by coming fourth in last season's Premier League. • Since 2009/10, when the Reds failed to get out of their UEFA Champions League group, this is their second appearance in the competition following another group-stage participation in 2014/15. • The aim for Liverpool, five-time European champions, is a tenth tilt at the UEFA Champions League group stage. • Their last European campaign, 2015/16, ended in a UEFA Europa League final defeat by Sevilla FC in Basel. • Their last five European games at Anfield have produced a home victory; in fact, Liverpool are unbeaten in nine home matches in Europe, since a 3-0 reverse to Real Madrid CF on 22 October 2014. Team and coach links • Liverpool boss Jürgen Klopp faced Hoffenheim 16 times as a manager during his career in Germany. His record was D1 L1 with 1. FSV Mainz 05, and W5 D5 L4 with Borussia Dortmund. • Liverpool forward Roberto Firmino was at Hoffenheim between 2011 and 2015, scoring 38 goals in 140 league games. • TSG's Nadiem Amiri, Sandro Wagner and Kerem Demirbay, together with Emre Can of Liverpool, helped Germany win the FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia in July. Coach profiles • A UEFA Champions League runner-up as Dortmund coach in 2013, Klopp steered Liverpool into this month's play- offs at the conclusion to his first full season in English football. The league title and cup success that the charismatic 50-year-old enjoyed with BVB has so far eluded him, though he did lead the Merseysiders to the UEFA Europa League and English League Cup finals of 2016. • The Bundesliga's youngest-ever head coach when appointed Hoffenheim boss in February 2016, at the age of 28, Julian Nagelsmann initially helped stave off the threat of relegation with a combination of tactical know-how and excellent man-management. That same recipe, developed during a long coaching apprenticeship with FC Augsburg, TSV 1860 München and TSG, then fuelled their march to fourth place last term.