MatchChampions League: 14 stats to know about Inter v Liverpool

The Reds travel to Milan for matchday six of the league phase and a date against Christian Chivu’s side on Tuesday evening (8pm GMT).

See some of the key facts and figures regarding the encounter below…

Liverpool have met Inter six times previously in Europe, winning four and losing two.

The Reds have the chance to become only the second visiting team in history to beat Inter three times at San Siro in the European Cup, emulating Bayern Munich.

They have recorded five victories in their last six away games against Italian clubs.

Cody Gakpo could make his 150th appearance for Liverpool. He has scored 46 goals since joining in January 2023.

Liverpool have won seven of their last nine away European fixtures.

This is the ninth successive season that the Reds have faced Italian opposition.

Dominik Szoboszlai and Virgil van Dijk have played every minute of Liverpool’s Champions League campaign this season.

Conor Bradley will be suspended for the trip to Marseille in the New Year if he is booked in this match.

The Reds have lost only twice in their last 16 games played on December 9, a sequence going back to 1933 - against Fiorentina in 2009 and in 1984 versus Independiente in the World Club Championship in Tokyo.

Inter were the last Italian Champions League winners, lifting the trophy in 2010 when they defeated Bayern 2-0 in Madrid.

I Nerazzurri reached the European Cup final in two of the past three seasons but lost on both occasions - against Manchester City in 2023 and Paris Saint-Germain earlier this year.

They have won four of their five fixtures in the Champions League so far this term, conceding only three goals.

Lautaro Martinez has scored in each of his last five home Champions League appearances for Inter, totalling eight goals. He has 12 goals in his last 12 games in this competition.

Inter are unbeaten in their last 18 European games at San Siro, a run going back to September 2022.