The knockout phase of the Champions League is always an exciting time to tune in to the best football teams in Europe as they battle to win what is a fabled competition. Since the UEFA Champions League came into being from the old European Cup, only Real Madrid have retained the trophy after winning it, so the battle facing Liverpool this season is huge.

Could Liverpool or the team they beat in the final last season, Tottenham Hotspur win the Champions League this year? We might be about to find out a lot about their chances in the Round of 16, with both teams taking on quality opposition.

Atletico Madrid vs. Liverpool (Tuesday 18th February, 8pm GMT kick-off)

A big match at the scene of Liverpool’s Champions League triumph in 2019 sees Diego Simeone’s side welcome the rampant Reds to the Estadio Metropolitano in Madrid. While Jurgen Klopp’s men have undoubtedly been focused on the English Premier League this season, they will have their eyes on a Premier League and Champions League double which has only been achieved by Manchester United in the modern era.