Liverpool's latest European adventure gets underway this week as the group stage of the Champions League returns to television screens and stadiums across the continent.
The Reds retake their place in UEFA's elite competition with unhappy memories of last season's final - both on and off the pitch - still lingering in the mind. What could have been the greatest season in the club's illustrious history ended up being 'just' a double domestic cup triumph, although that doesn't really tell even half the story.
But for Real Madrid, Jurgen Klopp could be a triple European Cup-winner with Liverpool. Like a modern-day Bob Paisley. But the cruel Euro gods dealt him a different hand that has resulted in one successful big ears lift out of three.
