By Selcuk Bugra Gokalp
English Premier League team Liverpool aim to extend their five-match winning streak in the UEFA Champions League against upcoming group phase week 6 fixture against Spanish side Girona on Tuesday.
Undefeated Reds, which have already secured their spot in the round of 16 or knockout phase play-offs, seek to maintain their good run after 2-0 home triumph over Real Madrid last week.
Following the win, Liverpool's new head coach Arne Slot, who arrived in July, said: "If we meet them (Real Madrid) in the last 16 and then we are able to beat them it would be a bigger statement."
Liverpool have won 16 of their last 17 Champions League group/league phase matches.
Girona, which were the unexpected contenders İN the Spanish LaLiga last season, have gained three points from five games in the Champions League this season.
"The challenge is there and at home, with our people, we will have to turn it around. The three games are key and we will try to win, at least, the two at home to get into the next phase," Girona head coach Michel said.
- Champions League group phase week 6 games are as below:
Tuesday:
Dinamo Zagreb vs. Celtic
Girona vs. Liverpool
Atalanta vs. Real Madrid
Bayer Leverkusen vs. Inter Milan
Brest vs. PSV Eindhoven
Club Brugge vs. Sporting Lisbon
Leipzig vs. Aston Villa
Salzburg vs. Paris Saint-Germain
Shakhtar Donetsk vs. Bayern Munich
Wednesday:
Atletico Madrid vs. Slovan Bratislava
Lille vs. Sturm Graz
AC Milan vs. Crvena Zvezda
Arsenal vs. Monaco
Benfica vs. Bologna
Borussia Dortmund vs. Barcelona
Feyenoord vs. Sparta Prague
Juventus vs. Manchester City
Stuttgart vs. Young Boys