Group stage: P6 W3 D1 L2. Knock-out stages: P1 W1

2006-07 (losing finalists)

Group: P6 W4 D1 L1. Knock-out: P7 W4 L3 (plus final)

Key game: 2-2 win on away goals over Barcelona in last 16: 2-1 away/0-1 home. Out of the EPL running and given little chance against holders Barca, Liverpool prevailed at the Nou Camp. After that, PSV Eindhoven and Chelsea (penalties) were easier pickings.

2005-06 (last 16)

Group: P6 W3 D3. Knock-out: P2 L2

Key game: 0-3 on aggregate versus Benfica: 0-1 away/0-2 home. The Reds, who beat Chelsea to top spot in their group, missed early chances at Anfield and paid for it after Simao Sabrosa put a shot into the top corner.

2004-05 (champions)

Group: P6 W3 D1 L2. Knock-out: P7 W5 (plus final) D2

Key game: 2-1 over Juventus in q-finals: 2-1 home/0-0 away. Somehow, injury-ravaged Liverpool kept Juventus tame. Then came the extraordinary comeback win over AC Milan in the final.