It was October 2015, it was Jurgen Klopp's first game as Liverpool manager and it was a 0-0 draw with Mauricio Pochettino's evolving Tottenham.
Then, they were 10th and seventh respectively in the Premier League. Almost four years later, they meet again as Europe's top two, the Champions League finalists. If both have progressed, they have done so with shared philosophies and on similar routes to Madrid.
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