Liverpool has already made Chelsea suffer in Champions League as quarter-final on horizon
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Liverpool IconLiverpool FC NewsFeaturesLiverpool FCLiverpool will face Chelsea in the Champions League quarter-final if both clubs make it there, and the two sides have history with each other when it comes to European showdownsLuis Garcia scored his infamous 'ghost goal' against Chelsea in 2005(Image: 2005 AFP)The Champions League last-16 draw threw up the possibility of Liverpool and Chelsea reviving their European rivalry from the noughties.The Reds will face Galatasaray in the first knockout round proper, while Chelsea has the less enviable task of taking on defending champions Paris Saint-Germain.Liverpool will be the favorite to advance to the last eight from its tie – despite losing to Galatasaray in the league phase – while PSG is seemingly not the force that it was when it won the competition last term.PSG required a play-off round to make it into the last 16 – although that was also the case last year, when the French giant went on to win the competition.READ MORE: Liverpool injury news including updates on Florian Wirtz and Jeremie FrimpongREAD MORE: Liverpool Champions League game times and dates confirmed as kick-off changedIf Liverpool and Chelsea both make it into the next round, it will set up a European meeting between the two sides for the first time since 2009.The Reds lost out on that occasion, as Chelsea won 3-1 at Anfield before a 4-4 draw at Stamford Bridge sent the Blues into a semi-final against Barcelona.That two-legged quarter-final in 2009 was the fifth season in a row that the two teams faced each other, after meetings during the 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07 and 2007-08 seasons.Remarkably, three of those four assignments came at the semi-final stage – in 2005, 2007 and 2008, with Liverpool coming out on top in 2005 and 2007, and Chelsea emerging victorious in 2008.During the 2005-06 season, it was permitted for teams from the same association to be drawn against each other in the group stage and that is exactly what happened.Arne Slot reacts during the Champions League between Galatasaray and Liverpool at RAMS Park in Istanbul earlier this season(Image: Abdulhamid Hosbas/Anadolu via Getty Images)Both games ended in forgettable 0-0 draws, but it did not hinder either side, as Liverpool and Chelsea finished in first and second place in the group to advance to the next stage of the competition.Although Liverpool arguably has the most memorable victory of the lot – when Luis Garcia scored his famous 'ghost goal' in 2005 – Chelsea has the bragging rights from the most recent encounters.Chelsea progressed in 2008 and 2009 – although the West London club did not go on to win the tournament on either occasion, losing to Manchester United in the 2008 final and Barcelona in the 2009 semi-final.Liverpool did capitalize on beating Chelsea in the 2005 semi-final, going on to beat AC Milan in perhaps the most famous Champions League final of all-time, while the 2007 elimination of Chelsea ended in defeat by Milan in the final.Liverpool FCChampions LeagueChelsea FC