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Their manager may have been within a whisker of winning the competition, and only Real Madrid and AC Milan have lifted the trophy more times in their history.

But when it comes to Champions League experience, this Liverpool squad are being left behind by most of their rivals this season.

Jurgen Klopp, who guided Borussia Dortmund to the final in 2013, named a 25-man squad for the group stages of the competition on Monday.

And the players selected have a total of 167 Champions League appearances between them.

That's fewer than the other four English teams in the tournament, and overall less than 20 of the 31 clubs to have qualified.

However, Liverpool's tally is greater than group rivals Spartak Moscow and Maribor and only one fewer than that of Sevilla, underlining how the draw was kind on the Reds.

New signing Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has played most often in the competition out of any Liverpool player with 29 appearances to date, followed by Joel Matip on 26 and James Milner with 20.

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By contrast, Manchester United have more Champions League experience in their 25-man squad than any other Premier League club with a combined total of 530 games.

Manchester City's tally is 514 games, with Chelsea possessing 482 and Tottenham 204.

Leading the way are Real Madrid on a whopping 866 games ahead of Barcelona on 856 and Bayern Munich with 835.

TOTAL APPEARANCES IN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Real Madrid 866, Barcelona 856, Bayern Munich 835, Juventus 813, Paris Saint-Germain 652, Atletico Madrid 595, Borussia Dortmund 532, Man United 530, Man City 519, Chelsea 519, Porto 414, CSKA Moscow 406, Benfica 349, Besiktas 339, Napoli 278, Shakhtar Donetsk 269, Roma 267, Monaco 237, Tottenham 216, Sevilla 182, Liverpool 181, Sporting 179, Basel 132, Olympiakos 125, Celtic 124, Spartak Moscow 100, Anderlecht 89, APOEL 84, Maribor 42, Leipzig 31, Feyenoord 21, Qarabag 7.