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Jurgen Klopp will be putting a proud record on the line back in his homeland.

The Liverpool manager has never lost a two-legged European tie during his Anfield reign.

All seven previous hurdles have been cleared with Klopp leading the Reds to the 2016 Europa League final in Basel and the Champions League showpiece in Kiev two years later.

However, if Liverpool are going to extend that sequence in the Allianz Arena on Wednesday night they will need to end a miserable run of results on their travels in Europe.

Key points of Klopp's press conference ahead of Bayern

Not since knocking Manchester City out in the quarter-finals last April have the Reds avoided defeat playing in the Champions League away from Anfield.

There were three chastening nights in the group stage in Naples, Belgrade and Paris. Klopp is adamant the Reds won't wilt in similar fashion against Bayern Munich as they look to secure their passage to the last eight.

“It is nothing to do with being away from home, but of course we have to prove it,” he said.

“It is different, yes, but it is not that we are not able to perform in an away atmosphere.

“We have away supporters here. I am not sure how many but if it is 3,000 they will shout like 38,000. It is a nice stadium and you can have a good atmosphere here.

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“I do not think about the group stage game – they were all completely different. Belgrade was a bad game from us. We helped that atmosphere happen. When we analysed it, it was the worst game we played in any competition. The way we played, the way we pressed was so awkward. You could not explain it.

“Playing in Paris is not a nice place to go, especially when they need a result. The third, Napoli, yes they were just good. It was nothing to do with playing away. It was not our best football. That's how we see it.”

It's a very different scenario to what Liverpool faced in the knockout stages last season.

Back then they secured commanding first-leg wins over Porto, Manchester City and Roma. This time they don't have that luxury following the goalless stalemate at Anfield three weeks ago.

“The only thing we can really use from last year is our experience,” Klopp said.

“We spoke about that with the boys already. We were 5-0 up, 3-0 up and 5-2 up or whatever. The 5-0 up was a strange situation coming back from Porto. We did not want to humiliate them by scoring six, we wanted to come through.

“It was a rare moment when you know that probably it will be enough and you can, if not think about the next Premier League game, not forget it completely.

“Until 5-0 against Roma it was good, and then 5-2 not that good any more. Roma thought they had a proper chance. City was completely different, 3-0 up and always having to push everybody away because it was halfway through. We needed luck in that game as well.

“Usually the game is not decided after the first game. We are not like kids thinking if we do not win it in the first leg we have no chance."

Home advantage certainly counted for little in last week's last 16 ties. Manchester United stunned PSG in the French capital, holders Real Madrid were humiliated by Ajax in the Bernabeu and Tottenham triumphed away to Borussia Dortmund.

Klopp smiled: “That's the new trend! That's how it works now...

“You cannot compare the games. Man United, as much as they deserved it with the game they played, how often will you have a game like this? It was a clear game for the home time usually, but United scored in the right moments and deserved to go through.

“Ajax, I am not sure many teams played so bravely against Real Madrid, so young and ignoring all the history of Real. Madrid was not in a good shape that night obviously but an outstanding game and all the praise for Ajax.

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“It's just still open. A small advantage like 1-0 or 2-0 at home is nothing so it doesn't make a massive difference that we didn't score at home.

“We have only one year together in the Champions League but we have it, and we have another year together in the Europa League. That means so far we were pretty successful when we were part of the competition.

“That is all what we need to be confident but confidence alone is nothing. You have to be really strong on the night and then you have a chance. I like this situation.”

Niko Kovac's side showed little attacking ambition at Anfield as they failed to muster a single shot on target.

Since then Bayern have regained top spot in the Bundesliga courtesy of three straight wins. If they adopt a more expansive approach in the second leg, Liverpool should have space to hit them on the counter.

“You have seen how it can change in three weeks,” Klopp said.

“There was a little bit of criticism around Bayern – not free flowing football and second in the league, which for them is a deep crisis.

“Our image and our strengths play into this: how we can play if a team is not 100% against us.

“It’s not the first time it has happened to us but it’s a very good sign in general for us as a club that we have that respect again within the game.

“We have developed a lot and the boys have improved. We are a proper contender in a difficult competition with only fantastic teams left. It was not surprising they played like this.

“It’s normal, they adapted. Bayern is famous for going for results they think are good for them. Usually they try more to win than they did at Anfield but on the night they thought 0-0 was the perfect result.

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“Now we have to show it is not like this – we have to score if we want to go through, they have to score if they want to go through. This will change the game a little bit but not too much, especially probably at the beginning.”

With Liverpool locked in the Premier League title race, their season isn't on the line in Bavaria. It's not all or nothing. Klopp is hoping that will result in the Reds playing with freedom against Bayern and maintaining their two-pronged push for glory.

"There is no real pressure, I only see it as an opportunity. We cannot think about the league in a moment like this," Klopp added.

"You have to go into this game with all you have, use the opportunity and try everything you can.

"Win it or go out. Everyone knows you can go out against Bayern and no-one will say: 'How could that happen?' That's how we see it.

"We wanted and we still want to prove our value again in Europe. I think that is really important for the club that we really show we are a proper threat in this competition.

"With all the things we did in the last few years that is exactly what happened. We are really back on track but that doesn't mean we now go through against Bayern.

"It was only three weeks ago that I had to calm everyone down because they were saying: 'It's only Bayern, they are not in the best moment and you have to go through'.

"Three weeks later we are second, they are first and it's like: 'Oh wow'. They won 6-0 at the weekend against Wolfsburg.

"Now we start new in a different competition. We are in the race and we have a chance - that is all we need."