The most famous banner in Liverpool's long European history will be back at Anfield tonight.

The giant "Joey Ate The Frogs Legs Made The Swiss Roll Now He's Munching Gladbach" flag, affectionately known as the 'Scouse Bayeux tapestry', will be displayed on The Kop tonight before Liverpool take on Bayern Munich in the first leg of the Champions League last-16 tie.

It will be 42 years since it was first unfurled on that famous night in Rome in 1977.

Created by Phil Downey and Jimmy Cummings, the 24 x 8ft banner made its first appearance in the Stadio Olimpico as Liverpool captured their first European Cup, brushing aside Borussia Moenchengladbach 3-1.

The story behind the banner began before Liverpool's second leg clash with St Etienne in the quarter-finals when Downey and Cummings sat down together with the idea of creating something memorable.

Fans favourite, Joey Jones, was the player chosen to be referenced and following the French theme, the first banner, measuring 6 x 3ft said: "Joey eats frogs legs."

The game itself is remembered as one of Anfield's most famous nights. 1-0 down from the first leg and leading only 2-1 in the second leg, away goal elimination was imminent until David Fairclough came off the bench to net Liverpool's third in dramatic scenes with six minutes remaining to secure a 3-2 aggregate victory.

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With qualification to the semi-finals confirmed, the decision was made to make another banner for the Reds trip to Switzerland to take on FC Zurich in the semi-final.

It read: 'Without a doubt, Zurich, Zur-out.'

A 3-1 victory away in the first leg set the Reds on their way as Phil Neal bagged a brace either side of a Steve Heighway goal.

Passage to the final was confirmed with a 3-0 win at home in the second leg as Jimmy Case netted twice before Kevin Keegan scored to round off a 6-1 scoreline on aggregate.

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So onto Rome and the final as Liverpool looked to capture their first European Cup. Downey and Cummings began brainstorming their next masterpiece but were struggling until Downey's mother provided some inspiration and the words were settled.

"Joey ate the frogs legs, made the Swiss roll, now he's munching Gladbach."

On that historic night in May, goals from Terry McDermott, Tommy Smith and Phil Neal sealed the trophy for Bob Paisley's men and the banner became just as famous.

Sadly, Cummings passed away in 1999, aged 43, but his legacy lives on and as the banner is held up tonight; it is sure bring back a number of memories for Reds fans of that era.

Dave Kirby, author and Liverpool fan, insists the Jones banner will be forever synonymous with that special night in Rome when the Reds won the first of their five European Cups.

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"This magical thing takes me back to that amazing and emotional night in Rome '77, which for me, is the mother and daddy of them all," said Kirby of the banner. "I get goosebumps when I see it, to be honest. That will never leave me. I go back to a little kid when I see it.

"There's times in history and you just capture them and this just captures it perfectly for us.

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"Our first European Cup win and everything that went around that magical night, that was right in the middle.

"I feel like I'm in the presence of royalty when I'm near it."