It's Matchday Six in Group A of the Champions League and nothing less than a win will do if Liverpool are to keep their hopes of a sixth European Cup success alive into the new year.

Rafa Benitez's side were faced with a mountain to climb after losing 2-1 away to Besiktas on Matchday Three but after a record-breaking win over the Turks at Anfield and a thumping 4-1 triumph against Porto, the Reds know that victory at the Stade Velodrome will book their place in the knockout stages and prove their doubters wrong.

Liverpool's precarious position in the group is as a result of the 1-0 defeat they suffered against Eric Gerets' side when they visited Anfield in October, a match Rafa Benitez admitted was one of the poorest performances of his time at the club.

But the Reds are a different side to the one that suffered such a major setback against their Gallic counterparts and their away form this season, Besiktas aside, has been magnificent.

To continue that they will have to improve on their poor record against the French outfit, especially if they are to return home with the three points that will see them through to the knockout phase.

The sides have met on just three occasions but surprisingly the Reds have yet to win, managing a draw and two defeats, one of which saw them eliminated from the fourth round of the Uefa Cup back in 2004.

Benitez and co will be hoping it's a case of fourth time lucky if they are to prevent a Group stage exit for the first time since 2002.

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