Wednesday 1 October 2014 19:08, UK
Basel coach Paulo Sousa is hoping his side can extend their hoodoo over Premier League clubs by beating Liverpool in their UEFA Champions League Group B clash on Wednesday.
In the last three years the Swiss side have beaten Chelsea, Tottenham and Manchester United in European competition, and adding Brendan Rodgers' Reds to that list would be an achievement to match those, according to the Portuguese.
Their only previous meeting with Liverpool was in the group stages of the Champions League in 2002 and while they held their most illustrious opponents to two draws, the second of those - 3-3 at Anfield having gone 3-0 up - sent the Merseysiders crashing out of the competition.
"We could create a story which will be remembered in the future," said Sousa, whose side have won seven of their first 10 Swiss Super League matches and himself is a back-to-back Champions League winner with Juventus and Borussia Dortmund in 1996 and 1997.
"As a coach all the games are a real test. It is a fantastic moment for us, myself and the players and our club to enjoy but also to compete as we are looking to get results."
Sousa knows Rodgers well from the brief time he spent in England - he was succeeded by the Northern Irishman at Swansea when he left for Leicester - but is relishing the challenge of facing him again.
"It is always a pleasure to compete against a great coach and a great man and special to compete at this level together," he added.
"It is always difficult to compete at this level with a club with a manager like Rodgers, who is already into the third year of a process and is integrating 170 million (euro-worth) of players.
"We will create fantastic opportunities against Rodgers and his players and we are looking to win the match."
Watch Basel v Liverpool on Sky Sports 5HD from 19.00 on Wednesday
