Liverpool defender Martin Skrtel admits he and his team-mates will take a trip into the unknown when they meet Standard Liege in the UEFA Champions League.
Rafa Benitez will take his Liverpool side to Belgium for the first-leg of their third qualifying round clash against Standard on either 12th or 13th of August, before the return fixture at Anfield two weeks later.
And Skrtel, who played against Standard while with former club Zenit St Petersburg, admits the Belgian outfit will enjoy the element of surprise, but insists Liverpool are confident of reaching the group stages.
"We will see in the double-header if they (Standard) are difficult opponents or not. They are an inscrutable team," Skrtel told SITA.
"Last season, when playing for Zenit, I played against them in the Uefa Cup and although we advanced, the two games against them were very tough.
"Our goal is to reach the group stages and we will do our best to achieve that.
"Everyone at Liverpool, players as well as the club management, take appearing in the main phase of the Champions League as an obvious goal, so we simply have to knock Standard out from the competition."
Rafa Benitez will take his Liverpool side to Belgium for the first-leg of their third qualifying round clash against Standard on either 12th or 13th of August, before the return fixture at Anfield two weeks later.
And Skrtel, who played against Standard while with former club Zenit St Petersburg, admits the Belgian outfit will enjoy the element of surprise, but insists Liverpool are confident of reaching the group stages.
"We will see in the double-header if they (Standard) are difficult opponents or not. They are an inscrutable team," Skrtel told SITA.
"Last season, when playing for Zenit, I played against them in the Uefa Cup and although we advanced, the two games against them were very tough.
"Our goal is to reach the group stages and we will do our best to achieve that.
"Everyone at Liverpool, players as well as the club management, take appearing in the main phase of the Champions League as an obvious goal, so we simply have to knock Standard out from the competition."
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