"I was very happy because I wanted to play against Bayern Munich, against my old teammates and my old team," Shaqiri told Liverpoolfc.com ahead of Tuesday's last-16 first-leg tie at Anfield.

"It was an amazing time (at Bayern). We won a lot of titles, we won the Champions League. We had the best team Bayern Munich had.

"It was an amazing feeling to win so many trophies. I had many great memories there, I will never forget them.

"I'm really looking forward to going there and trying to win the game in Munich with my team."

Liverpool were Champions League finalists last season, losing 3-1 to Real Madrid in Kiev.

Jurgen Klopp's side set up the Bayern tie by coming through a tough pre-Christmas qualifying group that also included Paris St Germain, Napoli and Red Star Belgrade.

"They are going to be two very difficult games against Bayern because they are a top side," Shaqiri said.

"The two games will be interesting because both teams attack and play offensively.

"We need two very good performances to go through. We can go very far, I hope."

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