David Alaba has previewed Real Madrid’s upcoming UEFA Champions League game with Liverpool, and admits it won’t be an easy one for the Los Blancos.

Alaba, who joined the Spanish champions last season, has come up against the Reds in the last one year, having played a part in their 1-0 win against Jurgen Klopp’s men in the Champions League final last May.

Alaba told BILD: “I want to celebrate successes: personal, with Real Madrid and with the national team. We want to win the league, be at the top. That is my ambition, I do not understand things in any other way.

“We also want to compete well in the other competitions, although we know that the game against Liverpool in the Champions League will be brutally difficult.”

Alaba added: “It’s going to be a fantastic round of 16. The games against Liverpool are always real fights, they are one of the best teams in the world.

“It will be a difficult task, but we want to go to the next round.”

The first leg of the round of sixteen clash with Liverpool is billed for February 21.