Luis Suarez admits he owes a debt of gratitude to Liverpool for helping him become the player he is and believes a warm welcome awaits at Anfield for the service he put in for the club.
The Barcelona striker scored 82 goals in 133 matches over the duration of his three-and-a-half-year stay on Merseyside, where he was loved by Reds fans and generally detested by all opposition supporters.
Much of that was of his own making, having been banned for eight matches after being found guilty of racially abusing Manchester United's Patrice Evra and then 10 matches for biting Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic.
Suarez bit the hand that used to feed him after scoring the opening goal in the Champions League semi-final first-leg 3-0 win at the Nou Camp last week but he believes the reception he will receive on his return will be positive.
He has vowed not to celebrate, unlike last week, out of respect should he score in front of the Kop.
"Obviously it is special after enjoying a number of good years here and I am grateful to Liverpool for my time here and how they received me as player," said the Uruguay international.
"Obviously it is clear that if I score a goal against Liverpool I won't celebrate it in the same way."
Despite a significant advantage, coach Ernesto Valverde insists they will not underestimate their opponents and will stick to their principles.
"If we start to think about the first result we had it will be an error. We have to play as if there was not a game before. We have to play as if it were a final and the scores were level," he said.
"It is going to be difficult. We have to be aware of the atmosphere here. We know the fans are going to be behind their side from the start.
"Every team has their own style and it's always important to bring the game to your side.
"If a team puts you under pressure and tries to get you to play the way they want to play, that can put us in an uncomfortable situation.
"We want to have the feeling that we are in control. There is no doubt they will attack us, no doubt about that. We have to stop the pressure and stop them attacking us."
