Provisional Champions League group draw pots 2018/19 - if Liverpool are Pot 2 Pot 1: Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Manchester City, Juventus, Paris Saint-Germain, Lokomotiv Moscow Pot 2: Borussia Dortmund, FC Porto, Manchester United, Shakhtar Donetsk, Napoli, Tottenham Hotspur, Roma, Liverpool Pot 3: Dinamo Kiev, Schalke, Lyon, Monaco, Salzburg, CSKA Moscow, PSV Eindhoven, Valencia Pot 4: Viktoria Plzen, Celtic, Fenerbache, Club Brugge, Galatasaray, FK Astana, Inter Milan, Hoffenheim
Provisional Champions League group draw pots 2018/19 - if Liverpool are Pot 3 Pot 1: Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Manchester City, Juventus, Paris Saint-Germain, Lokomotiv Moscow Pot 2: Borussia Dortmund, FC Porto, Manchester United, Shakhtar Donetsk, Benfica, Napoli, Tottenham Hotspur, Roma Pot 3: Liverpool, Dinamo Kiev, Schalke, Lyon, Monaco, Salzburg, CSKA Moscow, PSV Eindhoven Pot 4: Valencia, Viktoria Plzen, Celtic, Club Brugge, Galatasaray, FK Astana, Inter Milan, Hoffenheim
Not sure it makes a difference. Any of the Pot 2 teams we could potentially face should be manageable.
It’s a stupid system if the Champions League finalists can end up in Pot 3. We’ve conquered all of Europe. Is that not enough for Pot 1?
yes - but - it's probably better for them to be in the EL. where it will hurt badly is the money. it might help us too - as one of the pots had to be split with them if I recall.
PAOK play Benfica in the last qualifying round. PAOK did us a favour beating Basel earlier so hope they can do it again. Benfica lose and we are in pot 2 instead of 3.
Yeah EL is more their level, but Rodgers European record continues to be shocking. Considering his domestic record, you'd think he'd have improved by now.
Many a side will fear Liverpool.....a champions league finalist team is not an ideal opponent in the early stages
I’ve no doubt we can get through any group, the issue is how much effort it takes and the subsequent impact on league games. An easy group allows us to more easily rotate squad around these fixtures and have a strong fresh team at the weekend.
One of which was ours last season. Definitely not expecting lighting to strike twice but I fear no team.