The Champions League trophy
The Champions League trophy
Liverpool will discover its Champions League opponents today as the newly-designed competition returns for a second season.
The Reds finished third in the UCL league format last season, earning a bye to the Round of 16 where they defeated Galatasaray. But Arne Slot's side lost in the next round to eventual winners Paris Saint-Germain.
Under Andoni Iraola, and with the soon-to-be-acquired Bradley Barcola, Liverpool will hope to push deeper into the competition this time around. Liverpool will take on eight opponents in the league, with four matches at home and four away.
Follow the draw live below....
Key Events
Champions League Pots
As mentioned, all 36 teams have been broken down into four pots. These are as follows:
Pot 1
Paris Saint-Germain
Bayern Munich
Real Madrid
Liverpool
Inter
Manchester City
Arsenal
Barcelona
Atletico Madrid
Pot 2
Borussia Dortmund
Roma
Sporting CP
Aston Villa
Porto
Manchester United
Club Brugge
Real Betis
PSV
Pot 3
Feyenoord
Lille
Bodo/Glimt
Napoli
RB Leipzig
Villarreal
Shakhtar Donetsk
Galatasaray
Fenerbahce
Pot 4
Slavia Prague
Stuttgart
LASK
Como
Lens
Sabah
Viking
Slovan Bratislava
AEK Athens
The Champions League has split the 36 qualified teams into four separate pots, based on coefficients and past performances, which will determine which teams can face which.
Each club will take on two teams from each pot, one home and one away, to sort out eight overall matches that make up the league phase.
Last season, Liverpool drew Real Madrid and Inter Milan from pot one, Atletico Madrid and Eintracht Frankfurt from pot two, PSV Eindhoven and Marseille from pot three, and Qarabag and Galatasaray from pot four.
The rules state that clubs cannot take on another team from their own country. That rules out a meeting with Arsenal, Manchester City, Manchester United, and Aston Villa.
The rules also state that once a team from a country has been drawn, then another team from the same country cannot be drawn again. For example, if the Reds draw Real Madrid, then they cannot face Barcelona or Atletico Madrid of Spain.
What time is the draw?
The Champions League draw will take place at 6 pm CET (that's 5 pm BST, 12 pm EDT, 9 am PDT). It is being hosted at the Grimaldi Forum, Monaco, with each team learning its eight opponents.
As we all know, these UEFA draws have a habit of stringing things out, so strap in, grab the popcorn, and enjoy the ride.
Hello and welcome to Liverpool.com's live coverage of this season's Champions League draw.
The 36-team league format returns for a second season, and after Liverpool finished third last time around, it will be hoping to do better than the quarterfinal exit that ultimately led to its exit.
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