Liverpool's dream run to champions league final as reds avoid 13 giant clubs

LIVERPOOL BOOKED AN AUTOMATIC SLOT IN THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE KNOCKOUT ROUNDS HAVING FINISHED TOP OF THE LEAGUE STAGE AND WHILE THEY DON’T YET KNOW THEIR OPPONENTS, THEY HAVE FOUND OUT THEIR

ROUTE TO THE FINAL 14:26, 30 Jan 2025 Liverpool have enjoyed a stunning campaign so far in the Champions League - and are in a dream situation to reach yet another final. The Reds topped the

league stage after winning seven out of their eight group games. The only blot on their copy book was Wednesday evening’s defeat at the hands of PSV. Albeit, due to Barcelona’s draw with

Atalanta, Liverpool would win the league stage with a place in the last-16 having already been assured. And it has now been confirmed that has allowed them to dodge a number of Europe’s

heavy hitters. After the tournament bracket was confirmed, Liverpool were revealed to be playing any of Paris Saint-Germain, Benfica, Monaco or Brest in the next round. All four of those

sides face a play-off, and the draw will take place on Friday. READ MORE: Andy Robertson's Liverpool problem clear as finger pointed at teammate - 'I feel for him'READ MORE:

How much money English clubs have earned from new look Champions League as Liverpool rake it in Looking further ahead, the bracket for the quarter-finals looks even kinder to Liverpool. They

would come up against any of Lille, Aston Villa, Atalanta, Borussia Dortmund, Sporting Lisbon or Club Brugge. The semi-finals are then far more open and the difficulty would then crank up

with Inter Milan, Atletico Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, Bayern Munich, AC Milan and Manchester City all waiting. Other candidates include Arsenal, PSV, Feyenoord, Juventus and Celtic - albeit a

vast array of those sides could already be eliminated by that time. The one team that they won’t play until the final is La Liga giants Barcelona. The Catalans finished runners-up and as a

result are on the opposite side of the bracket. Article continues below And while Liverpool could potentially have a kinder run to the semi-finals, Arne Slot has given a warning to anyone

getting too confident too soon. Speaking after Wednesday’s defeat to Feyenoord, he said: “It's definitely a good achievement to end up top of this league. _WHO WILL WIN THE CHAMPIONS

LEAGUE THIS SEASON? SHARE YOUR PREDICTIONS IN THE COMMENTS BELOW_ "But I said many times it's hard to judge a table after eight games, let alone with the teams playing different

opponents. It doesn't tell me much, some have faced easier opponents than others but it's always nice if there's a new format and you end up number one. "But it

doesn't give us any assurances for the next round, I see the four teams we can face and especially one of them is definitely one you are hoping not to face if you end up first in a

group like this." The Dutchman added: "At the end it [defeat to PSV] didn't have any effect on the table of the competition and what it meant for the next round. I saw some

good things, I saw goals conceded that I'd like to see us do better but I'm sure it's the same for PSV the way they gave goals away." Article continues below JOIN OUR NEW

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