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Due to the new changes to the Champions League format, once the round of 16 matchups is set, the entire bracket is fixed through to the final – eliminating random draws for later rounds.

After the league phase, UEFA splits teams into a fixed bracket like a tournament tree – It’s like a video game tournament bracket: finish high, and you get a smoother path to the final?



Finish low, and you face tougher teams earlier.

Liverpool have already been matched with PSG in the Champions League round of 16.

Due to this, Liverpool are aware of who they can face in the quarter-final and semi-final – granted they make it there in the first place:

Quarter-final: Club Brugge or Aston Villa with the first leg being at home

Semi-final: PSV, Arsenal, Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid with the first leg away

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