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The team Liverpool will face in the Champions League last-16 phase will soon became clear(Image: (Photo by Alex Livesey - Danehouse/Getty Images))

Liverpool will return to Champions League action in March having topped the league phase with seven wins out of eight.

Automatic qualification to the last-16 was secured on matchday seven which saw Arne Slot rotate heavily against PSV with the Reds losing 3-2 in the Netherlands.

Since then, focus has been elsewhere with varying success in cup competitions, but Liverpool do remain as firm favourites for the Premier League title.



A date at Wembley awaits against Newcastle in the Carabao Cup final next month but the Reds were also knocked out of the FA Cup by Championship strugglers Plymouth Argyle.

With such an intense schedule on the horizon, one less tournament to worry about may benefit Slot and his players especially with the Champions League being back at Anfield very soon.

Paris Saint-Germain are the other team that Liverpool could face after they beat fellow French outfit Brest 10-0 on aggregate.

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Elsewhere, Kylian Mbappe guided Real Madrid to a second leg win over Manchester City after the Spanish club had already won at Etihad Stadium.

PSV and Juventus are currently level on aggregate with extra-time and penalties possibly needed to determine who will reach the knockout stages.

While an initial pathway for clubs has been decided, a round of 16 draw is still needed to determine whether Liverpool play Benfica, PSG or even Brest.

As Barcelona finished second in the league phase, they will take on whoever the Reds do not draw as the winner from those two ties.

The draw to determine those knockout ties will take place on Friday, February 21 from 11am in Nyon, Switzerland.


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