Easiest to hardest: Liverpool's 8 Champions League opponents ranked after draw confirmed
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Fans will also remember the double-header against LASK in 23/24, when Liverpool were playing in the Europa League for the only time under Jurgen Klopp.The Reds fell behind during their opening group stage match in Linz, but recovered to win 3-1, before comfortably beating the Austrians 4-0 at Anfield. Club BruggeFBL-BEL-PROLEAGUE-CLUB BRUGGE-CERCLE BRUGGE | BRUNO FAHY/GettyImagesThe Belgian Pro League champions proved to be a tough team to visit in the Champions League last season, beating Marseille and AS Monaco while also earning 3-3 draws against Spanish giants Barcelona and Atletico Madrid.Their home form last season is what earnt them a spot in the qualifiers in the previous campaign, showing that they will be no push over when Liverpool are in town.With a perfect start to their league season, Club Brugge will be high on belief that they can get something verses the six time winners.
If Liverpool have become used to playing the majority of their opponents in recent years, it has been a long, long time since they came up against Club Brugge.The Reds have not faced the Belgian side since the 1978, when a goal from Kenny Dalglish won Liverpool their second European Cup at Wembley.The two teams had met two years previously in the UEFA Cup semi-final, with a 1-1 draw in Brussels the most recent of the two matches.4. After winning their domestic league last season with 88 points, the two-time Champions League winners will be looking to make their mark this year.Competing in the Europa League last season, Porto got all the way to the quarter-finals before they lost to Nottingham Forrest.It has now been almost five years since their last fixture against eachother, which also came during the 2021/22 group stage.A side the Reds have played many times over recent years, Liverpool will fancy their chances to get another victory at Anfield this campaign.Liverpool won the home game 2-0 – with Thiago Alcantara’s brilliant strike the most memorable moment from that match -while the Reds pummelled the Portuguese champions 5-1 at the Dragao.
FenerbacheFenerbahce continues new season preparations in Duzce | Anadolu/GettyImagesFenerbahçe away will prove to be an extremely hard game for Andoni Iraola, the Turkish side beat Lyon in the play-offs to qualify this year.Their first time in the Champions League since 2008, Ismail Kartal will want his side to be very competitive.Last season showed how hard of a place Turkey can be, with Liverpool loosing on both occasions they travelled to Galatasaray. Atletico MadridAtletico de Madrid v Villarreal CF - LaLiga EA Sports 2026/27 | Angel Martinez/GettyImagesThe first side drawn out of pot one was Altetico Madrid, a repeat of the fixture last season, where Virgil Van Dijk netted a late winner in a 3-2 victory.With this game being played at Anfield once more, it is slightly easier than the last fixture but by no means is this a straight forward match-up.The Spanish side will make it a very physical tie, trying to capitalize on moments rather than taking the game to the home side.Will not be easy whatsoever, but with the potential opponets the Reds could have faced, it is not that bad.