“Tonight he looked like a slaughter,” Andy Robertson laughed after Liverpool concluded the Champions League inaugural League Champions League with their first European defeat of the season.
“The league table was everywhere,” Scot said, thinking of 17 other matches that took place at the same time, “so I am glad that our place was inhabited.”
Seven direct victories to start a guaranteed league phase Liverpool place in the first two and thus automatic qualification in the 16th round.
“I’m glad we don’t have a play-off,” Robertson admitted. “There will always be difficult games, so let’s see who we face after fighting in the play-offs.” A good idea.
Front On Friday in the Champions LeagueLiverpool could face any of the four opponents; Paris Saint-Germain,, Benfika,, Monaco or Buro.
As PSG and Benfica ended up on 15th and 16th place in The last league phase of the tableThey will oppose either Monaco (17th) or Brest (18th) in the knockout play-off round, with the final knots decide in Nyon this week.
PSG may have only won half of its league phase matches, but they are undoubtedly one side that Liverpool would like to avoid.
French champions Luis Enrique ended the first phase of competition with three wins and were not beaten in any environment from a loss of 1-0 Bayern Munich Back in November. Praising the youthful and fleet with the fleet, PSG should go through its all-French play-off.
The upcoming draw will only decide the knockout play-off couples, whose first legs will be played on 11/12. February. Once these relationships are concluded in the next middle of the week, Liverpool’s number of potential opponents will be halved.
Pulling out for the 16th round will take place 21. February 2025 and eventually reveals whether Liverpool or Barcelona (who finished second in the league phase) will play the playoff winner number one or number eight.
This year’s Champions League The equivalent of the group stage stretched out of Christmas for the first time in two decades, however, the circle of calendar 16 has not been mostly altered. Just like last season, the knockout circle will be concluded in the spring, with the first legs to be held 4/5 March Before a return fixed a week later 11/12 March.
It is almost a month of waiting for the quarterfinals (April 8/9) before the last four began in late April. This year’s European window, which will be held at the Allianz Arena Bayern Munich, should take place on May 31.
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