Atleitco, Inter & more: Who Liverpool could face in UCL group stage ahead of draw

The new season has begun and that means Liverpool will return to Europe's biggest stage as they begin their journey towards a possible 7th title.

Having finished 3rd and only reached the quarter-finals last season, Liverpool won't be in Pot 1 for the Champions League draw set to take place on Thursday.

The qualifiers aren't over yet but a rough outline of the pots is already available and here's a look at who Liverpool could face.

Pot 1 opponents

Chelsea

Villarreal

Manchester City

Atletico Madrid

Inter Milan

Bayern Munich

Lille

Sporting CP

Pot 2 teams

Real Madrid

Barcelona

Juventus

Paris Saint-Germain

Manchester United

Liverpool

Sevilla

Borussia Dortmund

Pot 3 opponents

Zenit St. Petersburg

FC Porto

Ajax

Shakhtar Donetsk*

RB Leipzig

FC Salzburg*

Benfica

Atalanta

* indicates that these teams will have to go through the qualifying stages first, and

Pot 4 opponents

Club Brugge

AC Milan

Wolfsburg

Young Boys

Malmo

The rest of the teams will be decided after the remaining qualifiers.

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