Liverpool Champions League seeding confirmed as Man City nightmare emerges

The Reds finished a disappointing fifth last season, recovering to qualify for the Europa League having previously looked unlikely to even finish in the European places. As a result, it was the first time Jurgen Klopp had failed to lead his side into Europe’s elite club competition since his first year at the club in 2015/16.

They have at least done enough to qualify for next season’s Champions League though, with Tottenham Hotspur's defeat at Chelsea last week guaranteeing their place in the top four. With Aston Villa then losing away at Brighton & Hove Albion on Sunday prior to Liverpool’s own visit of Spurs, a top-three finish was clinched before even kicking a ball.

In the past, the 32 teams competing in the Champions League group-stages have been separated into four pots of eight. The reigning European champions and Europa League holders would fill two spots in pot one along with the domestic champions from the six nations ranked highest in UEFA’s coefficients.

From next season, 36 clubs will take part in the Champions League and they will all compete under the same league table. For the league-stage draw to decide fixtures, sides are still sorted into four pots, with nine sides now filling each one. Man City, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain, and Inter Milan are already guaranteed places in pot one next season as a result, along with the Reds - who are currently fifth with 114 points in the rankings.

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