The Champions League league phase draw in Monaco placed Liverpool alongside Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, PSV Eindhoven, Qarabag, Inter, Eintracht Frankfurt, Marseille and Galatasaray. Anfield will host Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, PSV Eindhoven and Qarabag, while Liverpool travel to Inter, Eintracht Frankfurt, Marseille and Galatasaray. The draw is described as very challenging and very exciting, offering big games at home and away and the prospect of a high-profile match against former Reds favourite Trent Alexander-Arnold returning to Anfield. Liverpool previously won seven and lost one in last season's league phase and were eliminated by Paris Saint-Germain in the last 16.
I think the first thing to say is that like last season, it is a very challenging draw, but we knew that it would be because in the Champions League, especially with the new format, there is no such thing as an easy draw. But what is also clear is that this is a very exciting draw, full of big games both home and away.
To be able to welcome Real Madrid to Anfield again is something special. Last season's game was of course a memorable one - and I expect the same this time around. That is, I am sure, a fixture that the whole world will be looking at.
On a personal note, it is always nice to play against a Dutch team in PSV Eindhoven, a team that won the league title two years in a row. The same goes for Galatasaray, who have won three in a row in Turkey, and for Qarabag, the champions of Azerbaijan.
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