Liverpool have a tricky eight fixtures within the Champions League to navigate if they’re to progress to the knockouts, and Arne Slot acknowledges it’s equally “difficult” and “thrilling.”
The Champions League draw came about on Thursday and provided us a primary take a look at how the brand new format will play out when it will get underway subsequent month.
Liverpool acquired a tricky draw and can face Leipzig (A), Actual Madrid (H), Bayer Leverkusen (H), AC Milan (A), Lille (H), PSV (A), Bologna (H) and Girona (A).
The notable headline fixtures embrace the go to of Actual Madrid and Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen, however Slot is aware of development is simply as depending on outcomes elsewhere.
Chatting with the membership’s official web site after the draw, the Dutchman mentioned: “The very first thing to say is it’s a very difficult draw but in addition a really thrilling one.
“And extra essential than something, we’re a part of it – which suggests there’s a lot to look ahead to and likewise plenty of work to be achieved.”
Leverkusen and Actual are usually not the one home champions on Liverpool’s fixture record, however Slot shouldn’t be tempted to look too far forward.
He continued: “There will probably be plenty of give attention to the fixture in opposition to Actual Madrid at Anfield, and rightly so as a result of they’re the holders of the competitors.
“However on the similar time, there’s a lot high quality amongst our different opponents that we are going to unfold our consideration evenly and take every sport because it comes.
“PSV are a crew I do know very well, after all, and – like Bayer Leverkusen – they’re champions of their very own nation, so the usual may be very clear and it runs by the entire golf equipment that we are going to face.
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“I may speak about every of them and what they may carry, however the time to do this is when the fixtures come round.
“For now, we’ll look ahead and, as I mentioned, preserve working as a result of there are plenty of video games to return within the Premier League and within the Champions League, and the one approach to method them is one by one.”
The Reds have confronted six of their opponents up to now, however this would be the first time they meet Bologna and Girona in a aggressive setting – which supporters will definitely embrace.
The competitors will get underway subsequent month, and we’ll discover out the order of the video games on Saturday, so supporters wouldn’t have to attend too lengthy to get their journey plans so as.
