This Thursday, August 25, the 2022/2023 Champions League group stage draw. Colombia will be watching from 10:00 am to find out the rivals of the teams where there are coffee soccer players, and especially will put the magnifying glass on Liverpool, where he plays Louis Diaz.
Los ‘reds’ they were finalists of the previous Champions League, falling against Real Madrid; and it is expected that this campaign, which did not start in a fortunate way for ‘Lucho’ Díaz and his teammates, will be the possibility of re-disputing the European title. They want the ‘orejona’!
Liverpool FC is located in pot 2 of the draw, so you risk being left in a group of death. Although if he is lucky, more accessible rivals could correspond to him.
From Pot 1or series leaders, Liverpool is clear that it will not face Manchester City, as there cannot be teams from the same country in the same group. Thus, from the first hype hopes not to meet teams like Real Madrid, Bayern Munich or PSGbecause they are the ‘coconuts’ that nobody wants to face, at least in this phase.
Who would be the ideal opponent for Pot 1? There are teams with medium difficulties, such as AC Milan or Eintracht Frankfurt (Rafael Santos Borré); or easier teams on paper, like Porto and Ajax.
From Pot 3, You have to escape the Italians (Inter or Napoli) and the German Borussia Dortmund. Of medium difficulty would be the Portuguese, Benfica or Sporting Lisboa, or Bayer Leverkusen, also German, but less complex. The ideal: Salzburg (Austria) and especially Shakhtar Dontesk, from the beaten Ukraine.
Pot 4 is one of the apparently easiest rivals. However, there are renowned clubs, such as Olympique Marseille, Bruges from Belgium or Rangers from Scotland. With less tradition, there are Dinamo Zagreb, Copenhagen, Viktoria Pilzen and Maccabi Haifa.
What would be the group of death for Liverpool?
– Real Madrid (Bayern Munich or Paris Saint Germain)
– Liverpool
– Inter (Napoli or Borussia Dortmund)
– Olympique Marseille
Which group would be favorable to him and would he be forced to classify?
– Ajax (Porto)
– Liverpool
– Shakhtar Donetsk
– Maccabi Haifa
