Liverpool to Find Out Europa League Group Stage Opponents on Friday
Liverpool will find out their opponents for their first Europa League campaign since reaching the 2016 final when the draw is made on Friday. Jurgen Klopp’s side dropped out of the Champions League places for the first time in seven years last season, and they will now be consigned to Thursday night football for the upcoming European campaign.
Despite dropping down a tier for 2023/24, there are still a number of high-profile clubs that Liverpool could meet as they bid to make the knockout stages of the competition. The groups will be comprised of a team from each of the four pots, with Liverpool not able to meet another English side until the later rounds.
The Reds are the highest seeded team in the competition and therefore in pot one. Here’s a look at who we could face in the group stages of this season’s Europa League.
Europa League Group Stage Pots
Here’s the 32 teams in the Europa League. Liverpool will be drawn with one side each from pots two, three and four. They cannot be drawn with Brighton, meaning there are 23 potential opponents in Friday’s draw.
Pot 1: Liverpool, West Ham, Roma, Villarreal, Bayer Leverkusen, Atalanta, Ajax, Rangers
Pot 2: Sporting CP, Slavia Prague, Rennes