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Liverpool’s best case scenario for Champions League group… and their worst

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Liverpoo will find out their fate for the Champions League group stages today.

A general view as fans arrive outside of Anfield during the Premier League match between Liverpool and Manchester City at Anfield on January 14, 2018 in Liverpool, England.

Liverpool came agonisingly close to winning the Champions League last season.

Now the 2017/18 runners-up are hoping to go one better.

Few teams will fancy taking on the Reds ahead of the draw which will be held today (30/8) at 5pm.

Liverpool are a third seed, and a nasty surprise for teams hoping to avoid them.

Here is a look at the best possible draw Liverpool could land…

Pot 1: Lokomotiv Moscow

Pot 2: Porto

Pot 4: Crvena Zvezda

Porto may sound tricky on paper but Liverpool dismantled them easily last season in the knockout rounds. Trips to Russia and Serbia would be lively and very winnable. .

Jurgen Klopp the head coach

Here is a look at the worst possible draw Liverpool could end up with…

Pot 1: Barcelona

Pot 2: Borussia Dortmund

Pot 4: Inter Milan

A group of Barcelona, Dortmund, Liverpool and Inter would be delicious for the neutral, but the Reds would not have it easy and it would also be a substantial distraction from their Premier League efforts.

Jurgen Klopp, Manager of Liverpool walks past the UEFA Champions League trophy following the UEFA Champions League Final between Real Madrid and Liverpool at NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium on May...

Pot 1: Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Manchester City, Juventus, Paris Saint-Germain, Lokomotiv Moscow.

Pot 2: Borussia Dortmund, Porto, Manchester United, Shakhtar Donetsk, Benfica, Napoli, Tottenham, Roma.

Pot 3: Liverpool, Schalke, Lyon, Monaco, CSKA Moscow, Ajax, PSV Eindhoven, Valencia.

Pot 4: Viktoria Plzen, Club Brugge, Galatasaray, Young Boys, Inter Milan, Hoffenheim, Crvena zvezda, AEK Athens.