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Liverpool have met their European rivals for the 2020/21 campaign following the Champions League group stage draw in Geneva on Thursday.
The 2019 tournament winners have faced Ajax, Atalanta and FC Midtjylland.
NYON, SWITZERLAND DECEMBER 16: Footballer Hamit Altintop draws Liverpool during the 2019/20 Champions League round of 16 draw at UEFA headquarters, the House of European Football on December 16, 2019 in Nyon, Switzerland. (Photo by Harold Cunningham – UEFA / UEFA via Getty Images)
The Reds were placed in Group D alongside teams from the Netherlands, Italy and Denmark respectively.
The group stage will begin later this month, with matches scheduled for October 20/21 and October 27/28.
The next game days are scheduled for November 3, November 24 and 25, December 1/2 and December 8 and 9.
Liverpool will be desperate to do better in the competition this season after being eliminated in the knockout stage last season against Atlético de Madrid.
Jurgen Klopp’s Reds had the desperate misfortune of not beating the Spanish giants after a performance at Anfield that was among the best of the German manager’s management at Liverpool.
Unfortunately, Liverpool were overtaken by their own misfortunes alongside an outstanding defense from Diego Simeone’s well-organized team.
LISBON, PORTUGAL – AUGUST 23: Thiago Alcantara of FC Bayern Munich celebrates with the UEFA Champions League Trophy after his team’s victory in the final match of the UEFA Champions League between Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich at the Estadio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica on 23 August. 2020 in Lisbon, Portugal. (Photo by Michael Regan – UEFA / UEFA via Getty Images)
One player who can’t wait for Liverpool to start their European campaign is new signing Thiago Alcantara.
The Spaniard is the only player from Klopp’s team to enter the competition as reigning champion after his European Cup success with Bayern Munich last month.
Thiago wasted no time reacting to the draw, making it clear that he is desperate to get back into action and help his new team to be crowned Continental Kings for the seventh time.
I can not wait! ⚽️ #YNWA https://t.co/l6umJtnUQE
– Thiago Alcantara (@ Thiago6) October 1, 2020
It certainly promises to be a strike group with Ajax and Atalanta among the surprise packages in the competition for the previous two seasons.
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