Liverpool have now discovered all of their potential Champions League play-off opponents

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By Rob Hoskin

Published Jun 1, 2017

Liverpool have found out the teams they could face

You can’t blame Liverpool fans for being delighted with a fourth-placed finish in the Premier League and, therefore, qualification into next season’s Champions League.

It's only the second time the Reds have finished in the top four in the previous eight seasons after they pipped Arsenal and Manchester United into fourth.

But finishing fourth doesn’t mean automatic qualification into the Champions League group stages.

Jurgen Klopp’s side will enter the Champions League play-off, meaning they will have to overcome a two-legged affair to seal passage to the group stage.

Merseyside rivals, Everton, know only too well how difficult the qualification rounds of the Champions League can be. They finished fourth during the 2004/05 season but crashed out to Villarreal in the qualifying stages.

Of course, it wasn’t helped that Everton weren’t seeded - something that Liverpool will be next season.

But they could still face tough opposition.

In fact, after all the leagues around Europe finished on Wednesday night, it’s now been confirmed exactly who Liverpool could face.

As mentioned, Liverpool will be seeded alongside Napoli and Sevilla. Therefore, their opponents will either be one of the five unseeded teams who come through the qualifying rounds or one of the two unseeded teams that have already qualified for the play-off round.