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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
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Theo Squires

Liverpool could face Man City or Man United in Champions League group stages in 'Swiss model' format

Liverpool could find themselves facing a Premier League rival in the revamped Champions League group-stages, after UEFA confirmed the new format for the 2024/25 season onwards.

The Reds missed out on qualifying for the 2023/24 edition of Europe’s elite competition, but will be looking to secure an immediate return to the Champions League this season. Should they win the Europa League, they would qualify automatically regardless of their Premier League finish, while a top four finish earns qualification as normal.

However, depending on how English sides fare in European football this season, the Premier League could earn a fifth qualifying berth for the 2024/25 edition of the Champions League - which will be the first season of the new ‘Swiss model’ of the tournament.

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