Liverpool have learned of their opponents for the group stages of the 2022/2023 Champions League with the Reds in Group A alongside Ajax, Napoli and Rangers - the latter home to a couple of familiar faces.
The draw in Istanbul was favourable to the four Premier League sides on paper, with all avoiding the likes of Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain or Real Madrid from the top-seeded pot. In Dutch champions Ajax, Jurgen Klopp’s Reds drew a side only in the pot 1 because Madrid won the Champions League and La Liga double, while Luciano Spalletti’s Napoli are well-known to the Liverpool boss.
But it is pot 4 that provided the most intriguing opponent, with Scottish side Rangers making a late entry into the competition via Wednesday night’s famous win at PSV Eindhoven. Liverpool and Rangers have never met in European football before, and respective clashes at two historical grounds will make for an electric night under the lights - but while Giovanni Van Bronckhorst’s side present a new challenge, two of his players are known to the red half of Merseyside.
