Reds will navigate Champions League 'pitfalls' - fan's view

Fri, August 28, 2026 at 11:15 AM UTC

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Liverpool fan and author Steve Scragg expects the Reds to finish in the top eight of the league phase following their Champions League draw.

"They should do," Scragg told BBC Radio Merseyside. "That's not wanting to sound arrogant about it or anything like that but you're looking at that set of eight and you're thinking, 'yes, there's potential pitfalls' but given the format of the tournament you can have four pitfalls and still make it through."

Andoni Iraola's side will host Atletico, Porto, Villarreal and Lens while visiting Inter Milan, Brugge, Fenerbahce and LASK in the league phase of the Champions League.

Scragg isn't thrilled at another clash with Diego Simeone's men.

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He said: "It feels like so, so often. You are getting to that point where you just feel like you're playing these same teams over and over again. It does kind of take that shine off it and thinking 'that great unknown' or 'it's going to be great to play those'.

"I think I'm looking at it and thinking well, there's Fenerbahce away. We don't always do that well in Turkey. Turkish club football is on the rise. That might be a little bit difficult so there might be a bit of interest in that.

"LASK, what they've done with Celtic, so I think it's kind of the ones that when you scratch beneath the surface, so rather than 'It's Atletico again', 'it's Porto again', it's a case of looking past those repetitive fixtures and where does the interest lie."

Listen to the full chat above or on BBC Sounds here.

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