Andoni Iraola reacts to "difficult" Liverpool Champions League draw with clear warning

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The Champions League draw has now taken place. On Thursday evening, all 36 clubs, including Liverpool of course, discovered who they will be facing in this season's league phase.

Liverpool's Champions League opponents Home Pot 1: Atlético MadridPot 2: FC PortoPot 3: VillarrealPot 4: RC LensAway Pot 1: Internazionale MilanoPot 2: Club BruggePot 3: FenerbahçePot 4: LASKLiverpool's eight opponents 🔴#UCLdraw pic.twitter.com/y9xsIzZR0k— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) August 27, 2026Looking at the draw, Liverpool could hardly have asked for an easier fixture list. This is the strength of the Champions League and why competing in it is such a big test.

Iraola acknowledges the extra complication that balancing both Premier League and Champions League commitments will bring. This was when he was manager of AEK Laranca in 2018, leading the Yellow Greens through three rounds of qualifying, before being eliminated in the Europa League group stages.At none of his subsequent stops, in charge of Mirandés, Rayo Vallecano and most-recently Bournemouth, has Iraola had to juggle both a domestic and continental campaign.