Liverpool's nightmare Champions League draw with Trent Alexander-Arnold reunion
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Liverpool could face a nightmare Champions League draw in 2026/27, with PSG, Real Madrid and Galatasaray among the sides they will be desperate to avoid. With Luis Enrique's side having knocked the Reds out of the competition in each of the last two seasons, Iraola will be particularly wary of drawing them once again.Liverpool have faced the Parisians eight times throughout their history, claiming victory in just three of those encounters.
However, Liverpool cannot host Real at Anfield, owing to a recent UEFA rule change.Borussia Dortmund (Pot 2)The Reds haven't faced the German outfit since 2016, when Jurgen Klopp steered Liverpool to an unforgettable 4-3 victory over his former club in the Europa League quarter-finals.Dortmund have consistently proved a troublesome opponent for Liverpool, however, with the Reds having won just two of their five meetings against the Bundesliga heavyweights. Niko Kovac's side were beaten by Atlanta last season in a knockout phase play-off.Nevertheless, they remain a formidable opponent for any club this campaign, with the likes of Felix Nmecha and Julian Ryserson giving them considerable strength in depth.Roma (Pot 2)Gian Piero Gasperini's Roma make their return to the Champions League for the first time since 2019.
The Serie A outfit represent one of the trickier prospects in the second pot, which also features the likes of PSV, Real Betis and Club Brugge, though it should still prove a manageable challenge should the Reds be drawn against them.That said, Liverpool have only triumphed over Roma three times in seven encounters, with their most recent clash ending in a 4-2 defeat at the Stadio Olimpico in a 2018 Champions League semi-final, a tie Liverpool ultimately progressed through.Liverpool will find out their Champions League fixtures on Thursday (Image: Photo by Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA/Getty Images)Galatasaray (Pot 3)Put simply, Liverpool will be desperate to avoid Galatasaray once more. While they dismantled the Turkish outfit at Anfield with a commanding 4-0 victory in last season's competition, the two sides have faced each other three times since September 2025.Before that Anfield triumph last season, Liverpool had suffered three consecutive defeats against Galatasaray and have managed just two victories from seven meetings overall, making them something of a bogey side.