Liverpool handed tough European group stage draw

Liverpool has been drawn against Paris Saint-Germain, S.S.C. Napoli and Red Star Belgrade in the UEFA Champions League group stage.

The five-time European Cup winners were handed the tough draw after S.L. Benfica took the final spot in pot-two, leaving the Merseyside club in pot-three.

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The official result of the #UCLdraw!

Toughest group? pic.twitter.com/G6rPKtQuU8

— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) August 30, 2018

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Liverpool last met PSG in 1997 in the Cup Winners Cup, but recently thrashed Napoli 5-0 in Dublin in a pre-season friendly.

However, Jurgen Klopp will need to do his homework on Belgrade.

The Reds dynamic front three will come head-to-head with PSG, who boast the likes of Brazil international Neymar, World Cup winner Kylian Mbappe and Edinson Cavani.

Full Champions League group stage draw

Group A: Atletico Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, Monaco, Bruges.

Group B: Barcelona, Tottenham, PSV Eindhoven, Inter Milan.

Group C: Paris St-Germain, Napoli, Liverpool, Red Star Belgrade.

Group D: Lokomotiv Moscow, FC Porto, Schalke, Galatasaray.

Group E: Bayern Munich, Benfica, Ajax, AEK Athens.

Group F: Manchester City, Shakhtar Donetsk, Lyon, Hoffenheim.

Group G: Real Madrid, Roma, CSKA Moscow, Viktoria Plzen.

Group H: Juventus, Manchester United, Valencia, Young Boys.

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