Liverpool reached the final of the UEFA Champions League but are facing a nightmare group this campaign.
Basel’s defeat to Greek PAOK in the second qualifying round means that if Benfica also slip up then the Reds will be seeded in Pot Two.
Pot 1 is already confirmed, with only Benfica or Liverpool left to complete Pot 2.
There are still six teams to confirm their places for Pot 3 and Pot 4.
Provisional Champions League group draw pots 2018/19 - if Liverpool are Pot 3
Pot 1: Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Manchester City, Juventus, Paris Saint-Germain, Lokomotiv Moscow
Pot 2: Borussia Dortmund, FC Porto, Manchester United , Shakhtar Donetsk, Benfica, Napoli, Tottenham Hotspur, Roma
Pot 3: Liverpool, Dinamo Kiev, Schalke, Lyon, Monaco, Salzburg, CSKA Moscow, PSV Eindhoven
Pot 4: Valencia, Viktoria Plzen, Celtic, Club Brugge, Galatasaray, FK Astana, Inter Milan, Hoffenheim
Provisional Champions League group draw pots 2018/19 - if Liverpool are Pot 2
Pot 1: Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Manchester City, Juventus, Paris Saint-Germain, Lokomotiv Moscow
Pot 2: Borussia Dortmund, FC Porto, Manchester United, Shakhtar Donetsk, Napoli, Tottenham Hotspur, Roma, Liverpool
Pot 3: Dinamo Kiev, Schalke, Lyon, Monaco, Salzburg, CSKA Moscow, PSV Eindhoven, Valencia
Pot 4: Viktoria Plzen, Celtic, Fenerbache, Club Brugge, Galatasaray, FK Astana, Inter Milan, Hoffenheim
