UEFA have confirmed that Liverpool will kick-off their Champions League group stage campaign at home to AC Milan having been drawn in Group B during yesterday’s draw in Istanbul.
A 2-0 win against Crystal Palace on the final day of last season saw Jurgen Klopp’s side secure third and Champions League football for this season.
At one stage, that appeared extremely unlikely for the Reds, but a fine sequence of results, accompanied by Leicester City's downturn in form, saw the tide change.
And the Reds will now start their campaign at home to AC on Wednesday, September 15, before travelling to Portugal to take on FC Porto on Tuesday, September 28.
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Liverpool then head to Spain to take on Atletico Madrid on Tuesday, October 19 for their third group game.
The return fixture will then take place on Wednesday, November 3 before Porto are the visitors to Merseyside on Wednesday, November 24.
Klopp’s side will then conclude their group stage campaign away to AC on Tuesday, December 7, with UEFA yet to confirm the kick-off times for all six games.
Speaking on the draw yesterday, Reds boss Klopp said: "I laughed, to be honest, pretty loud because it is a tough group obviously.
"It's Champions League, so that's how it is, and you have to play the best teams in Europe, and obviously some of them are in our group!
"We played, I don't know how often, already against Porto, so they will be waiting for us. We have obviously a little bit of [an] open bill with Atletico, and AC Milan, a historical one obviously. So, I think our supporters should be looking forward to it – we do, for sure.
"I know that people sit always at home and think, 'Ah come on, that would be cool, then you have this team together and the worst of pot four and the worst of pot one' and all this kind of stuff.
"So, we didn't get that obviously but we're still pretty ambitious and would like to show the really hard work from last year, qualifying for the Champions League, that it was worth it. That's how we will play the games."
Champions League fixtures in full:
- Liverpool v AC Milan, Wednesday September 15
- Porto v Liverpool, Tuesday September 28
- Atletico Madrid v Liverpool, Tuesday October 19
- Liverpool v Atletico Madrid, Wednesday November 3
- Liverpool v Porto, Wednesday November 24
- AC Milan v Liverpool, Tuesday December 7
Liverpool are back in Premier League action tomorrow night at home to Chelsea.
