Liverpool will not be in the draw for the Champions League play-offs today after finishing top of the league standings in the group stages of the competition

The league phase has already been beneficial to plenty. Leaders Liverpool are almost assured of finishing at the summit, bringing in at least €9.9m in a ranking bonus, as well as their seven wins being worth an additional €14.7m. Not to be sneezed at when there is also the €18.6m equal share they have been allotted.

Liverpool are guaranteed to face one of the teams that finished in 15th, 16th, 17th or 18th in the league phase standings. Therefore, the Reds will face either Paris Saint-Germain, Benfica, Monaco or Brest in the Champions League knockout stage.

According to the competition’s new Swiss model, teams now compete in a round of 16, before quarter-finals, semis and a final

The UEFA Champions League on Friday conducted the draw for the knockout stage, setting up the bracket for European soccer's biggest annual tournament. At the confederation's headquarters in Switzerland,

All of the Details You Need to Know for the UEFA Champions League Knockout DrawThe suspense in the UEFA Champions League is reaching a fever pitch as the draw for the knockout phase play-offs nears.

The Champions League Playoffs Begin.

The Champions League draw for the play-off rounds has been made – with some big ties ahead. Not that Arsenal, Aston Villa and Liverpool had to worry, having qualified for the top Round of 16 already,