Liverpool's road to the 2025 Champions League final starts with the defending French champions.
Liverpool were far and away the best team in the Champions League league phase and finished atop the standings with 21 out of 24 possible points. Their only defeat came against PSV Eindhoven on the final matchday when Arne Slot rested his best players.
The Reds automatically advanced to the round of 16 and had to wait over a month to learn what team they would face first in the knockout stage. After the conclusion of the knockout phase playoffs, the Champions League round of 16 draw cemented the competition's full bracket and revealed the tough opponents standing in Liverpool's way on the road to Munich.






