Liverpool’s Route to the 2025–26 Champions League Final

The success of Liverpool’s season hinges on the Champions League. 

After a dismal Premier League title defense and the prospect of Champions League qualification still uncertain, triumphing in Europe’s premier competition has taken on even greater significance than in recent campaigns.

Performances suggest Liverpool will struggle to clinch their seventh European crown but they have been a different beast on the continent this season, securing automatic progression to the last 16 with a third-placed league phase finish. 

The Reds have now discovered their opponents for the last 16 and their potential adversaries during the remainder of the competition.

Liverpool’s Last 16 Opponents

Liverpool avoided the slightly tougher tie in the last 16, swerving Atlético Madrid and drawing Galatasaray. While the Reds will be relieved to avoid Diego Simeone’s wily operators, they have already tasted defeat to Gala this season, losing 1–0 in Istanbul courtesy of Victor Osimhen’s penalty.

The Reds will have to produce a more cohesive performance on their next trip to Türkiye but do at least have an Anfield showdown to spare their blushes if they fall again on their travels.