Liverpool are not in the Champions League draw unfolding on Jan. 31 and must wait to find out their knockout stage opponents.

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.

Manchester City face a blockbuster Champions League play-off tie against Real Madrid or Bayern Munich after scraping through the new league phase with a 3-1 victory over Club Brugge.

Premier League leaders Liverpool travel to Vitality Stadium to face high-flying Bournemouth for Saturday's showdown. The Reds hold a six-point advantage over se

The first ever Champions League league phase is in the books. After eight league games instead of six group-stage matches round-robin style, the top eight teams have been confirmed, teams placed No. 9 through 24 will enter the playoff stage and teams No. 25 through 36 were eliminated.

Former Liverpool midfielder Thiago Alcantara was present at the draw for the Champions League playoffs in Nyon, Switzerland as the Reds received a bye to the last 16 of the competition

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