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The fact Liverpool have been seeded in pot three of today’s Champions League draw means there will be some blockbusting group games to look forward to when they make their return to European football’s premier club competition.

With the likes of Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Barcelona in pot one, dangerous outfits like Juventus, Paris Saint-Germain and Borussia Dortmund in pot two, and Roma and AS Monaco in pot four, the Reds are almost certain to be reunited with at least one European superpower - and quite possibly three.

But how do teams from pot three traditionally fare in the Champions League?

Research carried out by Trinity Mirror’s data unit shows their record is not an enviable one - so Brendan Rodgers’ men will have to confound recent history if they are to make it through to the latter stages of the competition.

The research shows that, since the competition adopted its current format in the 2003/04 season, 68% of the teams in pot three have been knocked out at the group stages. In 2006/07, all eight pot three sides failed to survive the group phase - though only two finished bottom, compared with five in 2003/04.

Only 10% of pot three teams have made it as far as the quarter finals in the last decade, and no team from that pot has ever managed to reach the final in that time.

However, 2% of teams from pot four managed to make the final - Borussia Dortmund in 2013/2014 and AS Monaco in 2003/2004 - though neither were victorious.

So it looks as though the Reds will have their work cut out as the third-seeded team in their group. But they should not despair.

Of the last 15 Champions League winners, 11 were from pot one - with the only exceptions being AC Milan (2002/03), FC Porto (2003/04), Inter Milan (2009-10) and, of course, Liverpool (2004-05).