Liverpool dealt Europa League seeding blow - and could face Rafa Benitez's Napoli

 

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Standard Sport11 December 2014

Liverpool's poor displays in the Champions League have resulted in the Reds being unseeded in Monday's Europa League draw.

Brendan Rodgers' side won just one game in their group leaving them classified as one of the four worst performing third place teams.

Uefa confirmed today that the 2005 European Cup winners will be ranked alonsgside Ajax, Anderlecht and Roma for the draw in Nyon.

It means the underperforming Reds could face a host of top sides including Inter Milan, Fiorentina and Zenit St Petersburg.

Napoli, coached by former Reds boss Rafael Benitez will also be seeded if they can seal top spot in Group I with a home win against Slovan Bratislava tonight.

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Spanish sides Sevilla and Villarreal could also be potential opponents in the last 32 if they top their groups.

Seeded: Olympiacos, Zenit St Petersburg, Sporting Lisbon, Athletic Bilbao, Red Bull Salzburg, Dinamo Moscow, Everton, Inter Milan, Fiorentina

Unseeded: Anderlecht, Ajax, Liverpool, Roma, Celtic, PSV

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