UEFA are in the midst of mapping out plans for the Champions League that will in no small way affect Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool destiny.
If UEFA plans are confirmed, Liverpool will not be back in Champions League action until almost November as the governing body is preparing for an important week where they hope to map out in greater detail a calendar for completing this season’s European club competitions.
UEFA are expected to hold a video conference with national federations across Europe on Tuesday, ahead of their next scheduled executive committee meeting on Thursday, before holding talks with the European Club Association and domestic leagues the following day.
News emerged last week that UEFA were gearing up to hold all the remaining rounds of the Champions League and Europa League in August with this actually suggesting they expected domestic leagues to have concluded by the end of July.
Reports have subsequently claimed The Premier League are also subsequently claimed to have provisionally slated June 8 as a potential date to resume their campaign, with Liverpool needing only two wins from their final nine games to clinch their first title since 1990.
Sky Sport Italia have just indicated they have received an outline of the planned fixture schedule from UEFA for the finals rounds of European competition in August, with two-legged ties played right through until the finals.
The Champions League final in Istanbul is suggested to take place on Saturday, August 29, with the Europa League final two days earlier in Gdansk.
Indications are that UEFA are planning on next season’s Champions League group stage starting at a later date of Tuesday, October 20.
Liverpool are one of the few clubs to have already qualified for next term’s tournament.