The draw yesterday saw Liverpool placed in Group E, alongside Olympique Lyonnais, Fiorentina and Debrecen.
“You know in the Champions League there will always be difficult games and tough teams to play against.
“Lyon might not have won the league last season but before that they won it many years in a row, so we know they have lots of good players who can play good football.
“Fiorentina are an historic club in a nice city. I know from experience they have fanatstic supporters because I spent some time there when Claudio Ranieri was the coach.
“And we have experience of Hungarian football because of our relationship with MTK, so if Debreceni have won their league then we know it means it’s because they’re a good side.
Rafa also noted that the reds will not be racking up many Air Miles – however in that respect the group is not as good as last season.
“The important thing as always is that the travelling isn’t too bad, we don’t have too far to go for any of the games. We’re just looking forward to starting the competition now.”
Liverpool kick off the European campaign at home against Debrecen on the 16th September and you can see the full fixture list here