The Reds did what they had to do against Middlesbrough today but could still have faced tough fixtures against Sevilla or even Napoli, depending on how the Serie A season finishes.
But Jurgen Klopp will avoid such an unwelcome game to make it into the Champions League.
Liverpool could ignore the champions side of the play-off round draw, which will provide five teams for the Champions League group stage, potentially from countries including Scotland, Norway and Greece.
They enter in the non-champions section of the play-off draw, which includes five seeded teams and five non-seeded teams.