Reds hot favourites in tough draw, says Gerets

MARSEILLE coach Eric Gerets believes Champions League Group D is wide open after seeing his team given one of hardest draws possible.

OM, who beat Norwegian champions Brann Bergen 3-1 on aggregate in the third qualifying round to reach the pool stages, were pitched with Liverpool, Atletico Madrid and PSV Eindhoven in yesterday’s draw in Monaco.

It looks, on paper at least, one of the toughest of the eight groups and Gerets admits there will be some celebration if the Mediterranean side are able to advance to the knockout stages.