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14th December 2015
12:53pm GMT

Of course, many observers were still just getting used to seeing the club competing for the European Cup's little brother, while others focused on how the club managed once again to dodge a difficult draw in Europe.
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Despite being something of an unknown quantity and only winning two of their six group games, Midjylland have a good record against English sides having already accounted for Southampton earlier this season, and the club are known for their heavy use of analytics.
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Liverpool were also in the draw and new boss Jurgen Klopp will be returning to Germany, although a reunion with former club Borussia Dortmund will have to wait as they were drawn with FC Porto.
Instead, Liverpool will meet Augsburg, who finished second in Group L behind Athletic Bilbao.
Tottenham got the toughest draw of the three English sides when they were paired with Fiorentina, currently flying high in second place in Serie A.
The full draw is here:

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