Well, assuming that when you say "in the CL" you mean at the group stages or beyond, I think it's fair to say that Liverpool would probably have finished in the bottom 2 of their group and gone out before the knock-out rounds. LFC as a team lack experience in the CL (individual players certainly don't, but together as a squad and the coaching staff they do) due to the club's recent absence from the competition. That recent absence also means that LFC would (and will next season) almost certainly be in pot 3 or 4 for the draw, making it fairly likely that they'd end up in a "group of death" or at least have very strong opponents. Add to that the size and relative youth of the squad, as well as the fact that Liverpool spent the early portions of the season finding their feet (when the group stage was going on, we were still struggling to find what really works for us) and I expect that the club would have struggled to get out of their group.

A question that is very difficult to quantify.

Yet given the beginning of the season we have more tactical holes than *insert something with holes*, we would have been thoroughly dismantled unless receiving one of THOSE groups to which Atletico seem to frequently get.

Other side of the debate is that Liverpool's semantic adhere's very closely to what is needed within the Champions League yet the lack of conviction earlier on in our system along with Rodger's tinkering would not provide the tactical platform to succeed beyond even the group within the CL. Similar to Real Sociedad who struggled to find their identity with a new manager, they like Liverpool found their consistent footing nigh middle-to-end of the season; vastly distorting perceptions of what could have been earlier in the season.

I guess this thread was made due to Liverpool's good form right now, as opposed to where they were earlier in the season.

Current Liverpool I think would do similar to how Atletico are doing. If they managed to get to the knockout stages and didn't face the big 3, they would have every chance of getting to the semi finals at least.

Well El Gunner that would solely depend on the draw we would've got.

I think we would have beaten teams like Olympiakos, Zenit, Galatasaray, Milan, United, Leverkusen, Schalke over 2 legs.

But that's as far as it would've gone this season. The inexperience against top teams would've cost us. Bayern, Barca, Madrid, Atleti, Dortmund and to a lesser extent Chelsea and PSG probably would've been too much for us this season.

As far as I know, Liverpool are unbeaten in CL in the last few years.

  

Since most lfc twats have me in ignore list.

I will go ahead and say if Lfc keep the current form and improve defense, who knows, might go as far as semis next season.

But, they have little depth and inconsistent defence to compete in all fronts.

I think the Champions League has its own rules and requires its own experience. Clubs and teams that are new to it (and Pool's current team is kind of new to it) usually have one or two seasons where they 'underperform' in comparison to how good you'd rate them generally.

Dortmund, City come to mind. Leverkusen is an extreme case of this.
Atletico is the exception proving the rule.

Also a part in this might play that often teams that are new to the CL are also new to its money and its squad depth requirements.
I think next season Liverpool will be able to fulfill their potential in EITHER the league or the CL, not in both.
The smart thing is to focus on the league, to ensure another CL campaign where you can have strenthened/matured.

Giving their lack of depth/experience, they would be very fortunate to make it out of the group stage. Don't forget the other competitions like FA Cup.