Borussia Dortmund coach Thomas Tuchel says he would rather avoid facing Liverpool - and predecessor Jurgen Klopp - until the Europa League final after the Bundesliga outfit failed to top their group.
Dortmund needed Krasnodar to drop points at Qabala to have a chance of reaching the summit of Group C, but the Russians cruised to a comfortable 3-0 win in Azerbaijan.
However, even if Krasnodar had slipped up, Dortmund's 1-0 home defeat to PAOK on Thursday would have left them second regardless.
The result sees Dortmund, who hit the post three times as Robert Mak settled the encounter, facing a potentially tricky last-32 draw, with Klopp's Liverpool among their possible opponents in the next round.
"I would like the game against Liverpool to come last in this competition," Tuchel told a media conference.
Discussing his side's performance against PAOK, he added: "We are disappointed. We dominated the game and had some great opportunities to score.
"This defeat hurts and was also unnecessary."
