Liverpool and Chelsea kick off their Champions League campaigns this Tuesday before Tottenham and Manchester City play on Wednesday – but what lessons can the four English clubs learn from last season? English clubs have dodged many of Europe’s powerhouse teams, with the exception of Tottenham facing Bayern Munich in Group B and Chelsea facing a resurgent, youthful Ajax side.The Champions League drawChampions League fixtures English clubs’ first CL group games Home Away Date Chelsea Valencia Sep 17 Napoli Liverpool Sep 17 Olympiacos Tottenham Sep 18 Shakhtar Man City Sep 18 But what can the English teams expect to face in the competition this season? Adam Smith delves into UEFA’s advanced stats from 2018/19 to uncover potential strengths and weaknesses… Goals on the riseLast season’s campaign produced 366 goals, which represented a three-year low. But that dip could prove to be an outlier. The overall trajectory for goals has been typically rising for 13 years now. English CL clubs top PL for goals scored this season Man City: 16 goals Liverpool: 15 goals Chelsea: 11 goals Tottenham: 11 goals The rise suggests an ever-growing emphasis on attack over defence in European football, in a competition which has traditionally seen teams…