Tottenham Faces Difficult UEFA Champions League Draw

The English Premier League ‘vice champions’ Tottenham Hotspur, potentially face difficult campaign in next season’s UEFA Champions League.

Following the release of the seeding of the competition, Sports Village Square can confirm the possibility of Tottenham facing tough sides like Bayern Munich, Barcelona, and Roma.

For winning their domestic league titles, Chelsea, Monaco, Bayern Munich, Benfica, Real Madrid, Juventus and Spartak Moscow are in Pot 1. Ukraine champions, Shakhtar Donetsk got lucky and promoted into Pot 1 following the direct qualification of both potential winners of the current season, Real Madrid and Juventus.

The Draw will be conducted in August. Tottenham may fall into Pot 3. The Pot 2 is provisionally consist of FC Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain, Borussia Dortmund, Manchester City, Porto and Manchester United (if the team wins Wednesday’s Europa Cup final match).

The colouration means Tottenham could come up against Barcelona and Bayern Munich in the same group, or even face trips to Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain in the group stage.

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE DRAW POTS 

Seeded (confirmed): Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Juventus, Benfica, Chelsea, Shakhtar Donetsk, Monaco, Spartak Moscow

Pot 2 (provisional): Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain, Borussia Dortmund, Sevilla*, Man City, Porto, Manchester United**

Pot 3 (provisional): Napoli*, Tottenham, FC Basel, Dynamo Kiev*, Ajax*, Olympiakos*, Anderlecht, Liverpool*

Pot 4: All other qualifying clubs, which could include Roma, RB Leipzig, Celtic*, Nice* and Feyenoord

* denotes must come through qualifying rounds (Ajax would not have to qualify as Europa League holders)

** denotes must win Europa League