Champions League draw: Tottenham fear Group of Death as Man City, Liverpool and Chelsea made top seeds

Challenges: Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino
Tottenham are the English team most at risk of landing themselves in a Champions League group of death.
Spurs find themselves in Pot 2 after qualifying for the Champions League for the fourth consecutive season, but Liverpool, Manchester City and Chelsea have all been placed in Pot 1.
As Premier League champions, City are among the top seeds along with the title winners from Uefa's top-performing nations; Spain, Germany, Italy, France and Russia.
Liverpool, as holders, are also bumped up to Pot 1, while Chelsea are back among the best having won the Europa League.
That means both Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid, who boast the best and fourth-best coefficients in Europe, are demoted to Pot 2.


Pot 1

Club Country Coefficient
Barcelona Spain 138.000
Bayern Munich Germany 128.000
Juventus Italy 124.000
Man City England 106.000
PSG France 103.000
Liverpool England 91.000
Chelsea England 87.000
Zenit Russia 72.000

Pot 2

Club Country Coefficient
Real Madrid Spain 146.000
Atletico Madrid Spain 127.000
Dortmund Germany 85.000
Napoli Italy 80.000
Shakhtar Donetsk Russia 80.000
Tottenham England 78.000
Ajax* Netherlands 70.500
Benfica Portugal 68.000
(*Ajax must beat Apoel in the play-off round, otherwise Lyon will move up to Pot 2)
Teams from the same country cannot be drawn together in the group stage, leaving Tottenham facing one of Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Juventus, Paris Saint-Germain or Zenit from Pot 1.
Of the confirmed teams in Pot 3, Antonio Conte's Inter Milan or Lyon pose the biggest threat on paper. While Valencia and Bayer Leverkusen are no pushovers.
Even Pot 4 pose significant challenges, with RB Leipzig back at Europe's top table for just the second time and are joined by the likes of Atalanta, who finished third in Serie A last season, and Ligue 1 runners-up Lille.

Tottenham's Champions League group of death

Club Country Coefficient
Barcelona Spain 138.000
Tottenham England 78.000
Inter Milan Italy 31.000
RB Leipzig Germany 22.000

Tottenham's easiest group?

Club Country Coefficient
Zenit Russia 72.000
Tottenham England 78.000
Olympiacos* Greece 44.000
Genk Belgium 25.000
(*Olympiacos must beat Krasnodar in play-off round to reach group stage)

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