UEFA Champions League
Draw on Thursday: pots set in stone, three names to be confirmed
Benfica's victory against Dynamo Kyiv in the return leg of the UEFA Champions League play-off round on Tuesday evening means that the pots for the group phase draw are now set in stone.
This means that if they get the better of PSV Eindhoven in their return fixture this evening, Rangers will enter into pot four and would be a possible opponent for Borussia Dortmund in the group stages. If Dynamo Kyiv had eliminated Benfica, Rangers could have moved up to pot three.
Consequently, the names of the clubs in pots one, two and three are now confirmed. The three successful participants in tonight's games (21:00 CET) will be placed in pot four.
Dinamo Zagreb vs. Bodø/Glimt (first leg: 0-1)
Trabzonspor vs. FC Copenhagen (first leg: 1-2)
PSV Eindhoven vs. Rangers (first leg: 2-2)
The pots at a glance
Pot 1 | Pots 2 |
Real Madrid | Liverpool |
Eintracht Frankfurt | Chelsea |
Manchester City | Barcelona |
AC Milan | Juventus |
Bayern Munich | Atlético Madrid |
Paris St. Germain | Sevilla |
Porto | Rasenballsport Leipzig |
Ajax | Tottenham Hotspur |
Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
Borussia Dortmund | Rangers / PSV Eindhoven |
Salzburg | Dinamo Zagreb / Bodø/Glimt |
Shakthar Donetsk | Olympique Marseille |
Inter Milan | Trabzonspor / FC Copenhagen |
Napoli | Club Bruges |
Benfica | Celtic |
Sporting CP | Viktoria Plzeň |
Bayer Leverkusen | Maccabi Haifa |
The draw for the 2022/23 UEFA Champions League group stages will take place at 18:00 CET on Thursday. (br)