Manchester City enter the Champions League for the first time as champions of Europe, after their 1-0 win over Inter Milan in last season’s final back in June. With the draw due to take place later this week, check out the Manchester City Champions League pot and what it could mean in terms of potential opponents in the group stage.
Manchester City Champions League Pot
With City already qualifiers due to winning the Premier League and the Champions League last season, Pep Guardiola’s side will be in Pot One. They will be joined by Europa League winners Sevilla, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Napoli, PSG, Benfica and Feyenoord.
Pot One features title holders City alongside Europa League winners Sevilla, as well as the champions of the top six national leagues based on UEFA country coefficients, including a surprise inclusion for Eredivisie champions Feyenoord.
Manchester City Champions League Pot In Full
- Manchester City (Champions League holders)
- Sevilla (Europa League holders)
- Barcelona (ESP)
- Bayern Munich (GER)
- Napoli (ITA)
- Paris Saint-Germain (FRA)
- Benfica (POR)
- Feyenoord (NED)
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Who Could Manchester City Face In Champions League?
Clubs from the same county can not be drawn together in group stages, and can’t face one another until the quarter-finals. That means Newcastle United, Manchester United and Arsenal can be ruled out.
Groups are made up from one team from Pot One, Pot Two, Pot Three and Pot Four. Check out the other pots below.
Pot 2: Real Madrid, Manchester United, Inter Milan, Borussia Dortmund, Atletico Madrid, RB Leipzig, Porto, Arsenal
Pot 3: Shakhtar Donetsk, Red Bull Salzburg, AC Milan, Lazio, Red Star Belgrade
Pot 4: Newcastle United, Union Berlin, Lens
Currently unseeded teams: Real Sociedad, Celtic
The pots will be completed later this week when the final Champions League qualifying playoff fixtures are finished.
Remaining Playoff Fixtures
Tuesday (second leg)
Young Boys vs. Maccabi Haifa (0-0 after first leg)
Panathinaikos vs. Sporting Braga (1-2 after first leg)
Galatasaray vs. Molde (3-2 after first leg)
Wednesday (second leg)
PSV vs. Rangers (2-2 after first leg)
Copenhagen vs. Rakow Czestochowa (1-0 after first leg)
AEK Athens vs. Antwerp (0-1 after first leg
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