Should Liverpool successfully navigate the second leg of their Champions League qualifier with Bundesliga outfit Hoffenheim, tonight, the Premier League will be represented by five teams in this season's premiere continental competition for the first time, ever. And there are both dream and nightmare scenarios that could await Chelsea, Tottenham, Manchester City, Manchester United and Jurgen Klopp's men in the group stage.
By virtue of Manchester United's Europa League victory, last season, the Premier League team has been awarded an extra spot in this season's Champions League, with United joining rivals City in pot two of tomorrow's draw at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco.
United's victory in last season's Europa League earned them a place in this season's Champions League, despite Jose Mourinho's men only finishing sixth in the Premier League. Image: PA
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Chelsea will be in pot one, alongside holders Real Madrid and the champions of the other six top ranked nations in Europe; Bayern Munich, Juventus, Benfica, Shakhtar Donetsk, Monaco and Spartak Moscow.
Accompanying the two Manchester clubs in pot two are Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain, Sevilla and FC Porto, with Tottenham and potentially Liverpool being entered into pot three.
Chelsea have been seeded in pot one thanks to their Premier League title victory, last season. Image: PA
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Pots three and four are not yet entirely confirmed, with five more qualification matches to be played tonight, but could help throw up some groups of death for the Premier League clubs involved.
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TalkSPORT have drawn up the potential best case and worst case scenarios for all five clubs. Remember that English clubs cannot be drawn against each other until the quarter-finals at the earliest.
Possible nightmare draws for Tottenham and Liverpool
Pot one club: Real Madrid
Pot two club: Paris Saint-Germain
Pot three club: Tottenham or Liverpool
Pot four club: Roma
Pot one: Bayern Munich
Pot two: Barcelona
Pot three: Tottenham or Liverpool
Pot four: Roma
Pot one: Juventus
Pot two: Barcelona
Pot three: Tottenham or Liverpool
Pot four: Feyenoord
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Possible nightmare draw for Chelsea
Pot one: Chelsea
Pot two: Barcelona
Pot three: Napoli
Pot four: Feyenoord
Possible nightmare draw for Man United and Man City
Pot one: Real Madrid
Pot two: Manchester United or City
Pot three: Napoli
Pot four: Feyenoord
Possible dream draw for Tottenham and Liverpool
Pot one: Spartak Moscow
Pot two: FC Porto
Pot three: Tottenham or Liverpool
Pot four: Maribor
Possible dream draw for Chelsea
Pot one: Chelsea
Pot two: FC Porto
Pot three: Anderlecht
Pot four: Maribor
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Possible dream draw for Man United and City
Pot one: Spartak Moscow
Pot two: Manchester United or City
Pot three: Anderlecht
Pot four: Maribor
The draw for the group stage takes place at 6:00pm tomorrow.
(H/T talkSPORT)
Topics: Football, UEFA, Premier League, Champions League
