Tottenham are back in the Champions League after a two-year absence and arguably never better positioned to succeed.
Spurs, beaten finalists in 2019, have added the likes of past winner Ivan Perisic to their ranks, and have serial winner Antonio Conte in charge.
However, Conte’s record in Europe is a rare weak spot on his CV and has failed to get out of the group stage, with Inter Milan, in his last two attempts.
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Champions League pots
Pot 1
Real Madrid, Eintracht Frankfurt, Man City, AC Milan, Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain, Porto, Ajax
Pot 2
Liverpool, Chelsea, Barcelona, Juventus, Atletico Madrid, Sevilla, RB Leipzig, Tottenham
Pot 3
Borussia Dortmund, Salzburg, Shakhtar Donetsk, Inter Milan, Napoli, Sporting Lisbon, Bayer Leverkusen
Pot 4
Marseille, Club Brugge, Celtic
TBC: Benfica, Rangers, Dinamo Zabreb, Red Star, Copenhagen, Viktoria Plzen
Best-case scenario
- Eintracht Frankfurt
- Tottenham
- Salzburg
- Club Brugge
Group of death
- Real Madrid
- Tottenham
- Inter Milan
- Celtic
The draw for the Champions League group stage is on Thursday, August 25, at 5pm BST.
