Champions League football returns to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in September after Antonio Conte's side managed to seal a top-four finish last weekend. Looking set to miss out on Europe's premier competition earlier in the year due to their inconsistent form, Spurs really hit their stride in the final couple of months to pip Arsenal to the final position.
Having played in both the Europa League and Europa Conference League in the past two campaigns, Spurs are finally back at Europe's top table and will be looking to make a real impression in the competition come next term. Before then, however, Conte and Fabio Paratici have plenty to do in the transfer market as they get themselves ready ahead of a huge 2022/23 campaign.
Tottenham will be joined in next season's Champions League by fellow Premier League sides Man City, Liverpool and Chelsea. Celtic also go straight to the group stage after winning the league in Scotland, while Eintracht Frankfurt will be one of five German teams after beating Rangers in the Europa League final just over a week ago.
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So which pot will Tottenham be in for August's group stage draw and who exactly could they come up against? football.london takes a look.
Champions League pots
As ever, the teams who qualify for the Champions League group stage will be split into four pots. Pot 1 contains the 2021/22 Champions League and Europa League winners, with the league champions from England, Spain, Italy, France, Germany and Portugal also included in there. As Real Madrid did the league and European double, Ajax are in Pot 1 as the champions of the Eredivisie.
Pots 2, 3 and 4 are then determined by a club's UEFA coefficient. At present 26 teams have already qualified for next campaign's group stage, with the remaining six teams set to be confirmed at the end of August when the play-off round finishes.
So which pot will Tottenham be in?
Tottenham will be in Pot 2 for August's Champions League draw thanks to their club coefficient of 83.000. With the coefficients based on the performance of clubs in European cups over the last five years, Spurs' ranking has been boosted by their run to the final back in 2018/19 as their past two European campaigns have not been a success.
Their place in the 2018/19 final is a major reason for their spot in Pot 2 rather than Pot 3, with Borussia Dortmund, who are in Pot 3, not too far behind at 78.000.
Here are the pots for next season's Champions League group stage:
Pot 1: Eintracht Frankfurt, Man City, Real Madrid, AC Milan, Bayern Munich, PSG, Porto, Ajax
Pot 2: Liverpool, Chelsea, Barcelona, Juventus, Atletico Madrid, Sevilla, RB Leipzig, Tottenham
Pot 3: Borussia Dortmund, Red Bull Salzburg, Shakhtar Donetsk, Inter Milan, Napoli, Sporting CP, Bayer Leverkusen
Pot 3 or 4: Marseille
Pot 4: Club Brugge, Celtic
So who can Tottenham get?
Tottenham will not be able to come up against teams from the same association in the group stage, thus meaning Man City, Liverpool and Chelsea are not possible options. Eintracht Frankfurt, Real Madrid, AC Milan, Bayern Munich, PSG, Porto and Ajax are all options for the Lilywhites in Pot 1.
Tottenham can then come up against one of Borussia Dortmund, Red Bull Salzburg, Shakhtar Donetsk, Inter Milan, Napoli, Sporting CP or Bayer Leverkusen from Pot 3, with Marseille also possibly in there depending on who else qualifies for the Champions League. Club Brugge and Celtic are the only two clubs confirmed in Pot 4 at present and it won't be until after August's play-off round when the identity of the other six sides are revealed.
