UEFA Guarantees Four Champions League Berths To Top Leagues

Tottenham will face CSKA Moscow, Monaco and Bayer Leverkusen, while surprise Premier League champions Leicester have been given a relatively benign draw in the shape of Porto, Brugge and Copenhagen.

Dortmund edged Real 4-3 on aggregate in a thrilling semi-final three years ago, but the Spaniards avenged that defeat, winning 3-2 over the two legs, the following season on their way to the 2014 title.

Reigning champions Real Madrid are in the same pool with former champs Dortmund and Sporting Lisbon of Portugal, plus Poland’s Legia Warsaw.

As per Uefa disputes supervisor Giorgio Marchetti, the relationship for the Champions league will continue as some time as of late.

Under the present system, the top three leagues – now Spain, Germany and England – have three places each, while the fourth-placed teams must play off over two legs for a place in the group stage.

The Reds earned their place in the competition after finishing fifth in the Premier League last season and this is the first time they are featured in the group stage.

A very tough draw for Celtic, but their fans have some great games to look forward to.

Celtic open their campaign with a trip to Barcelona on 13th September, but Tierney has indicated that his team-mate Roberts will be more interested in playing against Manchester City.

Sevilla has won the Europa League in both years since the incentive was offered, and Spain had five teams in the Champions League groups last season.

The Foxes’ last involvement in European football saw them knocked out of the Uefa Cup in the first round by Red Star Belgrade in 2000.

Other changes included that the Europa League winners will automatically qualify for the Champions League group-stage. The seeding system meant they avoided numerous bigger sides and they may harbour realistic hopes of progress.

“We now have an appealing group”.

Some have suggested the Blues have once again been given a “Group of Death” scenario – but he says everyone at the club is pleased, even though they recognise the difficulty of the task they face.

From the 2018 season, a Champions League groups slot will be guaranteed to the previous season’s Europa League victor.

“Celtic will be hard as well – I love watching Celtic play Rangers and games like that and they are friends of ours so as I say, it’s an wonderful group”.

Group B: Benfica, Napoli, Dynamo Kiev, Besiktas.