Champions League draw: Tough tests await BVB | OneFootball

On this Thursday, the eyes of football Europe are eagerly looking towards Monaco, where from 6 pm the league phase of the Champions League 2025/26 will be drawn. After the last play-off games were played on Wednesday evening, the field of participants, once again comprising 36 teams, has been determined. Also, the four draw pots, which were created based on the UEFA coefficients. For Borussia Dortmund, considering these pots, a very difficult constellation is just as possible as tasks that are feasible on paper.

As for the first time last year, each participant will be drawn two opponents from each pot. This means that BVB, sorted into pot one, will also face two teams from the most heavily occupied pot, with national duels being excluded again before the knockout phase. Also, a maximum of two players against opponents from the same country are possible.

The four pots at a glance:

Pot 1: Paris Saint-Germain (Defending champion, France Champion 2024/25) FC Barcelona (Spain Champion 2024/25) FC Liverpool (England Champion 2024/25) FC Bayern Munich (Germany Champion 2024/25) Real Madrid (Second Spain 2024/25) Inter Milan (Second Italy 2024/25) Manchester City (Third England 2024/25) FC Chelsea (Fourth England 2024/25) Borussia Dortmund (Fourth Germany 2024/25)

Pot 2: FC Arsenal (Second England 2024/25) Bayer Leverkusen (Second Germany 2024/25) Atlético Madrid (Third Spain 2024/25) Atalanta Bergamo (Third Italy 2024/25) Eintracht Frankfurt (Third Germany 2024/25) Juventus Turin (Fourth Italy 2024/25) FC Villarreal (Fifth Spain 2024/25) Benfica Lisbon (Winner of the play-offs of the placement path) FC Bruges (Winner of the play-offs of the placement path)

Pot 3: Tottenham Hotspur (Europa League Winner 2024/25) SSC Naples (Italy Champion 2024/25) Sporting Lisbon (Portugal Champion 2024/25) PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands Champion 2024/25) Olympiakos Piraeus (Greece Champion 2024/25) Slavia Prague (Czech Republic Champion 2024/25) Olympique Marseille (Second France 2024/25) Ajax Amsterdam (Second Netherlands 2024/25) FK Bodø/Glimt (Winner of the play-offs of the Champions path)

Pot 4: Galatasaray Istanbul (Turkey Champion 2024/25) Royale Union Saint-Gilloise (Belgium Champion 2024/25) AS Monaco (Third France 2024/25) Athletic Bilbao (Fourth Spain 2024/25) Newcastle United (Fifth England 2024/25) FC Copenhagen (Winner of the play-offs Champions path) Qarabag Agdam (Winner of the play-offs Champions path) Pafos FC (Winner of the play-offs Champions path) FK Qairat Almaty (Winner of the play-offs Champions path)

In one of the more difficult cases, BVB could potentially play against Real Madrid, Paris St. Germain, FC Arsenal, Juventus Turin, Tottenham Hotspur, SSC Naples, Galatasaray Istanbul and AS Monaco.

It would be significantly easier if, for example, one of the Champions League debutants Pafos FC or Qairat Almaty were drawn from pot four, FK Bodø/Glimt, Olympiakos Piraeus or Slavia Prague from pot three, and FC Villarreal or FC Bruges from pot two. Only from the first pot, BVB definitely expects two very difficult opponents.

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