Tottenham Hotspur potential Champions League opponents, draws, and dates revealed

Tottenham Hotspur are now just two weeks away from the draw for the league phase of the 2025/26 Champions League. We bring you all the information about the teams that have qualified and the dates of the ties.

Spurs are back in Europe’s premier club competition this campaign following a two-year absence, courtesy of winning the Europa League.

Thomas Frank has said Tottenham’s first objective is to qualify for the knockout stage of the Champions League in what will be his first taste of the competition.

Similar to how Tottenham’s Europa League campaign worked last season, the Lilywhites will be paired against two teams from each of the four pots in the league phase draw, which will take place on Thursday, 25 August.

A top-eight finish in the league table would see Frank’s men advance directly to the round of 16, with those finishing between ninth and 24th involved in an additional knock-out tie.

Tottenham are still waiting to find out Champions League pot

We know the identity of 29 of the 36 teams that have qualified for the league phase of the Champions League, with the other seven teams set to be determined in the final playoff round, which commences next week.

Spurs cannot go against fellow Premier League sides in the league phase, and according to Football.London, Tottenham are still waiting to find out whether they will be in Pot 2 or Pot 3.

The likely pots for the already qualified teams are as follows:

Pot 1: Real Madrid, Manchester City, Bayern Munich, Liverpool, PSG, Inter Milan, Chelsea, Borussia Dortmund, Barcelona.

Pot 2: Arsenal, Bayer Leverkusen, Atletico Madrid, Atalanta, Villarreal, Juventus, Eintracht Frankfurt.

Pot 2/3: Tottenham, PSV.

Pot 3: Ajax, Napoli, Sporting CP, Olympiacos, Slavia Prague, Marseille.

Pot 4: AS Monaco, Galatasaray, Union SG, Athletic Club. Newcastle United.

The full dates for all Champions League ties

League phase

Matchday 1: 16-18 September

Matchday 2: 30 September-1 October

Matchday 3: 21-22 October

Matchday 4: 4-5 November

Matchday 5: 25-26 November

Matchday 6: 9-10 December

Matchday 7: 20-21 January

Matchday 8: 28 January

Knockout phase play-offs

First leg: 17-18 February

Second leg: 24-25 February

Round of 16

First leg: 10-11 March

Second leg: 17-18 March

Quarter-finals

First leg: 7-8 April

Second leg: 14-15 April

Semi-finals

First leg: 28-29 April

Second leg: 5-6 May

Final

Saturday, May 30, 2026, at Puskas Arena, Budapest.

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