Spurs discovered their pot following the conclusion of the play-off ties that were played across Tuesday and Wednesday and now know that plenty of tricky ties await.
The draw takes place today, Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 5pm BST and much of it will be automated due to the sheer number of fixtures to be organised.
New Spurs boss Thomas Frank may have enjoyed a perfect start to his tenure in the Premier League, but is braced for a first exposure to Champions League football.
Which pot are Tottenham in for the Champions League draw?
Tottenham will be placed in Pot 3, as their current coefficient has them sat 31st in UEFA’s rankings for European teams.
Who can Tottenham face in the Champions League draw?
The ceremony will produce eight opponents for every team, two from each pot. That means Tottenham will play two of the top-ranked clubs.
They cannot play a team from their own country (Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Newcastle or Manchester City) at this stage and can only play a maximum of two teams from a different association.
Pot 1: PSG, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Inter Milan, Borussia Dortmund, Barcelona
Pot 2: Bayer Leverkusen, Atletico Madrid, Benfica, Atalanta, Villarreal, Juventus, Eintracht Frankfurt, Club Brugge
Pot 3: PSV, Ajax, Napoli, Sporting, Olympiacos, Slavia Prague, Bodo/Glimt, Marseille
Pot 4: Copenhagen, Monaco, Galatasaray, Union Saint-Gilloise, Qarabag, Athletic Club, Pafos, Kairat
Dream scenario for Tottenham
Inter Milan, Borussia Dortmund, Villarreal, Frankfurt, PSV, Slavia Prague, Copenhagen, Pafos
Nightmare scenario for Tottenham
PSG, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, Juventus, Napoli, Marseille, Galatasaray, Kairat
Champions League group-stage matchdays
The exact make-up of each week in terms of kick-off times and match dates will be provided by UEFA.
Matchday 1: September 16-17, 2025
Matchday 2: September 30-October 1, 2025
Matchday 3: October 21-22, 2025
Matchday 4: November 4-5, 2025
Matchday 5: November 25-26, 2025
Matchday 6: December 9-10, 2025
Matchday 7: January 20-21, 2026
Matchday 8: January 28, 2026