Man City's possible Champions League group stage opponents after play-off draw

Manchester City's potential Champions League opponents have been narrowed down after 12 clubs reached the final qualifying play-off round for the 2022/23 group stage.

City already know they are in Pot One and will be top seed in their group, with the teams in Pot Two also confirmed. Seven of the eight teams in Pot Three are set, as are two in Pot Four, with Marseille still waiting for confirmation of which pot they will be in, depending on the winners of the play-off round.

Rangers qualified for their play-off with a brilliant comeback against Union Saint-Gilloise this week, with the Scottish side hoping to join rivals Celtic in the group stage. Benfica and PSV Eindhoven are the other notable names still needing to qualify, while familiar names Monaco and Midtjylland have been knocked out this week.

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As Premier League winners, City are in Pot One, alongside the champions of France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Portugal and the Netherlands. Real Madrid, who won La Liga, would have been in Pot One regardless as they won the Champions League, with Europa League victors Eintracht Frankfurt completing the eight top-seeds. This means City will avoid the likes of Real, Bayern and PSG until at least the last 16.

Pot One: Real Madrid, Eintracht Frankfurt, Manchester City, AC Milan, Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain, Porto, Ajax.

City will then face one of five teams in Pot Two, with the three English sides in that pot unable to be paired with the Blues as they are from the same association. That could set City up with exciting clashes against Barcelona, Juventus or Atletico Madrid. Pots two, three and four are determined by the UEFA co-efficient